An uptake of GLP-1 medications is coinciding with an increase in first-time diagnoses after 15 days of taking a GLP-1, according to findings from Truveta Research and Reuters.
Honolulu-based The Queens Health Systems plans to build an 80-bed hospital in Kailua-Kona, a move that aims to improve access to care for rural populations on Hawai‘i Island.
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.
Sutter Health is investing more than $800 million to develop approximately 1 million square feet across two new healthcare campuses in Santa Clara, Calif.
Steven Hanks, MD, president and CEO of Syracuse, N.Y.-based St. Joseph's Health and Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter's Health Partners, doesn't just lead hospitals, he works in them, regularly trading his suit for scrubs to work in the hospital emergency
Despite an investment that will drag down his bottom line in the near term, a three-hospital system CFO told Becker's it was an "easy" choice to switch to Epic.
Between 2013 and 2022, the percentage of emergency department visits resulting in influenza test orders increased significantly from 2.5% to 10.9%, according to a December CDC report.
In clinical handoffs, biased language can hinder empathy and negatively affect clinicians' ability to recall patient health information, according to a study published Dec. 17 in JAMA.
Telemedicine is becoming an indispensable part of healthcare, according to Doximity's Dec. 17 report.