Health care industry boards are revisiting the benefits of a strict competency-based approach to their composition. This, given that multiple new regulatory and environmental challenges to the health care system are placing a premium on strategic experience and perspectives at…
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Kelly Adams has been appointed chief legal officer of Boulder (Colo.) Community Health. Ms. Adams also expressed gratitude for her work over the past six years with Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health and Broomfield, Colo.-based SCL Health, she wrote in…
A federal judge has issued a sweeping written order formally vacating HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s declaration on gender-affirming care for minors and permanently barring the administration from implementing any similar policy against healthcare providers in 21 states. Four…
UnitedHealth Group posted $6.28 billion in profit for the first quarter of 2026, dipping slightly compared to the same period last year. The company released first-quarter earnings April 21, raising the full-year outlook to more than $17.35 per share and…
Matt Lutz has been appointed CEO of Mesa View Regional Hospital in Mesquite, Nev. In the new role, Mr. Lutz will focus on strengthening clinical quality and expanding access to care, he wrote in an April 20 LinkedIn post. He…
In this episode, Brenna Hambsch, Director of Global Delivery, Insight Global Health, and Dr. Jamie Brennan, Chief Nursing Officer, Insight Global Health, discuss how intentional onboarding, cultural support, and long-term workforce strategies are helping international nurses address staffing shortages and…
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting features Jennifer Jones, Director of Clinical Solutions, Noom. Here, she explores how GLP-1s should be viewed as part of chronic disease management rather than a pharmacy-only cost issue, and how…
Marriottsville, Md.-based Bon Secours filed notices of appeal April 10 for hospital projects for two competitors that were approved March 13 by Virginia’s state health commissioner. Four things to know: 1. The appeals were filed to ensure the certificate-of-public need…
More Wegovy prescriptions are being written as GLP-1 weight loss drugs gain traction across retail, telehealth and direct-to-consumer channels, according to an April 20 report from Truveta Research. The growth follows the FDA’s December approval of oral Wegovy (semaglutide) and…
Quorum Health, a for-profit system headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn., on April 1 sold Scenic Mountain Medical Center to San Angelo, Texas-based Shannon Health System, a spokesperson for the system confirmed to Becker’s. Four things to know: 1. Shannon Health System…