Healthcare and social assistance job openings fell by 147,000 in June, the largest single-month decline for the sector in nearly a year, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Aug. 4. The drop brought healthcare and…
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In this episode, Alan Condon, Editor-in-Chief at Becker’s Healthcare, examines how ACA coverage changes are affecting hospital finances, why elective surgery volumes are softening, and what these trends could mean for nonprofit health systems facing tighter margins.
The Government Accountability Office released a report July 30 outlining actions experts suggested to improve U.S. surveillance for emerging infectious diseases, following a roundtable GAO convened with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Six things to know: 1.…
An international panel of experts has published a systematic review and consensus guidelines on the use of incretin-based medications in women’s reproductive health, offering hospitals and clinicians recommendations for counseling patients before, during and after pregnancy, according to research published…
Hospital and health system CEO turnover is running ahead of 2025’s pace, and several of the exits have occurred at some of the nation’s largest hospitals and health systems. Hospitals posted 74 CEO exits in the first half of 2026,…
Greenville, S.C.-based Bon Secours has made progress on two freestanding emergency departments in Greer and Powdersville, S.C., part of the system’s push to expand 24/7 emergency access in the state, according to an Aug. 5 news release shared with Becker’s. …
When a hospital merger closes, one veteran CIO reaches for the exact same playbook every time, while another insists no two acquisitions ever call for the same one. Health systems keep getting bigger. Mergers, acquisitions and affiliations have become one…
Phoenix Children’s has named Joshua Koch, MD, as senior vice president and hospital based in chief, a new role at the pediatric health system. Dr. Koch will oversee critical care, neonatology and fetal care, emergency departments and urgent cares, hospital…
The University of Houston has established the Institute for Digital Healthcare Transformation, a cross-campus effort to push emerging technology into clinical use. The institute operates under UH Health, the university’s academic health enterprise, and draws on expertise from engineering, medicine,…
Prescription drug spending has become increasingly concentrated on highly novel medicines over the last decade, driven by greater prescribing rather than higher prices, according to a study published Aug. 3 in Health Affairs. Researchers at the USC Schaeffer Center for…