A growing share of emergency department visits in the U.S. are considered emergent, meaning they require immediate treatment, according to Vizient and Kaufman Hall’s latest “System of CARE” report, ...

Hospitals have spent years working to ease nurse shortages; however, they are now facing a catch-22 in the nursing workforce. More experienced nurses are retiring in waves, and nurses with a few years ...

Larry deGhetaldi, MD, former chief executive of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health’s Santa Cruz division, died Aug. 10 at age 69, Lookout Santa Cruz reported Aug. 20.  He served in the role for 21 ...

Summer of 2025 was an unusual one for health system leaders across the country that, in many ways, seemed to move both slowly and abruptly at once. Here are seven of the many questions that health ...

In the complex world of healthcare finance, trust and transparency between payers and providers are often elusive. But for one Arizona-based integrated delivery network (IDN), partnering with Zelis—a ...

Epic Systems and Oracle Health are making parallel moves to reshape the EHR market, each emphasizing AI as a centerpiece of their strategies At its annual User Group Meeting in Verona, Wis., Epic ...

Epic unveiled a flurry of new features at its annual Users Group Meeting this week. What do health system executives think? IT leaders told Beckers at the event that they’re excited about the ...

More than three decades ago, Congress created the 340B program to help safety-net hospitals and clinics​​ expand resources and care for underserved communities. By requiring pharmaceutical companies ...

Members of Teamsters Local 332 are set to hit the picket line Sept. 1 at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital in Grand Blanc, Mich., which will mark the second strike in Henry Ford Health’s 110-year history.

Cincinnati Children’s CEO Dr. Steve Davis was an early believer in AI’s ability to transform healthcare. He had his team dive in early; his foresight and persistence paid off. “A couple of years ago, ...

A study has found that adults with obesity taking GLP-1 receptor agonists may face significantly lower risk of developing certain cancers. The cohort study was led by researchers from the Indiana ...

Spine robots have made significant advancements, and in recent months three hospitals began offering the technology for pediatric patients. In June, Ascension’s Dell Children’s Medical Center North ...