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20 health systems with strong finances
Here are 20 health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from credit rating agencies Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service released in 2024.
39 physician specialties by industry payments
Physicians were paid $12.13 billion between 2013 and 2022, according to a report published in JAMA Network March 28.
Another state joins PA Licensure Compact
West Virginia is now the fifth state to enact the PA Licensure Compact, the American Academy of Physician Associates said March 28.
US tuberculosis cases at highest levels since 2013
Last year, more than 9,600 tuberculosis cases were reported in the U.S., marking the highest number of annual cases reported in over a decade, according to data the CDC published March 28.
14 chief wellness officers to know | 2024
Becker’s is pleased to name 14 chief wellness officers to know.
Tenet sells 9 hospitals for $3.9B
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare is reorganizing its hospital portfolio through various strategic transactions.
How 95 top hospitals address diagnostic errors
For each of the 29 recommended practices to reduce diagnostic errors, Leapfrog found at least 60% of leading hospitals are working on enforcing the practice. But full compliance is low.
Le Bonheur Children's opens NICU, part of $95M expansion
Memphis, Tenn.-based Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital opened its expanded neonatal intensive care unit March 28, the first step in a $95.4 million, four-story expansion project.
Companies' Friday compromise
As Capitol Hill weighs a shortened workweek, many companies are already unofficially carrying one out, The Wall Street Journal reported March 27.
Penn Medicine revamps unused medical devices, reduces waste
Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine’s environmental efforts are multipronged, including saving expired devices for trainings and fine-tuning the flow of anesthesia gases.
