The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed legislation that aims to increase oversight of hospital mergers and acquisitions. The legislation — House Bill 1460 — would give the Pennsylvania ...

The FDA has approved a polypill as an initial treatment for hypertension in adults for the first time. Here’s what to know: 1. Widaplik — manufactured by George Medicines — is a polypill that contains ...

When clinical leaders at Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Youngstown (Ohio) Hospital first proposed the goal of reaching zero hospital-acquired infections, some physicians balked. It was a lofty, ...

Muhlenberg in Bethlehem, Pa., has opened a new hybrid electrophysiology lab.  Three things to know: 1. The Steve and Jeanne Follett Hybrid Electrophysiology Lab is the first in Pennsylvania to feature ...

Eight startups that specialize in healthcare made the 2025 CNBC Disruptor 50 list. To determine the finalists, two advisory boards ranked quantitative criteria by importance and factored in the ...

An Illinois physician was sentenced to 10 years in prison for billing Medicaid and private payers for nonexistent and unnecessary services. What happened?

Upon assuming his role as chief information and technology officer at Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health, Edmund Siy emphasized one key principle: technology should always align with the ...

Job satisfaction rose across nearly all age groups in 2025 — except for 18-24-year-olds — resulting in a 15-percentage point satisfaction gap between the youngest and oldest generations, according to ...

The Joint Commission has partnered with the Coalition for Health AI to establish and implement evidence-based guidance on the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare operations. The first set of ...

The gap between clinical care and financial performance has never been wider. As health systems expand services and patient volumes rise, revenue cycle teams are being held back by one of the most ...

Winchester, Va.-based Valley Health has expanded its leadership roster by promoting Tonya Smith, PharmD, to COO and Chris Rucker to chief administrative officer. Dr. Smith, previously senior vice ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named eight new members to the CDC panel that oversees vaccine recommendations June 11. The appointments come two days after HHS terminated all 17 members of the ...