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Baylor Scott & White boosts operating margin to 8.3%

Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health posted $634 million in operating income (8.3% margin) for the first six months of fiscal year 2024, which ended Dec. 31, 2023, an improvement on the operating income of $561 million (8.2% margin) over the same p…

Mass Eye and Ear taps chief nursing officer

Kathleen Charbonnier, MSN, RN, has been named as the new chief nursing executive for Boston-based Mass Eye and Ear, a specialty hospital that is part of Mass General Brigham, the system announced in a Feb. 16 release shared with Becker’s.

The rise of 'polypharmacy'

The prevalence of polypharmacy — or overlapping prescriptions of psychiatric drugs — is growing among children and adolescents, new findings from a Maryland study suggest. 

Most trusted, least valued: How to help nurses

Despite being the top trusted profession in the U.S. for 22 years running, nurses are the least respected and most stressed, according to experts and national data. 

382 rural hospitals cut chemotherapy, breakdown by state

Rural hospitals are cutting chemotherapy services, straining access to care in some states.

Northwell hospital nurses reach tentative labor deal

Members of the New York State Nurses Association and Northwell Health’s Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, N.Y., reached a tentative labor contract on Feb. 15. 

Lurie Children's offers financial relief to physicians amid cyberattack

Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is offering emergency loans to independent physicians who haven’t been able to bill patients for services during its cybersecurity outage, WBEZ Chicago reported Feb. 16. 

How new CEOs play tough hands

It’s a rare CEO that doesn’t dream of a seamless transition. Unfortunately, the healthcare industry is riddled with seams. 

Mass General Brigham Cancer makes leadership changes

Boston-based Mass General Brigham Cancer is promoting three of its leaders, according to a memo shared with Becker’s.

Lawmakers introduce patient-matching bill for EHRs

U.S. lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation Feb. 16 to better match patients with their EHRs.