Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles

  1. Health system cuts EHR time by 34 minutes a day

    Giles Bruce -
    Wenatchee, Wash.-based Confluence Health has reduced EHR time for primary care physicians by 34 minutes per day by implementing both technological and cultural changes, according to an American Medical Association article.

  2. Health systems, hospitals getting new IT execs

    Naomi Diaz -
    Here are 25 hospitals and health systems appointing new IT executives to their teams, as reported by Becker's since Dec. 12:

  3. Health system gets 500K hacking attempts a day

    Giles Bruce -
    Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine experiences an estimated 500,000 hacking attempts daily, from robocalls to more elaborate schemes, MLive reported.

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  1. 13 health systems moving to Epic

    Naomi Diaz -
    Epic Systems continues to be the leader in the EHR hospital market share, with 83 hospitals joining its network in 2022, according to research from KLAS. 

  2. California system IT outage stretches into 2nd month

    Naomi Diaz -
    Poway, Calif.-based Palomar Health Medical Group's computer systems are still down after "suspicious activity" forced them offline in May, radio station KPBS reported June 26.

  3. 10 best states for hospital patient experience

    Mackenzie Bean -
    Hospitals in Nevada have the highest patient experience scores of any state, according to a June 26 report from Press Ganey. 

  4. MetroHealth appoints chief strategy officer

    Mariah Taylor -
    Cleveland-based MetroHealth System appointed Peter Benkowski chief strategy officer and senior vice president.

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  1. Geriatric care demand outstrips supply

    Mariah Taylor -
    By 2034, the number of adults 65 and older is expected to grow 40%, yet today, the geriatric care field is already short-staffed.

  2. Hospital CEO exits dip 38%

    Kelly Gooch -
    Hospitals have reported 50 CEO exits in the first five months of 2024, down 38% from the 80 exits reported through the same period last year.

  3. Walgreens to close 'significant' number of underperforming stores

    Laura Dyrda, Jakob Emerson -
    Walgreens is planning to shutter "a significant portion" of its underperforming retail stores over the next three years.

  4. Arkansas Children's taps SVP of hospital operations

    Andrew Cass -
    Little Rock-based Arkansas Children's has named Ryan Solomon senior vice president of hospital operations for Arkansas Children’s Hospital.

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  1. RWJBarnabas taps Vizient for spend management

    Paige Twenter -
    Vizient and West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas penned a collaborative agreement to improve the health system's spend management and quality performance. 

  2. Executives' playbook to beat impostor syndrome

    Kelly Gooch -
    Many healthcare executives have faced impostor syndrome during their careers and have learned how to overcome it.

  3. Top 10 digital health deals of Q1

    Giles Bruce -
    Venture capital funding for digital health appears to have stabilized, though investors are steering clear of struggling sectors like digital therapeutics and telehealth, PitchBook reported.

  4. Former New York hospital CEO dies

    Kelly Gooch -
    Paul Griner, MD, who served as CEO of Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y., for more than a decade, has died, according to a post on the University of Rochester Medical Center website.

  5. UConn Health revenue to top $1B in 2025 — a 133% increase over 10 years

    Alan Condon -
    Farmington, Conn.-based UConn Health expects to hit more than $1 billion in patient care revenue in fiscal year 2025, 

  6. Why a 'federal North Star' is needed for Medicare Advantage prior authorization

    Andrew Cass -
    Every year it feels like it's getting harder and harder to work with Medicare Advantage plans, Essentia Health's senior vice president of revenue services, Melanie Wilson, told Becker's.  

  7. Pennsylvania system loses bid to keep residency program

    Alan Condon -
    Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health lost its bid to keep its general surgery residency program, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported June 26. 

  8. All 71 CHS hospitals to use Mark Cuban's drug wholesale services

    Paige Twenter -
    Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. will serve as a wholesale drug distributor for all 71 hospitals affiliated with Community Health Systems, the organizations announced June 27. 

  9. The 'piecemeal approaches' no longer working for health system finance leaders

    Andrew Cass -
    Ninety-six percent of CFOs surveyed by Black Book Research said digital transformation efforts remain at the forefront of their health systems' financial strategy and operations for 2025-2026.

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