Category: Press Release

Less than 36 hours before his wife was scheduled to undergo major surgery, New York Times personal finance columnist Ron Lieber got an unwelcome letter from his family’s insurance plan: It was denying prior authorization for the procedure.  With no time to lodge an appeal, Lieber and his wife decided to proceed and bet on […]

Swainsboro, Ga.-based Emanuel Medical Center is notifying patients of a May 2025 hacking incident. On May 22, the hospital detected suspicious activity on its computer systems and took steps to secure its network and investigate, according to the Feb. 17 notice. Emanuel Medical learned that an unauthorized party gained access to its systems, which contained […]

A new national coalition of health systems and strategic partners has launched to address worsening shortages in access to medical specialists in rural areas and underserved urban communities across the United States. The National Specialty Care Access Coalition — a collaboration of more than 20 major U.S. health systems — aims to advance multispecialty, technology-enabled […]

With cancer care growing beyond hospital walls and more cancer patients surviving than ever before, health systems in the U.S. are doubling down on their oncology infrastructure commitments. “Cancer care can no longer be designed around treatment alone. We must intentionally redesign oncology as a continuum of care, where survivorship is not an afterthought but […]

Christopher Cordero has joined Valley Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas as its new COO, he wrote in a Feb. 10 LinkedIn post. Mr. Cordero served as associate administrator at Reno-based Northern Nevada Health System from May 2024 to February 2026, according to his LinkedIn profile. Prior to that, he was director of operations at […]

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai is expanding its use of a Parkinson’s disease monitoring app with support from a $5 million gift from the Elaine and Eduardo Saverin Foundation. The health system is broadening access to the app among its more than 800 Parkinson’s patients, according to a Feb. 18 news release. The tool allows patients to […]

In one of Michigan’s fastest-growing counties, Henry Ford Macomb is confronting a financial equation facing hospitals nationwide: rising costs, shifting reimbursement and consumers demanding more convenient, lower-cost care. Macomb County is adding 11 residents a day, expanding demand for services across the Detroit-based Henry Ford Health market. But growth alone does not protect margins. Labor […]

Healthcare remains a focal point for work stoppages, despite a broader national decline, as hospital and health system employees continue to cite pay and staffing concerns.  Union activity in 2026 has already seen notable labor actions, such as the largest nurses strike in New York City history and an open-ended walkout by 31,000 United Nurses […]

Jay Bhattacharya, MD, director of the National Institutes of Health, has been appointed acting director of the CDC, effective Feb. 18, an administration official confirmed to Becker’s. He will lead the CDC while continuing to serve as NIH director until President Donald Trump nominates a permanent CDC director. The appointment comes amid broader leadership changes […]

Michael Porter defined value as outcomes divided by cost1. Healthcare embraced the equation quickly but applied it unevenly. For decades, nurses have been treated primarily as a cost to be managed rather than as the people and capability that make outcomes possible. They are bundled into room charges, excluded from RVUs, and discussed more often […]