Category: Becker’s Hospital Review

Oklahoma system seeks sale or partnership amid financial woes

Norman (Okla.) Regional Health System is looking into the possibility of selling or partnering with another organization amid financial challenges, The Oklahoman reported Feb. 26.

The top 4 factors in choosing a new role: Gallup

More than half of U.S. employees are seeking new job opportunities, the highest rate since 2015, according to a Feb. 24 Gallup poll.

St. Louis hospital cuts jobs: 4 things to know

Multiple employees at Homer G. Phillips Memorial Hospital in St. Louis have been notified that their positions are being cut, NBC affiliate KSDK reported Feb. 25.

FDA expands access for schizophrenia treatment

The FDA has eliminated a longstanding requirement that patients taking clozapine, an antipsychotic used for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, to submit blood test results before their prescriptions can be filled. 

Inova partners with Abridge to enhance clinical documentation

Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health has partnered with Abridge to implement its generative AI-powered clinical documentation platform across its health system.

Walgreens to pay $595M settlement in COVID-19 testing contract dispute

Walgreens has agreed to pay $595 million to settle a legal dispute with Everly Health Solutions, formerly known as PNWHealth, over COVID-19 testing services. 

How Penn Medicine cut immunotherapy visits by 1 hour

Cancer patients saved more than 60 minutes per visit when text messaging was offered as an alternative to in-person immunotherapy check-ins, according to a study published Feb. 19 in NEJM Catalyst. 

SSM Health's blueprint for navigating the 'change curve'

Addressing the challenges facing healthcare leaders requires focus on more than one priority. In the case of SSM Health, four areas are at the foundation of its approach to taking on what President and CEO Laura Kaiser calls “wicked” problems.

Tenet hospitals by state

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare operated 49 hospitals as of Dec. 31 after selling 14 hospitals in 2024 

Illinois hospital names chief medical officer

Morris (Ill.) Hospital and Healthcare Centers has named Anthony Leazzo, DO, chief medical officer.