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C-suite leaders 27% women 29% people of color Board members 28% women 39% people of color Loma Linda University Health San Bernardino, California Loma Linda University Health, an academic medical [...]

Hackensack Meridian Health Edison, New Jersey-based Hackensack Meridian Health comprises 18 hospitals, including three academic medical centers, two children's hospitals, a university teaching hospital and two rehabilitation hospitals. Leaders have: [...]

Dr. Maria Padin Chief medical officer, Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Southern Region Dartmouth Health Padin held many leadership positions at Dartmouth Health before being selected for her current position in 2020. [...]

Byline: Brock E.W. Turner Electronic health record company Epic is amping up efforts to expand its customer base beyond health systems with a focus on payers, telehealth and life science [...]

Byline: Diane Eastabrook Nursing homes and home healthcare companies are branching into new lines of business to increase revenue as demand for post-acute care rises and Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements [...]

Byline: Caroline Hudson The healthcare industry is slowly emerging from years of financial turmoil, but for many hospitals and health systems, 2024 won't bring relief. Industry watchers say the effects [...]

Byline: Alex Kacik Nathan White, CEO of Rough Rider High-Value Network In October, 23 rural hospitals in North Dakota announced the formation of the Rough Rider High-Value Network. What challenges [...]

Byline: Diane Eastabrook Rami Karjian, co-founder and CEO of Medically Home What are the biggest challenges organizations in the hospital-at-home space faced this year? This year we saw a lot [...]

Advocate Health Charlotte, North Carolina C-suite leaders 32% Women 24% People of color Board members 45% Women 35% People of color Advocate Health was created in 2022 through the merger [...]

MIDWEST CommonSpirit Health plans to add more facilities for ambulatory patients in the coming year, as care continues to move outside of the hospital, it said in financial documents released [...]

Advocate Health C-suite leaders 32% Women 24% People of color Board members 45% Women 35% People of color Advocate Health Charlotte, North Carolina Advocate Health was created in 2022 through [...]

The article explores the dual-care healthcare model where hospitals combine emergency room and urgent care services. It discusses the partnership of a growing number of health systems with private equity-backed company Intuitive Health to establish combined emergency and care sites. Also mentioned are the reason that emergency care is typically more expensive and place where combined facilities likely work best.

The article features Sinai Chicago, a medical group based in Chicago, Illinois that includes four hospitals, 17 community clinics, a community institute, and a research institute serving the city's South and West sides.

Byline: Lauren Berryman Pediatrician Dr. Suzette Oyeku prides herself on helping kids thrive. When she noticed a rise in unmet social needs among her patients, she began exploring innovative and [...]

Byline: Lauren Berryman Singers and musicians are lifting patients' spirits at hospitals nationwide, one song at a time. The nonprofit Musicians On Call has brought live in-person and virtual performances [...]

The article explores how gun violence research designed to control a public health threat that has seen firearms become the leading cause of death among children and teens, could change the way screening practices of U.S. hospitals. Cited are the idea behind the research and the practice of discussing firearms safety with patients, the firearm safety screening method employed by hospitals, and the reasons behind the reluctance of hospitals to devote resources to new screening programs.

The article focuses on data from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which shows that the federal government covered more than 70% of Medicaid costs in fiscal 2022. Cited are the use by states of provider taxes to maximize federal Medicaid matching funds and minimize spending from state general funds, the pressure facing states to increase Medicaid budgets, and the volunteering by hospitals to pay bigger taxes to help states close Medicaid budget gaps.

The article reports on the strong hospital merger record of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after Novant Health dropped its proposed acquisition of two North Carolina hospitals from Community Health Systems. Topics discussed include a court order to stop Novant's purchase of Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, potential impacts of the FTC's hospital merger cases, and other hospital mergers that were cancelled in 2022 after the FTC intervened.

A correction to the profile for Mary Beth Kingston in the 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives announcement in the June 2024 issue is presented.

The article discusses the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court's abortion ruling in Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States on hospitals and medical professionals. Topics include the only tangible action the Supreme Court took, stand of the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden on federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act of 1986, or EMTALA, and comments from American Medical Association (AMA) President-elect Dr. Bobby Mukkamala.

The author argues that healthcare is the true center of communities. She considers healthcare facilities as an economic engine and cites challenges facing hospitals such as rising labor costs, staff burnout and turnover, supplies and technology, and different priorities of outside ownership. She discusses changes of ways in how care is administered that include construction of patient towers, building or repurposing of smaller healthcare centers, and lesser inpatient care.

