Thomasville (Ala.) Regional Medical Center has suspended operations indefinitely amid staffing shortages, with community stakeholders set to meet Sept. 23 to discuss the facility's future. 

Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine recently launched a new revenue cycle leadership development program to help address a need for adequate succession planning.

Early and severity indicators of COVID-19 are continuing to wane across the nation, according to the latest CDC data. 

New CMS data shows 116 hospitals have unplanned readmission rates below the national average.

Nearly 2 out of 5 Gen Z men do not have an established primary care provider, and many said they had either never or were unsure if they'd ever had their blood pressure, cholesterol or BMI checked, a recent Cleveland Clinic survey found.

Leaders of the four major publicly traded for-profit health systems were asked about the effects of the expansion of the two-midnight rule during the Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference held in early September. 

Maryland will drop Kaiser Permanente as a Medicaid managed care organization in 2025.

The House Ways and Means Committee has delayed a markup of several healthcare bills due to scheduling conflicts and members disagreeing over legislative language, Axios reported Sept. 19.

Hospital revenue was relatively flat from June to July this year, but showed significant gains year over year, according to revenue data from Kaufman Hall's "National Hospital Flash Report" released in September.

Organizations in the U.S. are expanding their C-suite with technology- and human-focused executive roles. 

Steven Foster has been appointed the next president and CEO of Sacramento, Calif.-based Mercy General Hospital. 

Health system performance in the U.S. is dramatically lower than that of nine other countries in a new assessment from the Commonwealth Fund.

Sentara Health is investing heavily in a future where healthcare revolves around collaborative, team-based care. 

Columbia, Md., is the best city in the U.S. for women and Jackson, Miss., is the worst, according to a new analysis published by WalletHub.

Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence are altering the IT staffing equation for health systems, CIOs told Becker's.

Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan has reduced executive positions by 20%, John Fernandez, Lifespan president and CEO, said in a statement shared with Becker's.

CEO compensation declined significantly in 2023 when compared to the stock market's relative steadiness, according to a recent report.

As the demand for GLP-1 drugs grows, there are several factors emerging that could result in its price decreasing. 

Cardinal Health plans to acquire Integrated Oncology Network for $1.115 billion in cash, expanding its business into oncology services, according to a Sept. 20 news release from the company. 

Medicare Advantage beneficiaries used what amounted to $8,718 less in resources than traditional Medicare beneficiaries within six months of beginning chemotherapy treatment, according to a study published Sept. 20 in JAMA Network Open.