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Smiths Medical has issued a Class I recall for certain CADD-Solis and CADD-Solis VIP ambulatory infusion pumps due to multiple issues that could interrupt or delay medication delivery. The FDA classified the recalls as the most serious type, stating that use could result in serious injury or death, though it does not recommend removing the […]
Paula Bell, PharmD, recently made the leap in late May from pharmacy leadership to CEO of Paris, Tenn.-based Henry County Medical Center. With a deep clinical background and personal ties to the hospital, including being born there, Dr. Bell shared with Becker’s how her personal connection to the community and her experience in pharmacy has […]
Saad Ehtisham was appointed president and CEO of Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System, effective July 30. Mr. Ehtisham brings more than two decades of healthcare experience to the role, according to a June 5 news release. Currently, he is senior vice president and president of acute care operations for Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health. He also […]
The proposed Medicaid policy changes included the House-passed “One Big Beautiful Bill” are projected to increase hospitals’ uncompensated care costs by at least $42.4 billion in 2034, according to America’s Essential Hospitals. In a June 5 policy brief, AEH analyzed Congressional Budget Office data, including a June 4 report stating that the bill would result […]
Senate Republicans are considering targeted Medicare changes — including reforms to Medicare Advantage — as they begin deliberations on President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending proposal, the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which passed the House on May 22, according to Politico. The 1,116-page legislation includes major reforms to Medicaid and the ACA and is […]
Epic earned a B grade and an overall performance score of 82.3 out of 100 in the ambulatory health IT space, according to KLAS Research’s “Ambulatory Ecosystem Epic Complete Look 2025” report. The report is based on feedback from interviews with 87 independent ambulatory organizations conducted between December 2023 and December 2024. It focuses solely […]
Members of the Michigan Nurses Association are asking for greater clarity about their jobs ahead of South Bend, Ind.-based Beacon Health System’s planned acquisition of Ascension hospitals in southwest Michigan. In a June 4 news release, the union said hundreds of nurses at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo, Mich., and Ascension Borgess Allegan Hospital are […]
Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine and Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare have launched a strategic collaboration aimed at expanding access to advanced care and advancing physician education and training in West Central Florida. The agreement looks to increase educational opportunities for students, residents and physicians, and to enhance clinical research in the region, according to a June 5 joint […]
Shereef Elnahal, MD, former undersecretary for health at the Department of Veterans Affairs and former CEO of University Hospital in Newark, N.J., is the sole finalist for the president role at Oregon Health & Science University. Portland-based OHSU announced Dr. Elnahal was the lone finalist on June 5. The academic health center had planned to […]