The University of Alabama at Birmingham health system and several clinics in Alabama paused in vitro fertilization treatments Feb. 21 after the state’s supreme court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children, according to The New York Times.
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Substitute bill drops proposed Utah hospital sale
The proposed sale of Provo-based Utah State Hospital will not be going through after Utah Rep. Tyler Clancy revised his proposal that would have allowed the hospital’s sale to aid funding for new state hospitals and mental health services.
Former CMS administrator: Hospital-Medicare Advantage tensions 'a manifestation of an underlying broken system'
Hospitals and health systems around the country have recently ended some or all of their Medicare Advantage contracts, citing a variety of reasons such as reimbursement delays and the burden of prior authorizations.
AMA, National Quality Forum partner to standardize patient symptom data
To tackle the persistent challenge of diagnostic errors, the American Medical Association and National Quality Forum have partnered to establish standards for collecting and sharing patient symptom data in clinical care.
The CEO gender tenure gap (slightly) narrows
A gender tenure gap among CEOs is not a new topic of discussion, but recent research sheds light on where the issue stands today.
8 health systems named to inaugural, NIH emerging cancer research network
The National Institutes of Health has awarded funding to eight medical groups that will become part of its inaugural Cancer Screening Research Network, an effort to advance existing knowledge about emerging cancers, early detection and treatment, it an…
UC Davis Health, Verizon unveil digital inclusion program
UC Davis Health in Sacramento launched a digital inclusion program in partnership with Verizon Business.
Wisconsin hospital embraces new identity
Darlington, Wis.-based Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County is undergoing a rebrand, which will give the hospital a new name and an updated logo.
Health systems want to boost digital health budgets
As economic pressures on healthcare organizations begin to cool, hospital and health system leaders are looking to dedicate additional resources to initiatives focused on digital transformation, a Feb. 21 report from Panda Health found.
CHS eyes $1B in potential hospital sales
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has sold a number of hospitals over the past several years and is evaluating interest for sales that could yield more than $1 billion in additional proceeds, CEO Tim Hingtgen said on the company’s Feb. 21 …
