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HHS at a glance: The $1.7 trillion agency that shapes US healthcare

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has played a profound role in America’s health and well-being for more than 70 years with its reach including everything from policymaking to funding research to administering Medicare to protecting the …

USP's list of vulnerable medications: What to know

The U.S. Pharmacopeia has published its 2024-2025 Vulnerable Medicines List, identifying 100 drugs at risk of supply disruptions in the U.S. 

Why CEOs should avoid being a 'chief problem solver'

As the new president and CEO of two Dartmouth Health hospitals, Matthew Foster, MD, is working to create a “microsystem” within the Lebanon, N.H.-based academic health system.

Kentucky system taps leaders for 2 hospitals

Lexington, Ky.-based Appalachian Regional Healthcare has named new leaders at two of its West Virginia hospitals, including a dual CEO and chief nursing officer.

3 cardiology breakthroughs in 1 month

There have been several notable “firsts” and other technological developments in cardiology over the last month, as reported by Becker’s:

'I needed to go to grow': 1 leader's boomerang career, from nurse to CEO

Three weeks after Columbus-based OhioHealth named Paula Stabler, MSN, RN, president of Van Wert (Ohio) Hospital, she shared insights with Becker’s about her career journey and the evolving appreciation of nursing leaders. 

Pediatric hospital respiratory testing costs surge past $100M: Study

Spending on respiratory pathogen testing at U.S. children’s hospitals has surged more than fourfold since 2016, as testing rates climbed from 13.6% of emergency department visits to 62.2% in 2022, according to a new study in JAMA Network Open.

What's holding back technological innovation for physicians?

Many ASC leaders see the implementation of developing technologies — such as robotic surgeries and AI-assisted platforms — as a key element of ASC growth over the next five years. 

Fisher-Titus Medical Center taps chief medical officer

Norwalk, Ohio-based Fisher-Titus Medical Center has appointed neurologist Steven Benedict, MD, as its next chief medical officer, The Norwalk Reflector reported March 7.

How Endeavor Health is driving AI adoption among clinicians

Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health is scaling its use of an AI-powered ambient documentation tool to reduce clinicians’ administrative burden and enhance patient care.