Nearing the end of 2024, several insurance companies proposed reducing reimbursements for anesthesia services, particularly claims from certified registered nurse anesthetists.
A Dec. 20 study published in JAMA from researchers at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University and Providence, R.I.-based Brown University has shed light on financial disparities between critical access hospitals and larger acute care hospitals.
Mouneer Odeh has been named the inaugural chief data and artificial intelligence officer of Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai.
Cleveland Clinic is investigating whether there are better ways to detect delirium in geriatric emergency patients.
The CDC on Dec. 18 confirmed a patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe bird flu infection, marking the first human case of severe illness tied to the H5N1 virus in the country.
Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health has named Sam Wetherill, PharmD, as its next vice president and chief pharmacy officer, effective Dec. 30.
Rex Walk has been named CEO of Southeast Colorado Hospital District in Springfield.
CMS has launched a Nursing Home Staffing Campaign to address industry-wide workforce shortage concerns as organizations attempt to stop an impending minimum nursing home staffing rule in the courts.
Little Rock, Ark.-based CHI St. Vincent has appointed Garrett Lewis, MD, as market chief medical officer, according to a news release sent to Becker's Dec. 17.
Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health, a five-hospital system, has promoted Melissa Shearer to the new role of vice president, strategy.