Some of the largest health system mergers and acquisitions over the two years have been cross-market transactions, a trend that is anticipated to gather momentum despite the Federal Trade Commission taking a firmer stance on deals that could potentiall…
Members of the National Nurses Organizing Committee began a 24-hour strike Sept. 25 at Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis.
As Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth celebrates 50 years as a health system, CEO Terry Shaw shared his learnings with Becker’s from the organization’s past, while looking ahead to how he sees healthcare and AdventHealth evolving in the coming …
A 6-year-old with a brain tumor at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., has become the second pediatric recipient of an ultrasound treatment for this particular type of cancer, The Washington Post reported Sept. 25.
Cheryl Knaut, CEO of Optum’s payment integrity, said she plans to retire at the beginning of October.
A ransomware attack hindered the state of Maryland’s ability to monitor patient safety at hospitals, The Washington Post reported.
Nuance Communications, a healthcare artificial intelligence company owned by Microsoft, announced that 13 of its healthcare clients’ data was affected by the MoveIt software breach, The HIPAA Journal reported Sept. 19.
Accountants are leaving the profession in droves, The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 22.
State data showed patient safety events in Maryland’s 62 hospitals more than tripled between 2019 and 2022, reaching the highest level recorded since 2004, The Washington Post reported Sept. 24.
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic and St. Louis-based Mercy are teaming up to design algorithms that can help diagnose a range of diseases, The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 24.
