Category: Becker’s Hospital Review

Meeting-free Fridays, an 'unbossed' culture: 4 workplace trends in 2024

As workplaces and their operations evolve, some hospitals and health systems are considering new trends to improve employee satisfaction and work-life balance.

Cedars-Sinai creates presidential chair with $10M gift

Peter Slavin, MD, president and CEO of Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai, has been named the inaugural holder of the David and Meredith Kaplan Presidential Chair, established through a $10 million gift.

How an academic system nearly tripled its revenue in 5 years

Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine is growing at a rapid clip and has nearly tripled its annual revenue over the last five years. 

UNC Health Pardee plans $30M inpatient behavioral unit

Hendersonville, N.C.-based UNC Health Pardee will invest $30 million to create an adolescent behavioral health facility. 

The barriers to banning US drug ads

A growing push to ban pharmaceutical ads on U.S. television faces significant hurdles, despite vocal support among key figures in the incoming Trump administration, The New York Times reported Dec. 23. 

6 health systems partnering with Amazon, Microsoft

Health systems continue to look to Big Tech to help boost their artificial intelligence and data capacity.

Top 7 Oracle Health updates in 30 days

Oracle Health, the nation’s second-largest EHR vendor by hospital market share, capped off a busy 2024 with a new hospital install and a top industry award.

Hackers access patient data at California hospital

College Hospital Costa Mesa reported that 591 individuals were affected by a data breach of its IT systems on Sept. 17.  

VA to rollout Oracle EHR at 4 facilities

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to roll out its new Oracle Health EHR system at four facilities in Michigan starting in 2026.

Viewpoint: The enduring relevance of Jimmy Carter's healthcare agenda

Former President Jimmy Carter’s healthcare legacy — though marked by political defeats — laid the groundwork for modern policy approaches to address rising costs, a policy expert wrote in a Dec. 29 op-ed published in Time.