Maine has become the second state in the U.S. to adopt legislation changing the “physician assistant” title to “physician associate.” The Maine State Legislature passed the bill June 2, and it was ...

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has reintroduced a bill designed to address ongoing shortages of generic drugs by expanding domestic stockpiles and manufacturing capacity. Here are three notes: ...

The top priority for Dipen Parekh, MD, in his new role as CEO of the University of Miami Health System is to uphold the golden rule of medicine: do no harm. As a practicing urologic oncologist and ...

CMS’ drug price negotiations are advancing, but new indications and exclusivity rules could complicate future pricing cycles. CMS gained the authority to negotiate list prices with drug manufacturers ...

Gary Herbst, CEO of Visalia, Calif.-based Kaweah Health, will retire June 30, 2026, concluding a 34-year career with the organization, according to a June 17 news release shared with Becker’s. Mr.

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Needham (Mass.) has welcomed Randolph “Randy” Howard Jr. as its new COO. Mr. Howard joins from Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, Mass., another member of ...

St. Louis-based Ascension said June 17 that it has entered an agreement to acquire AmSurg, an ASC operator with more than 250 facilities across 34 states. Six things to know: 1. The move will ...

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth has appointed new chief medical officers at two of its hospitals. Omayra Mansfield, MD, has been named vice president and CMO at AdventHealth Celebration in ...

The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic has been providing virtual second opinions to tens of thousands of patients a year — and is expanding. The Clinic, a joint venture between Cleveland Clinic and ...

The University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Epic EHR system includes a field for “citizenship,” Mississippi Today reported June 16. An Epic spokesperson told the publication that the feature was ...

A Houston-based Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center team has performed a fully robotic heart transplant. The procedure marks the first fully robotic heart transplant to be performed on an adult patient ...

Orthopedic and musculoskeletal (MSK) care leaders are facing a mounting challenge: how to grow sustainably amid flat reimbursement, workforce shortages, and increased patient demand. The answer isn’t ...