Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles

  1. Tenet's CEO-to-worker pay ratio over the past 5 years

    Andrew Cass -
    Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare CEOs were paid between 189 and 452 times more than the health system's median employee between 2019 and 2023, according to proxy statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

  2. Joint Commission unveils new accreditation

    Erica Carbajal -
    The Joint Commission has created a new telehealth accreditation program for eligible hospitals, ambulatory and behavioral healthcare organizations. The program will launch July 1. 

  3. Why healthcare should start outside the hospital

    Mariah Taylor -
    There are two issues in healthcare that Bruce Swords, MD, is highly focused on: Physicians struggling to stay independent, and systems focusing on solely acute care instead of preventive medicine.

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  1. 4 Ozempic updates

    Paige Twenter -
    Debates are swirling about surgery disruptions, a baby boom phenomenon and additional uses for Ozempic and other glucagon-like peptide-1 medicines. 

  2. How healthcare's view of AI has shifted

    Naomi Diaz -
    Since the launch of ChatGPT in 2023, generative artificial intelligence has gathered buzz, with many healthcare workers, leaders and staff expressing concerns about using "unregulated" technology. But has this sentiment changed?

  3. Community Health Network to scale home-based care program

    Naomi Diaz -
    Indianapolis-based Community Health Network is working with technology company Biofourmis to scale its care-at-home services.

  4. Hospital groups react to Medicaid access and payment rules

    Andrew Cass -
    CMS published two final rules on April 22 designed to expand access in the Medicaid fee-for-service and managed care programs. 

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  1. 41 hospitals, health systems among Forbes' best employers for diversity

    Kelly Gooch -
    Forbes released its seventh annual ranking of the nation's best employers for diversity on April 23, and the rankings include 41 hospitals and health systems.

  2. OhioHealth hospital embarks on $400M expansion

    Erica Carbajal -
    In 2028, OhioHealth plans to open a new, seven-story trauma and critical care center at Grant Medical Center in Columbus as part of a $400 million expansion project. 

  3. HHS: No breach notification from Change

    Naomi Diaz -
    HHS said it has not received a breach notification from UnitedHealth's subsidiary Change Healthcare in the wake of the February cyberattack it suffered. 

  4. Nurse practitioner median annual wage across states

    Kelly Gooch -
    Nurse practitioners in the U.S. earn a median annual wage of $126,260 and a median hourly wage of $60.70, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data, released April 3.

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  1. Bill would extend hospital-at-home program through 2027

    Giles Bruce -
    U.S. lawmakers have drafted legislation to expand the CMS waiver for hospital-at-home programs through 2027, drawing applause from the American Hospital Association.

  2. City of Hope invests $33M in cancer support startup

    Giles Bruce -
    Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope has invested $33 million in AccessHope, a cancer support startup that partners with health systems around the country.

  3. Best states to retire, per Gen X and boomers

    Alexis Kayser -
    Upon retirement, baby boomers and Gen Xers would overwhelmingly prefer to live in Southern states, according to a recent survey from GoBankingRates.

  4. C-suites pump brakes on office activism

    Alexis Kayser -
    Executives and boards are rethinking their responses to geopolitical issues and losing patience with employees who are "eager to be the conscience of their companies," The Wall Street Journal reported April 21. 

  5. Drones to deliver meds, supplies to Memorial Hermann patients

    Paige Twenter -
    Memorial Hermann Health System is the latest hospital system to partner with Zipline, a drone and logistics company. 

  6. HealthSource of Ohio taps new president, CEO

    Madeline Ashley -
    Loveland-based HealthSource of Ohio, a community health center, has tapped Jody Prather, MD, as its new president and CEO, effective May 30.

  7. HCA Idaho hospital names new CFO

    Madeline Ashley -
    Caldwell, Idaho-based West Valley Medical Center, part of Nashville-based HCA Healthcare, has named Jared Rucks CFO.

  8. Tampa General names board of managers for new division

    Alan Condon -
    TGH North, a new division of Tampa General Hospital, has appointed a board of managers for its TGH Brooksville and TGH Spring Hill hospitals.

  9. HHS finalizes rule to shield reproductive healthcare data

    Erica Carbajal -
    HHS on April 22 finalized a rule to shield patients' reproductive healthcare data from being used in criminal investigations. 

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