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Hospital consolidation continues: 12 M&As that grabbed headlines in 2022

Consolidation continued to take flight across the healthcare sector this year, with many hospitals and health systems pursuing mergers and acquisitions to scale and reduce costs, provide additional care services and strengthen their footprint in certai…

How physician leadership has evolved and where it's headed

John A. Brennan, MD, serves as president and CEO of Dallas-based Children’s Health & UT Southwestern Joint Pediatric Enterprise.  

Post-Christmas strike averted at Tenet's Saint Vincent Hospital

Members of Teamsters Union Local 170 have reached a tentative deal with Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., averting a planned Dec. 26 strike.

Virtual nurses, bots, AI: Digital health predictions for '23

A “headline-grabbing” health system/digital health company merger? Less digital health investment from hospitals? More virtual healthcare workers to meet staffing shortages?

4 recent chief medical, nursing officer moves

Four chief medical and nursing officer moves Becker’s has covered since Dec. 15: 

The loopholes of the 340B program

Hospitals are failing to fulfill the promise of the 340B program, which offers discounted drugs to hospitals that treat a large proportion of underinsured and uninsured patients, The Wall Street Journal reported Dec. 20. 

Albany Med says Epic EHR integration will go live in 2024

Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center said it has made progress with its Epic EHR transition and that the integration is set to go live in 2024.  

South Dakota health system notifies patients of 3rd-party data breach

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System notified 1,059 patients that their information may have been compromised due to a third-party data breach at its business associate and collections vendor, AAA Collections. 

Providence Health sells Oregon medical office building

Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health sold a medical office building in Clackamas, Ore., Commercial Property Executive reported Dec. 21.

Memorial Healthcare reports million dollar losses as hospitals suffer income decline

Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare reported a net loss of approximately $104.7 million for the six months ended Oct. 31, including a $95.6 million loss in the last three months of that period. The numbers compare with a net gain of $50.9 million…