Here are eight developments that have marked the last week in healthcare, handpicked by Becker's editors. To receive curated articles like this in your inbox daily, sign up for the Hospital Review newsletter here
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- Costco is joining retail competitors in breaking into
healthcare through a new partnership through which it will offer $29 virtual primary care visits.
- A government shutdown would leave
HHS with about half of its staff, with 42 percent furloughed on the second day of closure. If an agreement is not reached in Congress by Oct. 1, the shutdown would be the first since 2018.
- CommonSpirit Health, which owns and operates healthcare facilities in 24 states,?cut
about 2,000 jobs in the fourth quarter of its fiscal year.
- A family's $200 million lawsuit against Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in Florida over a case that was brought to light in a Netflix documentary has gone to court
. Take Care of Maya shows a 10-year-old girl being sheltered at Johns Hopkins All Children's due to allegations of child abuse.?
- Larry Butler Jr. began his new role as senior director of facilities at Penn Medicine's Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia in July and resigned
less than a month later. His criminal history came to light last year after an Oregon hospital fired him as COO.
- Detaching onself from work responsibilities long enough to properly recharge can be a boon to good leadership, according to a recent study. Read more here
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- Whether it is because of retirements, burnout-related departures or other factors, health systems' finances can be hit hard when physicians leave. Here are seven things to know
about physician turnover.
- Here are the 15 specialties
that saw the largest increases in median total cash compensation in 2023, according to a recent report.
