Ron Southwick

The Leapfrog Group issued a new report to help protect patient safety, and outlines ways to help clinicians avoid mistakes and deal with them when they occur.

The Pennsylvania health system received the AHA’s Quest for Quality Prize. The group received the award at this week’s AHA Leadership Summit in San Diego.

A number of health systems delayed appointments and surgeries due to the problems related to CrowdStrike’s software update.

Healthcare leaders are hoping that Congress reauthorizes legislation to help the mental health of clinicians.

President Biden isn’t seeking re-election and has endorsed Harris. She’s been a forceful advocate on a number of the administration’s key health priorities.

The issue is disrupting health systems, along with banks and airlines.

Many providers are seeing better operating margins than a year ago, but some are facing significant difficulties.

Fewer doctors are reporting burnout, according to data by the American Medical Association. While a good step, nearly half of America’s doctors report at least one symptom.

The former president was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital after a gunman opened fire at a rally in western Pennsylvania. The hospital said it had strong plans in place.

The president said he is doing well after his diagnosis. More Americans have tested positive in recent weeks.

The health system chose Erik Wexler, the chief operating officer, to succeed the retiring Rod Hochman.

The first half of the year has seen a number of intriguing deals. Some larger systems are doing better, and some smaller hospitals are struggling and seeking partners.

The company offered more perspective on the Change Healthcare cyberattack, which has been costly to hospitals and medical groups across the country.

U.S. News & World Report has released its top hospitals for 2024-25, and the methodology includes a couple of notable changes.

The rankings gain attention from consumers and are used extensively by hospitals in marketing campaigns.

The Pennsylvania health system has rolled out ambitious plans to transform its Wyoming Valley campus and the Geisinger Medical Center.

The former president was injured at a campaign event in what authorities are calling an assassination attempt. One attendee was fatally shot, while two others were wounded. Trump was released Saturday night.

Research from the American Cancer Society says many cancers, and fatalities, could be avoided by changing behavior.

Sanford Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System said they have signed a non-binding agreement. Both systems explored mergers with different partners recently.

Guidelines from the American College of Surgeons helped providers improve quality while lowering costs, researchers found.

CMS proposes benchmarks for hospitals in obstetric care. But some criticize measures that would require providers to meet certain standards or risk losing federal aid.

Health systems and physicians criticized proposed payments for 2025 as inadequate. Planned cuts in payments to doctors were described as ‘death by a thousand cuts.’

In the latest episode of our podcast, Jay Anders of Medicomp Systems talks about the difficulties facing these critical providers, and how technology can make a difference.

Many are seeking work at larger health systems, and more are looking at temporary posts. But they are also putting a higher priority on work-life balance.

It took some time, but Liberty Hospital has joined the University of Kansas Health System.

Major breaches of private data show that some organizations are faltering on fundamental steps to protect their systems, says Wes Wright of Ordr Inc.

WellSpan Health has welcomed Evangelical Community Hospital into the organization.

WellSpan Health CEO Roxanna Gapstur says women shouldn’t hold themselves back from challenging positions.

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory about firearm violence. Physicians and healthcare leaders endorsed his message, and some have been more vocal on the issue.

The state’s attorney general brokered an agreement with UCSF Health on its acquisition of two hospitals from CommonSpirit Health. UCSF Health will invest $430M in capital improvements.