Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
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New Jersey 'smart' hospital opts for Meditech
Ridgewood, N.J.-based Valley Health System's new "smart hospital" in Paramus, N.J., is using Meditech's Expanse EHR system. -
12-year-old is 1st to receive newly approved sickle cell therapy
A 12-year-old boy is the first commercial patient in the world to receive an FDA-approved gene therapy for sickle cell disease, The New York Times reported May 6. -
HCA's Q1 payer mix
Here is a look at Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare's payer mix in the first quarter of 2024, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing:
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Alabama to open healthcare high school in 2026
The Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences, a tuition-free public high school, is set to open in Demopolis in fall 2026. -
17 CFO moves in April
Ascension and Renown Health were among the hospitals and health systems that named new CFOs in April. -
5 rarest immediate jeopardy triggers
In 10 years, there were 40 CMS citations that were given out only once. -
11 hospital executives' thank-you notes to nurses
In honor of National Nurses Month and National Nurses Week (May 6-12), hospitals and health systems are recognizing the difference nurses make in their organizations.
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Steward's financial woes spur Massachusetts to activate incident command system
Officials with the Massachusetts health department have launched an incident command system meant to safeguard access to care and minimize any potential service disruptions amid Dallas-based Steward Health Care's ongoing financial troubles. -
Hospitals see no respite from cost pressures
Hospitals and health systems are at a crossroads of increasing demand for higher acuity care and deepening financial instability, caused by rising costs due to ongoing workforce shortages, severe fractures in the drugs and supplies supply chain and high levels of inflation, according to a May 2 report published by the American Hospital Association. -
Physician productivity up 4% as revenue, expenses rise
Expenses per provider remained considerably higher than revenue generated in the first quarter of 2024, although there are signs the gap could be closing, according to the Kaufman Hall "Physician Flash Report," released May 2. -
Hackers breach MedStar employee email accounts
Hackers accessed employee email accounts at Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health, compromising the data of 183,079 patients, the health system said in a May 3 notice on its website.
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How MUSC is using AI in its emergency departments
Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health is partnering with AI company Andor Health to use artificial intelligence to enhance the patient experience in its emergency departments. -
Yale New Haven Health seeks withdrawal from Prospect hospital purchase
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health is suing Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings, from whom it is attempting to acquire three Connecticut hospitals, as it seeks to get out of the deal, CT Mirror reported May 3. -
39 recent hospital, health system executive moves
The following hospital and health system executive moves have been shared with or reported by Becker's this year: -
Brigham and Women's Hospital taps MetroHealth exec as CNO
Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital has appointed Julia Mason, DNP, RN, chief nursing officer and senior vice president of patient care services, effective June 11. -
27 hospitals, health systems cutting jobs
A number of hospitals and health systems are reducing their workforces or jobs due to financial and operational challenges. -
Fitch boosts Nicklaus Children's rating
Miami-based Nicklaus Children's Hospital's credit rating was upgraded to "AA-" from A+ by Fitch. -
Have EHRs been good for healthcare?
Fifteen years after meaningful use incentives propelled the shift to EHRs, health system leaders told Becker's that digitizing medical records has been a net positive for the industry — with some caveats. -
Senator calls for MultiPlan probe
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar is calling on the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate potentially anticompetitive conduct by data analytics firm MultiPlan. -
Valley Children's to offer advanced cancer therapies after $15M gift
An anonymous $15 million donation will enable Valley Children's Healthcare to establish an advanced cellular and gene therapy program, which the Madera, Calif.-based system said will eliminate the need to refer patients to Los Angeles hospitals for certain treatments.
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