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Hospitals given “D” and “F” grades from The Leapfrog Group are rebuking the patient safety scores, arguing that Leapfrog’s grading was unfair. Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, S.C., Huntsville ...
President Donald Trump’s comprehensive tariffs might be stymied by a legal argument the Supreme Court employed to former initiatives put forth by President Joe Biden’s administration, Bloomberg ...
The FDA on June 2 launched a generative artificial intelligence tool agencywide to improve internal workflows and staff efficiency. Four things to know. 1. The AI tool, Elsa, is currently being used ...
Avita Health System, which operates two critical access hospitals and one small acute care hospital in rural Ohio, has helped patients access $10.8 million worth of medications through a program ...
Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health’s $1.5 billion innovation district, The Pearl, opened June 2. The 20-acre development houses Charlotte’s first four-year medical school and aims to become a hub for ...
Megan Ryan, president and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, N.Y., shared plans to resign July 20 following a state-approved restructuring of the board that oversees the ...
Novant Health, a 19-hospital health system based in Winston-Salem, N.C., appointed three new executives to its Triad Region leadership team. The appointments, announced May 30, finalize the region’s ...
As the U.S. population ages, surgical programs must evolve to meet the complex needs of older adults. During a featured session at Becker’s Hospital Review 15th Annual Meeting, leaders from Oakland, ...
Sutter Health, a 24-hospital health system based in Sacramento, Calif., is investing $23 million to expand primary and behavioral health care across Del Norte and Lake counties. In a June 2 news ...
A hospital in Charleston, W.Va., is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging “unnecessary and invasive” hernia surgeries during robotic bariatric procedures, the West Virginia Record reported May 23. ...
About 87% of hospitals offer free or discounted care, but the eligibility requirements vary greatly depending on the facility, a June 2 Lown Institute report found. In most states, hospitals set their ...
Lewiston-based Central Maine Medical Center shut down its IT applications after detecting unusual activity within its computer software, the hospital said in a June 2 Facebook post. The hospital’s ...