Alexandra Murphy

More than three decades ago, Congress created the 340B program to help safety-net hospitals and clinics​​ expand resources and care for underserved communities.  By requiring pharmaceutical companies to offer deep discounts on outpatient drugs, the program has become a hallmark resource to help health systems support vulnerable patients. In recent…

NYC Health + Hospitals said Aug. 21 it has saved more than $88 million in nurse turnover costs so far in 2025 after reducing its nurse turnover rate to well below the national average. The New York City-based system’s nursing workforce includes about 9,600 employees. Through several initiatives, the organization…

Health systems are increasingly turning to generative AI to tackle persistent pain points in RCM, especially in the labor-intensive mid-cycle. During a recent conversation hosted by Becker’s Healthcare and AKASA, leaders from Cleveland Clinic and AKASA shared how generative AI is driving measurable improvements in inpatient coding, documentation integrity and…

Jeff Sperring, MD, CEO of Seattle Children’s, plans to retire in 2026 after 10 years at the helm of the largest pediatric and adolescent academic medical center in the region. Dr. Sperring’s contract was set to expire this September, but he and the board agreed last year to extend it through…

B Braun Medical has recalled two intravenous fluid products, lactated ringers injection USP 1,000 milliliter and 0.9% sodium chloride injection USP 1,000 milliliter, due to the presence of particulate matter in the container.  If particulate matter is found in the solutions, it could cause serious complications, including pulmonary embolism, vascular…

Increasing access and coverage for healthcare services for all women, with a specific focus on Black women, is crucial to closing racial disparities in maternal outcomes, according to a report from the McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility.  In 2023, the maternal mortality rate for Black women was approximately 50 deaths…

Hawaii, Idaho and Utah had the lowest breast cancer screening recall rates, an indicator of imaging efficiency, between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, according to CMS data published Aug. 6. New York had the highest recall rate for the same time period.  The national breast cancer screening recall…

Ryan LaMura has been named COO of HCA Florida Capital Hospital in Tallahassee. Mr. LaMura most recently served as vice president of operations at HCA Florida Ocala Hospital, according to an Aug. 1 hospital news release. While there, he oversaw several departments including radiology, respiratory therapy, rehabilitation, wound care, food…

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, the largest health system in the country, is seeking finance chiefs at seven of its hospitals.  Here are HCA’s current CFO openings, according to job postings found on the system’s website: Centerpoint Medical Center (Independence, Mo.)   Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose, Calf.)  Methodist Hospital Texsan (San…

Lexington, Ky.-based UK HealthCare has launched a new organ donor registration feature in its MyChart patient portal. The tool enables adults aged 18 or older to sign up as organ, eye and tissue donors through MyChart, regardless of medical history. UK HealthCare is the first organization in Kentucky to implement…