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Bangor, Maine-based Northern Light Health is notifying patients that a third-party vendor experienced a data breach that may have exposed protected health information related to sleep study services.
Nationally, supply expenses per calendar day rose 9% year over year, marking a steady climb and pushing the year-to-date increase versus 2022 to 26%, due to continued inflation, heightened utilization ...
Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health’s credit rating was upgraded to “A” from “A-” by Fitch. The upgrade is supported by Prisma’s two-year operating performance improvement and its sound balance sheet ...
Jason Smith, MD, PhD, chief medical officer of Louisville, Ky.-based UofL Health, has been named interim CEO. Dr. Smith has served as chief medical officer since the health system’s inception in 2019, ...
As hospital-at-home programs grow across the U.S., health systems are rethinking how they staff these services to ensure sustainability, scalability and provider buy-in. Early models relied heavily on ...
King County Superior Court on June 26 denied a labor union’s request to halt layoffs and clinic closures at Renton, Wash.-based Valley Medical Center, a spokesperson for the hospital confirmed to ...
Eliminating a $45 out-of-pocket fee for 3D mammography, also called digital breast tomosynthesis, increased utilization of the procedure by 7.8%, according to a study published June 19 in the Journal ...
As health systems face persistent nursing shortages, Advocate Health is pioneering a new approach — leveraging AI to transform workforce strategy. During a recent presentation hosted by Becker’s ...
In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act’s preventive care coverage mandate in a 6-3 vote, affirming that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force can continue ...
After standardizing its second-opinion workflow, the radiology department at Columbus-based The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center achieved a reimbursement success rate of 91.9%, according to ...
Only 6% of Generation Z members cite becoming a leader as their primary career goal, according to Deloitte’s 2025 Gen Z and Millennial Survey. Still, Gen Z remains focused on growth and continued ...
Fitch upgraded Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Health System’s rating to “A+” from “A.” The upgrade reflects the system’s very strong and consistent operating profitability over the past several ...