As hospitals continue to feel the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, a June 25 report shows many health system leaders are turning to technology to help ease ongoing staffing issues. A survey of 27 ...

The closing of Trumbull, Conn.-based St. Joseph’s Center nursing home, part of Kennett Square, Pa.-based Genesis Healthcare, will result in a loss of 179 jobs. A June 10 WARN notice filed by the ...

As rural hospitals across the country face mounting financial pressures and shrinking margins, the question of survival is no longer simply about keeping doors open — it’s about whether the ...

According to a recent survey, 97% of nursing home operators said they were extremely, moderately or slightly concerned about Medicaid cuts included in the Trump administration’s budget reconciliation ...

CMS will begin publishing skilled nursing facility ownership data to  its consumer-facing Care Compare website starting July 30.  CMS has published ownership information, including performance ...

Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings has shared plans to lay off 125 employees at its Orange, Calif.-based Prospect Medical Group location, according to a June 20 WARN notice obtained by Becker ...

Healthcare has a daunting and growing supply and demand problem.  We have a growing population in the United States and not enough doctors, nurses, allied healthcare providers and technicians. It is a ...

Several Iowa businesses and health plans are suing to block a new state law regulating pharmacy benefit managers, arguing it violates federal law and the Constitution, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported ...

Hospital pharmacists are increasingly involved in direct patient care roles, and in 2024, more than 75% of U.S. hospitals assign pharmacists to provide care for most inpatients, according to a report ...

CMS chief Mehmet Oz, MD, is calling on the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers to voluntarily abandon the current drug rebate model, or risk its elimination by the government, Bloomberg ...

Although the number of adverse health events has been climbing in Minnesota since 2015, hospitals decreased medication errors by 44% in the last year, according to the state’s health department.  In ...

Knoxville, Tenn.-based Cherokee Health Systems has officially changed its name to River Valley Health. The rebrand reflects the organization’s evolution from a small mental health clinic in Morristown ...