The cost of carboplatin and cisplatin — lifesaving chemotherapy medications — have skyrocketed, forcing some hospitals to pay five to 10 times more than before the drugs were reported in short supply in the United States, according to an Aug. 17 NBC Ne…
President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law Aug. 16, 2022, with the $739 billion reconciliation package including several significant healthcare provisions.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has secured $984 million in annual funding to support private hospitals across the state, according to an Aug. 17 news release from the office of Governor Greg Abbott.
Wilson (N.C.) Medical Center is in full compliance with CMS’ conditions of participation, a hospital spokesperson told Becker’s Aug. 18
When describing the housing market, real estate agents often talk about “location, location, location.” In hospitals, according to many executives, the mantra seems to be more like “meetings, meetings, meetings.”
Rural areas of the U.S. are severely lacking surgeons, but referring cancer patients to hospitals that perform a high volume of surgeries and have more centralized care may actually be worse for patient outcomes, according to a study led by researchers…
Tenet Healthcare’s Desert Care Network in Palm Springs, Calif., has named William Brien, MD, chief medical officer of three hospitals and related outpatient clinics.
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health is forming a new ambulatory surgery division after experiencing year-over-year surgical volume growth. The health system performs about 85,000 surgeries a year, 70 percent of which are done outpatient.
Hospital and health system leaders work in an industry that has greatly evolved in recent years. But they are not looking back — opting instead to focus on key areas to ensure long-term success.
Cindy Hecker, BSN, CEO of the Seattle-based University of Washington Medical Center, will retire in June 2024.