University Hospitals CEO Dr. Cliff Megerian BOARD CHAIR Arthur Anton Cleveland-based University Hospitals includes a network of 21 hospitals (including five joint ventures) serving 16 counties in northern Ohio. C-suite [...]

University Hospitals CEO Dr. Cliff Megerian BOARD CHAIR Arthur Anton Cleveland-based University Hospitals includes a network of 21 hospitals (including five joint ventures) serving 16 counties in northern Ohio. C-suite [...]

Byline: Tim Broderick Stand-alone rehabilitation hospitals are experiencing the same economic headwinds as the rest of the healthcare industry. 'Hospitals are facing extraordinary circumstances with staffing shortages and the cost [...]

MODERNHEALTHCARE.COM/WEBEXCLUSIVES POST-ACUTE CARE Nursing homes rush to certify TNAs as CMS deadline looms A waiver that allowed nursing homes flexibility over hiring temporary nurse aides during the COVID-19 pandemic ended [...]

Byline: Kail Cohen Hospitals in rural settings face a different challenge in controlling readmission rates than urban hospitals do. When rural hospitals don't have resources available to treat certain cases, [...]

The article announces the recognition earned by Tampa General Hospital in the 2024 Innovators Awards program of "Modern Healthcare" journal.

The article announces the recognition earned by Mount Sinai Health System in the 2024 Innovators Awards program of "Modern Healthcare" journal.

The article announces the recognition earned by MedStar Montgomery Medical Center in the 2024 Innovators Awards program of "Modern Healthcare" journal.

The article reports on the increase in staffing made by the healthcare industry in the U.S., returning overall employment levels of pre-pandemic trend lines and leading other sectors in job growth, as of March 2024. Topics include expected rate of adding jobs in the industry in 2024, factors attributed to the employment growth in the ambulatory care sector since 2021, and the performance of the industry when it comes to filling open positions created by industry growth and departing workers.

The article features Dr. Nina O'Connor, chief medical officer at Temple Health who serves as Temple's primary care service line director and the Lewis Katz School of Medicine's chair of family and community medicine.

Byline: Tim Broderick A Modern Healthcare analysis of hospital readmission data found penalties for urban hospitals increased while penalties for rural facilities decreased during the same period. Using data from [...]

A Modern Healthcare analysis of 918 urban hospitals with results available for 2019, 2020 and 2021 found that the percentage change in total Medicare revenue from 2019 to 2021 outpaced [...]

Byline: Kail Cohen Two years after the pandemic, nursing facilities are still experiencing significant workforce challenges. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendation issued in December 2021 allows organizations [...]

Byline: FAWN LOPEZ Before a friend and colleague passed away after a three-year battle with cancer, she received treatment at a prestigious academic medical center. She was pleased with her [...]

Erin Sparnon, senior engineering manager for device evaluation at ECRI, shared a short list of questions she encourages hospitals to ask when purchasing an AI tool. 1. What's the worst [...]

Byline: Jessica Kim Cohen 2021 was dominated by health systems striking new technology partnerships--with tech giants, startups and even each other. UC Davis Health is opening a cloud innovation center [...]

Hospitals and health systems are planning the next steps after a federal judge in Louisiana temporarily blocked a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees. The mandate, subject to a preliminary injunction [...]

Millions of patients every year are saddled with medical debt. Credit Karma, an online tool to monitor credit, reported a 6.5% rise in medical debt among its members between May [...]

Byline: STEVEN ROSS JOHNSON Steep declines in patient visits to hospitals during the pandemic forced providers to re-imagine approaches to delivering care that met the needs of patients both in [...]

Hospitals across the country took different steps to meet the growing demand for pediatric behavioral healthcare. Here are a few examples: Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio Nationwide opened its [...]

Byline: Tara Bannow Healthcare hiring was anemic in February, which was still welcome news after January's job losses. Preliminary federal jobs data released Friday show the healthcare industry added 19,900 [...]

-- Conduct a review of current care delivery practices to identify areas where efficiencies in clinical workflows can be made, and processes streamlined. Hospitals that remained flexible were able to [...]

Byline: Tara Bannow, Jessica Kim Cohen and Nona Tepper Even without the jam-packed hallways, face-to-face investor meetings and nightly cocktail parties, this year's virtual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference still proved [...]

-- Some hospitals received too much of the vaccine while others have not gotten enough. -- Doses have showed up without prior notice or arrived too late for providers to [...]