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Pediatric radiology workforce shrinking: What to know - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
The proportion of pediatric radiologists — among all radiologists in the U.S. — decreased from 6.4% to 4.6% between 2016 and 2023, according to a study published Sept. 8 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia analyzed private payer claims data and calculated radiologists’ pediatric and adult […]
FDA moves to cut expert panel input on new drugs - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
The FDA is moving to scale back its long-standing use of expert panels to review drug applications, KFF Health News reported Sept. 12. George Tidmarsh, MD, PhD, director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said the agency would prefer to move away from convening advisory committees for individual drug approvals, calling them […]
U of Utah Health names interim radiology chair - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health has named Charles Ray, MD, PhD, as interim chair of the department of radiology and imaging sciences for the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine. Dr. Ray joined the health system in 2024 after serving as chair of radiology at Chicago-based University of Illinois College of Medicine, according […]
US progress on chronic disease mortality stalling: What to know - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Progress in addressing chronic disease mortality in the U.S. is stalling, according to a study published Sept. 10 in The Lancet. While noncommunicable disease mortality declined in all high-income western countries between 2010 and 2019, the U.S. experienced the smallest decline. The probability of dying from a non-communicable disease actually increased for U.S. adults ages […]
Sentara behavioral health group mailing error exposes patient data - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health reported a data breach involving a July 7 mailing error at its behavioral health clinic in Harrisonburg, Va. The breach occurred when Sentara behavioral health specialists mailed departure notices to patients of a specific provider. An entry error caused letters to be sent to incorrect addresses. Each letter included the recipient’s […]
How COO role in healthcare has evolved from 16 leaders - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
COOs in healthcare have seen their role gradually evolve due to the advancement of technology, a pandemic, and issues like workforce shortages. Becker’s spoke with 16 COOs from different health systems on how the role has changed over the years. Question: How has the COO role in healthcare evolved over the last decade? Darryl Elmouchi, MD. COO […]
The advice 3 system CFOs would give to new financial leaders - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Hospital and health system CFOs are navigating complex financial industry challenges while also working to position their organizations for sustainable growth. From fine-tuning expense management to investing in technology and select service lines, leaders are taking both long-term and immediate steps to strengthen their bottom line. Becker’s connected with CFOs at NKC Health, MyMichigan Health […]
'Endlessly repairing an old car:' The case for new health IT - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
For nursing informatics leaders, the job is less about chasing the latest gadget and more about navigating competing demands. On one side are shrinking budgets, exhausted clinicians and the breakneck pace of digital change. On the other is the promise that technology can lighten workloads and improve patient care. Caught in the middle, chief of […]
The services healthcare executives refuse to cut - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
As hospitals and health systems across the U.S. face financial pressures, some CEOs are committed to leaving specific services untouched — even when finances suggest certain changes could be made. For Perry County Memorial Hospital in Tell City, Ind., launching its own police force was an unusual investment for a critical access hospital, but it […]
FDA panel to review use of AI mental health devices - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
The FDA will convene its Digital Health Advisory Committee Nov. 6 to discuss the use of generative artificial intelligence-based digital mental health medical devices. The virtual meeting, scheduled from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern time, will be open to the public. The committee will assess the risks, benefits and regulatory considerations surrounding emerging mental […]
Why hospitals want patients clicking this MyChart button - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
More than 100,000 Americans are waiting for organ transplants, and each day, an average of 13 die before a donor becomes available. Despite broad public support for organ donation — surveys suggest nearly 9 in 10 adults are in favor of registering — far fewer people take the step of doing so. Most encounter the […]
Sentara, HealthSnap to scale RPM for 85,000+ patients - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Treating chronic disease and population health just became easier for Sentara Health. The Norfolk, Va.-based health system rolled out a remote patient monitoring and chronic care management program in partnership with HealthSnap. The initiative launched across 12 primary care sites and will expand to include 389 providers and more than 85,000 eligible patients, according to […]
Pressure mounts against HHS' 340B pilot: 5 notes - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
A group of House lawmakers is urging HHS to scrap or revise its proposed 340B rebate model pilot program, warning the model could dismantle the original intent of the program and harm safety-net providers. Here are five things to know:
Why more hospitals are launching their own police forces - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
