Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
  1. FDA approves 1st gene therapy for hemophilia A

    The FDA approved the first gene therapy treatment for adults with severe hemophilia A.
  2. EEOC sues Michigan hospital claiming disability discrimination against nurse

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Beaumont Hospital, in Wayne, Mich., alleging it failed to accommodate a registered nurse with a disability.
  3. 72 CFO moves this year, sorted by state

    Following is a list of 72 CFO moves at hospitals and health systems this year, broken down by state.
  1. Novant Health saves $7M with EHR data platform

    Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health reduced costs by analyzing EHR data for ways to decrease lengths of stay and streamline care.
  2. 5 rehab hospitals tapping CEOs

    Here are five recent CEO appointments at rehabilitation hospitals:
  3. Where have all the hospital CEOs gone?

    CEOs are leaving hospitals and health systems in record numbers. In January, their exits hit a four-year high; by May, departures were up 70 percent from the same time period of 2022.
  4. CLABSI-free for 300 days: How a Virginia children's hospital did it

    Falls Church, Va.-based Inova L.J. Murphy Children's Hospital eliminated central line-associated bloodstream infections among its patients for 300 days during 2021 and 2022.

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  1. 9 hospitals, health systems dealing with cybersecurity events

    Here are nine hospitals and health systems dealing with cybersecurity events that have taken their systems offline or have compromised patients' protected health information:
  2. Healthcare funnels $20B into generative AI

    Healthcare is lagging behind other industries in generative artificial intelligence adoption, but increased investments in the technology could soon change that, Politico reported June 29.
  3. 10 providers seeking RCM talent

    Ten hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise.
  4. Merit Health hospital names CEO

    Merit Health Natchez (Miss.) has named Kevin Samrow its next CEO, effective July 31, according to The Natchez Democrat.

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  1. 5 highest paying states for nurse executives

    Indiana is the highest-paying state for nurses in executive management roles, according to a June 29 report from the Medical Group Management Association.
  2. 75年CFO moves in 2023

    The following hospital and health system CFO moves have been shared with or reported by Becker's this year:
  3. 14 nurse leaders-turned-CEOs in 2023

    Hospital CEO exits in the first few months of 2023 were up 72 percent from the same time frame in 2022. As hospitals search for someone to take the helm, some argue that they should look inward — particularly, toward nurse leaders.
  4. 10 CEO exits in June

    Eighty hospital CEOs exited in the first five months of 2023, according to a June report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas. And that number continues to climb — Becker's reported 10 retirements, resignations and firings this month.
  5. AI model outperforms traditional methods in detecting heart attacks

    A new artificial intelligence model outperformed the most common methods of detecting heart attacks by using electrocardiogram readings to more efficiently spot heart attack indicators, according to a study performed by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh.
  6. Amazon's 9 biggest healthcare moves in 2023

    From completing its $3.9 billion acquisition of One Medical to delaying the rollout of its virtual care service after two lawmakers questioned its HIPAA privacy practices, here are nine of Amazon's biggest healthcare moves in 2023:
  7. Viewpoint: Why healthcare providers shouldn't ban ChatGPT

    Rather than banning the use of generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT, healthcare providers should make their employees know how to deploy it with patient privacy in mind, a cybersecurity expert wrote in SC Magazine.
  8. 'Let providers be providers': Health IT execs on what they want from their EHR

    Health IT executives told Becker's that what they want from their EHR is less time in the EHR.
  9. Often-reluctant PCPs must be encouraged to take on leadership roles

    Primary care may be the bedrock of the U.S. healthcare system, but it is in crisis as increasing numbers of physicians suffer from burnout on the "volume-based hamster wheel," according to a June 29 Harvard Business Review article.

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