Category: Featured

Tenet's 'transformed portfolio' collects $4.8B from 14 hospital sales

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has sold 14 hospitals this year for more than $4.8 billion combined as it continues to transform its portfolio into a more value-based care enterprise with a leading specialty care platform. 

Colonoscopy outpaces blood tests at cancer detection

While patients have new screening options for colorectal cancer, including stool and blood-based tests, studies have warned that blood tests are not as effective at detecting and preventing colon cancer. 

Nurse practitioner vs. CRNA compensation change since 2018

Nurse practitioners and certified registered nurse anesthetists are among the top-recruited workers in healthcare today. 

Demand for physicians stabilizes: 7 notes

The Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment released its annual Benchmarking Report Oct. 29, showing stabilizing demand for physicians.

Walmart heiress' med school to waive tuition for 1st student cohorts

Bentonville, Ark.-based Alice L. Walton School of Medicine will waive tuition for the first five cohorts of students accepted into its MD program. 

Oracle Health rolls out generative AI assistant for clinicians

Oracle has launched a generative AI-powered digital assistant for ambulatory clinics across the U.S.

Why 5 physician practices closed 

Physician practices are increasingly closing amid financial hardships and market challenges.

How City of Hope bridges the 'innovation gap' in cancer care

When Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope opened its doors in 1913, it did so as a tuberculosis sanatorium. Though more than a century has passed, echoes of the center’s past remain at the forefront of the center’s mission.

Why the American Heart Association is backing a digital startup

The American Heart Association has backed a digital health startup with a $1 million investment.

Walgreens expands virtual care to 30 states

Walgreens is rolling out virtual care to 30 states after initially launching the platform in nine.