St. Louis-based Ascension is reportedly exploring a major move to significantly expand its outpatient footprint — taking a page from the playbook of one of the sector’s most dominant players: Tenet Healthcare. The Catholic nonprofit system is said to be…
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Erin Clevenger, BSN, RN, has been appointed CEO of Port Lavaca, Texas-based Memorial Medical Center.
Executives at major health systems and physician groups are pushing back against the CMS proposed 2026 Physician Fee Schedule and changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program, warning the updates fail to keep pace with rising costs and could cut…
Here are three hospitals that closed in 1 month, according to Becker’s: 1. Mercyhealth has filed with the state of Illinois for a “temporary suspension of services” at Javon Bea Hospital–Rockton in Rockford. A health system spokesperson confirmed the closure…
Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD, R-La., has long served a voice for physicians in Congress — but his influence in the Senate effectively ended May 16 when he lost his Republican primary, The New York Times reported May 17. In a…
The second cycle of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program will offer pharma companies more time and chances to submit counteroffers during the price talks, which will take place throughout 2025.
There is a trend taking hold in advanced cardiac services: decentralized care. Systems across the nation are improving access to advanced cardiovascular care by bringing procedures, surgeries and screenings to regional and community hospitals. Traditionally, these cardiovascular services were provided…
Community pharmacists are rallying behind a federal bill reintroduced last fall that would require drug manufacturers to provide printed medication information with every outpatient prescription. Reps. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., and Jared Golden, D-Maine, reintroduced the Patients’ Right to Know Their…
While AI-enabled scribes have produced modest decreases in time spent in EHRs and documentation time, they did not significantly cut down the amount of time spent in the EHR outside of work hours, according to a study published April 1…
As surgical demand climbs and anesthesia shortages persist, leading organizations are finding they can free up significant operating room capacity without adding new bricks and mortar. During a recent webinar hosted by LeanTaaS in collaboration with Becker’s Healthcare, physician leaders…