More than 12,000 physicians have signed a petition calling for the American Board of Internal Medicine to end “burdensome” and “costly” maintenance of certification requirements.
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10 states with the largest CEO-worker pay gaps
CEOs outearn the average worker in every state, but the gap is wider in some places than others.
Wisconsin hospital reaches $2M settlement for MyChart pixels
Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health has agreed to pay a $2 million settlement after a patient-led lawsuit accused the health system of sharing patient data put into MyChart with Facebook, Milwaukee Business Journal reported Aug. 7.
CEOs pinpoint 'where-to-win' growth opportunities
Hospital and health system leaders are mapping out strategies for long-term growth and sustainability as average hospital margins continue to improve month over month in 2023.
Health system staffing costs cut game plan
Health system executives are examining ways to manage costs associated with staffing and benefits.
US has a new dominant coronavirus variant
A variant the World Health Organization and CDC began tracking in mid-July, XBB-offshoot EG.5, became the dominant COVID-19 variant in the first week of August, according to CDC data.
Northwell reimbursed $109M for COVID-19 expenses
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health is to be reimbursed more than $109 million for COVID-19 pandemic expenses, according to an Aug. 7 Newsday report.
3 hospitals switching to Epic
Here are three hospitals and health systems switching to Epic Systems in 2023, as reported by Becker’s since Aug. 2:
Commercial payers can pay triple for the same procedure in the same hospital
Commercial insurers are charged two to three times more than what the same payer’s Medicare Advantage plans are charged for the same procedure in the same hospital, according to a study published Aug. 7 in Health Affairs.
10th death confirmed in Virginia Mason's bacterial outbreak
Another individual who contracted Klebsiella pneumoniae at Seattle-based Virginia Mason Medical Center has died, bringing the total to 10 patient deaths, the hospital confirmed July 27.
