Reducing care variation is central to health systems’ broader efforts to improve patient outcomes and operational efficiency. But aligning physicians around evidence-based practice — especially when ...

Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health posted an operating income of $96.5 million (2.8% operating margin) in the first quarter of 2025, up from an operating income of $29.5 million (0.9% margin) ...

Moulton, Ala.-based Lawrence Medical Center, an affiliate of Huntsville Hospital Health System, will permanently close its emergency department at 7 p.m. on May 23 and plans to phase out inpatient ...

Todd Lanman, MD, and Jared Ament, MD, performed the first known case combining the Motus total joint replacement implant and the Tops system at adjacent levels. The landmark case was performed on a ...

USC Spine Center, part of Keck Medicine of USC, in Los Angeles, joined Aclarion’s Clarity trial for the Nociscan spine diagnostic tool. Several institutions became clinical sites for the Clarity trial ...

Although some spine and orthopedic groups have embraced bundled payments, interventional pain physician Taif Mukhdomi, MD, is concerned about its long term effects and sustainability. Dr. Mukhdomi is ...

Mount Pleasant, Texas-based Titus Regional Medical Center tapped its chief nursing officer, Kathy Griffis, RN, to also serve as COO in a dual role, the Mount Pleasant Tribune reported May 21. Ms.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery has the lowest unplanned readmission rate in the nation, according to CMS. CMS’ Unplanned Hospital Visits data is based on provider data for hospital ...

What’s Happening The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant financial constraints to the healthcare industry. These problems ...

Fortune’s 2025 list of the 100 Most Powerful Women in business includes six leaders from healthcare organizations. Now in its 28th year, the list uses a more complex scoring system than in the past, ...

CMS updated its hospital price transparency guidance May 22, requiring hospitals to post the actual prices of items and services, not estimates. The update comes after President Donald Trump issued an ...

Dave Ramsey, president and CEO of Charleston, W.Va.-based Vandalia Health, plans to retire in July 2026. Mr. Ramsey joined Charleston Area Medical Center in 2000 and became CEO of Vandalia Health ...