The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has a low profile within the Health and Human Services Department. But its mission has big implications for hospitals and health systems. Modern Healthcare spoke with with AHRQ Director Robert Otto Valdez about the agency’s goals and how it plans to engage providers. The following is an edited…
Read more
Dave Clark, one of Amazon’s longest-serving executives and architect of its sprawling logistics network, is resigning after 23 years at the company. Clark will step down as chief executive of Amazon’s worldwide consumer business on July 1, according to a regulatory filing on Friday. It did not name a replacement. In a statement sent to…
Read more
A West Virginia hospital plans to join the Mountain Health Network under an agreement that calls for $39 million in investments over the next five years, health officials announced. The agreement announced Thursday is the first step toward Pleasant Valley Hospital in Point Pleasant being acquired by Cabell Huntington Hospital and allowing the 101-bed nonprofit…
Read more
Every October, I receive dozens of messages commemorating the victims of the Tree of Life massacre in Pittsburgh, where 11 of my neighbors were murdered while they worshiped at the synagogue across the street from my home. It’s the synagogue where my kids went to Hebrew school, and where my wife and I were married—the…
Read more
States will get an extra year to use enhanced Medicaid home- and community-based services funding, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Friday. The dollars will now be available through March 31, 2025, for states that want the additional time, CMS wrote in a letter to Medicaid directors. Congress provided states with a 10-percentage-point…
Read more
The UK is preparing to unveil a set of technology-focused policies this month covering artificial intelligence, quantum computing and digital health, as the government tries to bolster London’s start-up scene following Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic. Officials across Whitehall are working on proposals to boost Britain’s digital economy, and some policies could be unveiled in…
Read more
Bristol-Myers Squibb has agreed to acquire Turning Point Therapeutics for $4.1bn in the latest in a series of bolt-on acquisitions by pharmaceutical companies looking to bolster their drug pipelines. The New York-based drug company said on Friday it would pay $76 per share to buy the clinical-stage company, which has a drug candidate in the…
Read more
Healthcare hiring remained strong in in May despite a slight dip from the previous month as employers anticipate an eventual lack of COVID-19 funding and as cases and hospitalizations slowly stabilize, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data published Friday. Employers in the sector added an estimated 28,300 jobs last month, down from 36,800 positions…
Read more
Mental health is the newest arms race for companies looking to retain and attract talent. Roughly 90 percent of employers surveyed in Wellable Labs’ 2022 Employee Wellness Industry Trends Report released in January reported increasing investment in mental health programs. Another 76 percent said they were boosting investment in stress management and resilience programs and…
Read more
The number of climate-related laws passed in the US slipped substantially during the Trump administration at the same time as a surge in litigation that challenged proposed environmental regulations, according to new data. US laws related to curbing climate change, as well as policies and legislation promoting a move to a low-carbon society, increased for…
Read more