Here are the developments that 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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- Faculty have signed a no-confidence letter
against UVA Health's CEO and executive vice president for health affairs at the University of Virginia and against the dean of the school of medicine. University and health system officials have since come out in defense
of the CEO and the dean.
- A judge approved the sale
of three Steward Health Care hospitals in Florida to Orlando (Fla.) Health for $439.42 million. Meanwhile, Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre declined to participate
in a Senate committee hearing.?
- Hicksville, Ohio-based Community Memorial Hospital closed its doors
Aug. 31 due to financial challenges.?
- NFL Hall of Famers, a former U.S. president and 1,200 healthcare execs — join them at Becker's 12th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable, here.
- Amid bullying, rudeness and violence in healthcare, one of the nation's largest systems is emphasizing professionalism
— specifically with a "cup of tea" approach.?
- In response to market shifts, Medicare Advantage carriers are prioritizing their margins over membership by reducing certain benefits and exiting unprofitable markets. "Taken together, some are calling these cuts 'the great disruption
,'" according to the CEO of SCAN Group.?
- Nursing assistants face the greatest projected deficit
over any other analyzed healthcare occupation, with a projected shortage of more than 73,000 assistants nationwide by 2028.?
- How does your 2025 growth plan compare to those most likely to succeed? Find out here.
- Epic covered more than half of U.S. acute care hospital beds for the first time in 2023 while growing its hospital market share to 39.1%. Amid that growth, experts say the EHR vendor needs to be cognizant of antitrust issues
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- The jury is out on whether nonprofit hospitals are in a "new normal" of long-term, lower-than-historical operating margins, or if 2024 will see a step forward. Here are 31 health systems ranked by operating margins
based on their most recent results.
- Hematology and oncology physicians saw the largest median compensation increases
in 2024, according to a recent report.?
- Texas Health sees workforce development from a digital lens — learn its future-ready approach, here.
