Hank Grinold has been appointed COO of HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton, effective April 14. Mr. Grinold joined Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare in 2020 and most recently served as vice ...

One in four patients who present with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels have no documented use of statin therapy, according to a study published April 16 in Epic Research.  Here are ...

While the post-pandemic nursing workforce is showing signs of stabilizing, high levels of burnout, stress and dissatisfaction continue to threaten long-term workforce stability, according to the ...

The total costs to care for adult patients with heart failure will increase to $142 billion annually by 2050, according to a scientific statement published April 16 by the American Heart Association ...

Delaware has the highest percentage of facilities that scored perfectly on health equity measures, while New Hampshire has the lowest, according to CMS data. The Health Equity-State database uses ...

Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health has opened a new heart failure clinic at the Baptist Health La Grange (Ky.) Ambulatory Care Center. The clinic, which began seeing patients this month, provides ...

Arkansas has become the first state to ban pharmacy benefit managers from owning pharmacies after Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed House Bill 1150 into law April 16. The legislation, sponsored by ...

When we think about the protection that can be provided by a comprehensive immunization plan, we think in terms of lifetimes. It’s vital that we also remember the important moments that make up each ...

Memorial Hospital and Epic Systems are facing a class-action lawsuit after a physical therapist allegedly accessed the private medical records of more than 400 patients without authorization, The ...

Valley Health, a licensed 24-bed critical access hospital, is set to go live with an Epic EHR system May 3, Crested Butte News reported April 16. “We have a number of big projects; we’re about six ...

NYC Health + Hospitals has reduced annual anesthesia-related carbon emissions 52% systemwide by curbing the use of nitrous oxide — a common anesthetic and highly potent greenhouse gas. The initiative ...

The Trump administration is looking to cut the HHS budget by around one-third in an effort that would dramatically scale back federal health programs, The Washington Post reported April 16. The draft ...