Becker's Hospital Review

Becker's Hospital Review offers the latest insights and updates on business and legal matters affecting hospitals and health systems. Our content is specifically designed for top executives in healthcare, such as CEOs, CFOs, COOs, CMOs, and CIOs. We aim to deliver meaningful information, including news about hospitals and health systems, best practices, and legal advice tailored for these leaders. Each of our 12 annual editions reaches around 18,500 qualified healthcare professionals.

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AHA urges lawmakers to protect supply chain: 4 notes

1 day ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Alexandra Murphy

Charles Kraft, R.N., a Senior Consultant at Cardinal Health, shares practical approaches for identifying efficiencies and savings opportunities in your… Roche will invest up to $550 million in its Indianapolis diagnostics site by 2030 to expand production of its continuous… The U.S. and China have agreed to temporarily de-escalate their trade conflict, moving forward with a 90-day suspension of respective…...
Prisma's playbook to close rural pharmacy gaps - Becker's Hospital Review

1 day ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Alexandra Murphy

As pharmacy deserts proliferate across the U.S., particularly in rural areas, Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health is utilizing the 340B program to help fill the gap.
CHOP, Penn Medicine record 1st in gene editing

1 day ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Paige Twenter

In a world first, a team from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine has successfully treated a patient with a customized CRISPR gene-editing therapy. The patient, KJ, was born with severe carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 deficiency. Standard treatment for the rare metabolic disease is a liver transplant, but patients like KJ, who are too young or medically unstable, are not eligible for these transplants.
HHS reinstates 328 CDC workers

1 day ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Paige Twenter

HHS reinstated 328 CDC workers May 14, reversing a portion of the sweeping federal workforce layoffs, NBC News reported. The employees are part of the CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which focuses on preventing and treating workplace-related illnesses. Their roles included screening coal miners for black lung disease and facilitating healthcare coverage for 9/11 first responders.
Medical equipment seller sentenced for $2.4M tax evasion

1 day ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Paige Twenter

A Florida man was sentenced May 14 to two years in federal prison for evading about $2.4 million in income taxes related to his medical equipment sales, according to the Justice Department. Roger Whitman generated millions of dollars between 2002 and 2018 from selling Rife machines, which “use energy waves to purportedly treat a wide range of medical conditions,” the department said. There is little evidence that Rife machines have a clinical benefit.
OSF pharmacies earn ASHP excellence designation

1 day ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Alexandra Murphy

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare has become the first mid-to-large integrated health system in the U.S.and the seventh health system overall, to receive the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ Certified Center of Excellence designation for medication-use safety and pharmacy practice. The certification recognizes high standards in pharmacy operations, including medication safety, patient care services and adherence to best practices.
Minnesota system to close pharmacy

1 day ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Paige Twenter

Madelia (Minn.) Health will close its only pharmacy May 28 due to rising costs. The location is the sole pharmacy in Lake Crystal, Minn., which has a population of 2,539, according to a May 12 Free Press report. The drugstore has been operating for five years. “Much like others in the industry, Madelia Health has not been immune to the challenges of the current pharmaceutical climate, including rising costs,” the system said in a May 12 news release.
Mayo Clinic radiology leads in AI use

2 days ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Paige Twenter

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic’s radiology department is one of the health system’s largest consumers of artificial intelligence, according to a May 14 report from The New York Times. The health system, which operates 16 hospitals, uses more than 250 AI models across its footprint. In radiology, the technology enhances imaging, automates routine tasks, analyzes tissue, identifies medical abnormalities and predicts disease, according to the Times.
GSK to acquire liver disease treatment for $2B

2 days ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Alexandra Murphy

GSK will acquire the liver disease drug efimosfermin from Boston Pharmaceuticals in a deal worth up to $2 billion, The Wall Street Journalreported May 14. The agreement includes a $1.2 billion upfront payment along with an additional $800 million tied to future development and regulatory agreements. As part of the deal, GSK will acquire Boston Pharmaceuticals’ subsidiary BP Asset IX to gain full rights to the drug.
WVU Medicine reduces common surgical complication

2 days ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Paige Twenter

Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine has recorded promising results from a yearslong initiative to reduce a common surgical complication among pediatric urology patients. The effort focused on hypospadias, a common birth defect that affects about 1 in every 200 births. Surgery can correct the condition, but between 5% and 10% of these procedures result in urethrocutaneous fistula, the health system said in a May 13 post. The complication typically requires more surgery.