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Could consolidation help ASCs thrive?

Gina Taylor, quality and accreditation program manager at Bellaire, Texas-based Harris Health, joined Becker’s about the advantages of collaboration between ASCs and hospitals. 

Pennsylvania system shifts outpatient pharmacy to hospital lobby

Independence Health System has moved a hospital outpatient pharmacy “front and center.” 

5 numbers on independent physician pay

While some physicians contemplate a shift to independent practice as satisfaction in employed settings declines, compensation remains a central concern for those considering the jump to independence. 

NYU Langone hospital nurses give strike notice

The Federation of Nurses/United Federation of Teachers has issueda 10-day notice of intent to strike at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn in New York City.

California hospital expands service lines

Mad River Community Hospital in Arcata, Calif., will begin offering home health services and plans to open two outpatient pediatric clinics this spring. 

Baxter Health seeks $2M in cardiac care expansion

Nonprofit health system Baxter Health, is seeking $2 million to construct a new cardiac catheterization lab at its hospital in Mountain Home, Ark.

Philips, Mass General Brigham join forces to modernize patient data use

Philips and Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham have entered a partnership to enhance how patient data is collected and used in real time.

CHS CFO expects financial planning system to save up to $60M in 2025

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has completed the implementation of Oracle Health’s enterprise resource planning system, which is expected to generate up to $60 million in savings for the health system in 2025, executives said during the…

Dr. Oz commits to divesting from UnitedHealth, HCA if confirmed as CMS leader

President Donald Trump’s nominee for CMS administrator, Mehmet Oz, MD, has pledged to divest from multiple healthcare companies if confirmed to lead the agency. 

Fred Hutch Cancer Center to invest $13.5M in cybersecurity after hack

Seattle-based Fred Hutch Cancer Center plans to make $13.5 million in cybersecurity improvements as part of a settlement agreement over a 2023 data breach.