In July, Perry County Memorial Hospital in Tell City, Ind., made an investment unusual for critical access hospitals: It launched its own police force. The decision was driven by a need for increased security presence for staff and patients, CEO Jared Stimpson told Becker’s. Violence and harassment among patients and visitors remains a challenge for […]
With billions at stake, children’s hospital CEOs make their case in Washington - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Leaders of children’s hospitals, facing an array of industry headwinds, are leaning into advocacy to tackle pediatric care issues. The Children’s Hospital Association recently brought CEOs and other executives across the U.S. to Washington, D.C., to convene on the threats, challenges and opportunities that children’s hospitals face at this moment. One clear threat hanging over […]
New York surgery center to close, citing federal funding cuts - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health plans to close its Millard Fillmore Surgery Center in Williamsville, N.Y., on Oct. 1, laying off 32 employees. “The decision to close the surgery center was based on a number of factors, including pending federal funding reductions, particularly in Medicaid reimbursement, a spokesperson for Kaleida Health said in a Sept. 11 […]
Oracle, OpenAI dig deep for patient empowerment - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
AI’s role in healthcare is no longer a question of if but how. In a Sept. 10 keynote at the Oracle Health and Life Sciences Summit in Orlando, Oracle Industries President Mike Sicilia and OpenAI Vice President of Health Nate Gross, MD, outlined a vision for technology that empowers patients while candidly addressing its limitations. […]
Rural hospitals' future under the One Big Beautiful Bill - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
How will the recent federal budget legislation – the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) – slowly and inevitably undermine rural hospitals? Here is how it will happen. The OBBB over time will significantly reduce the number of individuals receiving Medicaid benefits while simultaneously cutting back on Medicaid reimbursements. Cutting beneficiaries and reimbursement simultaneously will […]
Tenet opens new Florida hospital - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare opened a new 54-bed hospital in Port St. Lucie, Fla., on Sept. 4. Four things to know: 1. Florida Coast Medical Center is the sixth standalone hospital in the Palm Beach Health Network, a subsidiary of Tenet. 2. The $200 million, 180,000-square-foot facility offers 24-hour emergency care, neurosciences, orthopedics, spine, robotics, general […]
340B drug spending up 565%: CBO - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Spending through the 340B Drug Pricing Program rose by 565% between 2010 and 2021, increasing from $6.6 billion to $43.9 billion, according to a report from the Congressional Budget Office. In 2021, 87% of 340B purchases were made by hospital-based facilities, and 41% of total spending was on cancer drugs, nearly triple that of any […]
CVS Health reshapes care delivery leadership - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
CVS Health is making leadership changes in its care delivery division. Paymon Farazi, president of CVS subsidiary Signify Health, will be stepping down, according to a LinkedIn post from Sreekanth Chaguturu, MD, president of health care delivery at CVS Health. Stepping into Mr. Farazi’s role is Marcus Lanznar, who previously served as senior vice president […]
Northwestern retools the 'coal mine' to reduce clinician burnout - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Gaurava Agarwal, MD, grew up with coal mine references through his father, and those metaphors have informed Northwestern Medicine’s approach to clinician wellness and burnout prevention. Dr. Agarwal, who serves as Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine’s chief wellness executive, told Becker’s that growing up with coal mining in his family background — and later treating impaired physicians […]
Maryland hospital president to retire - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Garrett Hoover, president and COO of Carroll Hospital in Westminster, Md., plans to retire later in 2025 after nearly 38 years in healthcare leadership. Mr. Hoover joined Carroll Hospital in March 2020 and also serves as senior vice president at Baltimore-based LifeBridge Health, according to a Sept. 10 health system news release. Leslie Simmons, executive […]
FTC issues noncompete warning letters to healthcare employers - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson sent warning letters on Sept. 10 to multiple large healthcare staffing firms and employers, urging them to review employment agreements for possible unlawful noncompetes or restrictive terms. Such agreements, often applied to healthcare roles like nurses, physicians and other medical staff, can unfairly restrict job mobility and limit patient […]
GLP-1 cost-effectiveness improves: 5 report notes - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
A new analysis from the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review has found that blockbuster GLP-1 drugs from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly offer substantial health benefits and are a cost-effective option to treat obesity. The findings mark a shift from ICER’s last assessment on GLP-1s in 2022, which concluded the drugs were not cost-effective […]
The 'road maps' hospitals can improve, per Allegheny Health Network's president - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Five months into his tenure as president of Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network, Mark Sevco is doubling down on technology investments to improve access to care and workforce engagement. Mr. Sevco took on the role in March and now oversees the 14-hospital health system, which is part of Highmark Health. The role marks a return to […]
