The Food and Drug Administration will hold a meeting of its Digital Health Advisory Committee on Nov. 20-21, according to a notice published in the Federal Register. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss premarket performance evaluation, risk management, and postmarket performance monitoring for generative AI-enabled devices, according to the notice.

House GOP Seek New Plan to Avert Shutdown House Republicans are searching for a new plan to avert a government shutdown in 15 days, a move that could shine the spotlight on expiring health provisions during the lame duck session. However, even a short-term continuing resolution would delay the start of new initiatives at the Health and Human […]

A growing number of hospitals in New Jersey are embracing protocols shown to improve the birthing experience for mothers and could help reduce the state’s troublesome racial disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes. By the end of this year, staff at more than a dozen birthing centers will have been trained in a shared decision-making […]

The following hospital and health system CFO moves have been shared with or reported by Becker’s this year: Aug. 23-Sept. 13 1. Brenda Baker was named vice president of finance and CFO of Norfolk, Neb.-based Faith Regional Health Services.  2. Denver health tapped April Audain as CFO.  3. Teresa Batchelor was named CFO of UT Health Athens (Texas). 4. Tadd Richert was appointed as CFO […]

The House Energy & Commerce Committee officially announced late Monday it will hold a long-awaited markup Wednesday to extend telehealth provisions for two years, and a day earlier the full House will vote Tuesday on two smaller virtual care measures under a streamlined suspension process. Lawmakers are racing against the clock to pass legislation that […]

A number of hospitals and health systems are reducing their workforces or jobs due to financial and operational challenges.  Below are workforce reduction efforts or job eliminations announced this year.  Editor’s Note: This webpage was created Jan. 19 and updated Sept. 13. September Southwestern Health Resources, a 31-hospital joint venture based in Farmers Branch, Texas, laid […]

Cigna Health & Life Insurance Co. defeated a $100 million lawsuit by hospitals that said they were underpaid for out-of-network medical services, when a New Jersey federal judge said the complaint didn’t point to specific language in Cigna’s health plans. The hospitals, which are owned by New Jersey-based CarePoint Health Systems Inc., said Cigna had an […]

Delia Halpin was being treated for a lung infection at Hackensack University Medical Center over three days in July when doctors came to her room with a suggestion: You can go home if you’d like. Halpin, 80, wasn’t being discharged. She was returning to her Maywood house with a load of medical equipment, a tablet […]

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) director would gain stronger authority to access sensitive health care data from federal agencies with fewer delays under bipartisan legislation the Senate passed by unanimous consent on Tuesday (Sept. 10). Although the bill doesn’t directly address the CBO’s interactions with federal health agencies, it is expected to have health care […]

If Johnson & Johnson moves forward with its plan to undermine the 340B Drug Pricing Program by unilaterally imposing a rebate model rather than the longstanding upfront discount model, the Health Resources and Services Administration should take “immediate enforcement action,” including assessing civil monetary penalties on J&J for intentionally overcharging 340B hospitals, the AHA said […]