Category: ROOT

Pharmacy group praises 2 bills aimed at 'sneaky' PBMs

The National Community Pharmacists Association hailed the Senate Judiciary Committee for its decision to greenlight two bills targeting pharmacy benefit managers. 

Want to lower physician burnout by 26%? Hire a scribe, study says

Hiring a remote scribe could soothe burnout rates among physicians by 26.8 percent, according to a study published in HealthCare.

Top 100 critical access hospitals, state by state

The Chartis Group, a healthcare consulting firm based in Chicago, has named its 100 best-performing critical access hospitals for 2023. 

Here's what a CEO thinks is hurting ASCs' market access

Daniel Larose, MD, is worried that increasing Medicaid coverage  is hurting ASCs’ access to specific markets. 

10 women making moves in healthcare

The following leadership moves made by women have been reported by Becker’s since Feb. 10:

KillNet, Clop + more ransomware groups targeting healthcare organizations

HHS, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the FBI have urged healthcare organizations to take certain actions to protect their systems from hacker groups that have been known to create cyberespionage campaigns aimed at stealing dat…

R1 RCM's 3 goals to advance its technology in 2023

R1 RCM CEO Lee Rivas said the company is investing in three primary goals to advance its technology in 2023 during the company’s Feb. 16 earnings call:

3 healthcare capital projects affected by inflationary pressures

Inflationary pressures are continuing to affect both the budgets and timing of a number of planned healthcare projects. Here is a sample of such affected projects since Becker’sreported on similar delays at the end of 2022.

Ohio train derailment prompts health concerns

A Norfolk Southern freight train transporting six hazardous industrial chemicals derailed Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio, leading to concerns of long-term contamination.

14 hospital, health system COOs recently promoted to the helm

Chief operating officers tend to know their organizations inside and out. It is not surprising that of the many CEO moves reported by Becker’s in 2023, 14 have been internally promoted chief operating officers.