Kaiser to enter Nevada through health plan purchase - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente and Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health have entered a joint venture to launch a new outpatient care delivery system and co-own a health plan in northern Nevada. The agreement brings Kaiser into the Nevada market and pairs the health system’s integrated care model with Renown’s health plan, Hometown Health, which will be […]
Seema Verma touts Oracle Health's AI future, calls out rival's 'epic mistake' - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
When Seema Verma, executive vice president and general manager of Oracle Health and Life Sciences took the stage to kick off the Oracle Health and Life Sciences Summit, she set the tone for the days ahead: artificial intelligence is no longer on the horizon. It’s here, and it’s reshaping industries. “This year’s theme is AI […]
Inside Ochsner Health’s 70-person Epic adoption army - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health has built a 70-person “sales team for tech” that helps with all things Epic and clinicians can’t do without, the health system’s CIO told Becker’s. The 47-hospital system launched its Epic Academy in 2012 — it was then called the Physicians Academy — to help with the transition from a homegrown […]
HSHS CEO on vaccines: Americans, we are right to believe in them - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Nearly 8 in 10 U.S. adults in a recent Harvard/SSRS poll said parents should be required to have children vaccinated against preventable diseases like measles, mumps and rubella to attend school — including most Democrats and Republicans. And about 7 in 10 U.S. adults in a New York Times/Ipsos poll said healthy children should be […]
Medline partners with Louisiana hospital - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Medline has entered into a multi-year vendor agreement with West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital in Sulphur, La. Under the agreement, the hospital will source a range of medical and surgical supplies from Medline, including custom surgical packs, according to an Sept. 8 news release from the company. The hospital will be supplied through Medline’s distribution center […]
White House seeks to push government shutdown deadline to Jan. 31 - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
The White House has asked Congress to extend government funding until Jan. 31, a four-month delay that would keep agencies running at current levels past the Sept. 30 expiration, Politico reported Sept. 9. The request was part of a wish list the White House sent detailing special exceptions it wants lawmakers to include in any […]
Novartis to expand cardiovascular drug portfolio with $1.4B deal - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Novartis is acquiring biopharmaceutical company Tourmaline Bio for $1.4 billion to boost its cardiovascular pipeline. Tourmaline develops pacibekitug, a drug used to treat atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to a Sept. 9 news release from Novartis. Novartis said the drug is in advanced phase 2 clinical trials and works to combat residual inflammatory risk more effectively […]
GLP-1s tied to lowest fracture risk among diabetes drugs: Study - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
A study found that GLP-1 drugs are associated with a lower risk of fractures, including hip and osteoporotic fractures. The research, led by scientists from China and published in Acta Diabetologica, analyzed more than 490,000 adverse event reports from the FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System between 2004 and 2022. Of the reports, 99,000 involved GLP-1 […]
Duke Health's CEO to join Kaiser Permanente - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Craig Albanese, MD, is leaving Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System to join Kaiser Permanente. Dr. Albanese became Duke’s vice president and COO in January 2022 and was appointed CEO in 2023. He led expansion efforts at Duke and forged AI partnerships with Microsoft and Abridge. At Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, Dr. Albanese will serve […]
HHS commission releases strategy for children's health: 5 takeaways - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
The Make America Healthy Again Commission, a newly created advisory body under HHS, published a report on chronic disease and children’s health Sept. 9. The commission’s “Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy” covers a slew of topics, including environmental chemicals, ultra-processed foods, screen time and “overmedicalization,” which the report describes as the overprescribing of medications […]
Is technology moving the needle on clinician burnout? - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Clinician burnout remains one of the most urgent challenges in healthcare. In recent years, hospitals have turned to tools such as ambient documentation and virtual nursing, betting that AI could lighten the load by cutting down on paperwork and freeing physicians and nurses to focus on patient care. The question now, leaders say, is not […]
How does CEO tenure in healthcare compare to other industries? - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
The average tenure of healthcare CEOs is slightly shorter than the average across industries, according to a recent report from executive search firm Crist Kolder Associates. Healthcare CEOs serve an average tenure of 7.3 years, compared to 7.5 years across industries. In 2024, the average tenure for healthcare CEOs was 7.6 years, compared to an […]
Hundreds of California Kaiser workers strike - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Hundreds of healthcare workers across multiple Kaiser Permanente facilities in Northern California began a one-day strike Sept. 8. Here are five things to know: 1. The strike involves more than 600 nurse midwives and nurse anesthetists across more than 20 hospitals. They are negotiating over issues including “unsafe staffing, burnout, and the risk to patient […]