At small and rural hospitals, ransomware attacks are causing unprecedented crises
At 12:08 p.m. on a Monday, a Sky Lakes Medical Center employee tapped an email…
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STAT+: Hospital prices are soaring especially fast in Northern California. Here’s why
California’s lawmakers have spent decades crafting well-intentioned rules designed to keep the state’s healthcare prices…
STAT+: Hospitals, including some flush with cash, scramble to grab last scraps of federal Covid dollars
This month, executives at Freeman Health System, a three-hospital system based in Joplin, Mo., hired…
STAT+: UnitedHealth’s deal with LHC highlights broader interest in home health industry
UnitedHealth Group’s proposed $5.4 billion buyout of home health and hospice provider LHC Group serves…
STAT+: A hospital lobbying juggernaut makes an unlikely pivot into venture capital
The American Hospital Association is a lobbying powerhouse, championing the interests of its thousands of…
Opinion: Private equity, health care, and profits: It’s time to protect patients
In his State of the Union address, President Biden expressed concern with the growing —…
Before Aduhelm, Billy Dunn was a superstar at the FDA
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s weekly newsletter about the politics and…
Opinion: The Breen bill to protect health providers is well-intentioned. But it won’t stop burnout
Both the Senate and the House of Representatives have passed a bill to “improve the…
When AI takes a human touch: How a team effort to improve patient care in hospitals paid off
The project began with a vexing problem. Imaging tests that turned up unexpected issues —…
At HIMSS, health software companies get creative to sell data sharing
ORLANDO — Of all the health tech industry’s top priorities, interoperability is among the driest. It’s…
Doctors often turn to Google Translate to talk to patients. They want a better option
The patient had just undergone a cesarean section, and now was struggling to put words…
Google, eyeing a broader market for medical software, strikes a deal with major health records player
Google has struck a deal to embed its clinical software tools into a patient record-keeping…
STAT+: Patients are flocking back to hospitals, but volumes are at the mercy of Covid surges, new documents show
Hospitals and outpatient clinics filled up with patients early last year, as vaccines and the…
As providers are accused of interfering with access to patient data, pressure builds on government to act
Patients, lawyers, developers, and others across the country have lodged more than 250 federal complaints…
Opinion: Hospitals need to get ahead of regulations on climate change
Climate change, an issue that hospital leaders should have voluntarily been working on following the…
Opinion: Health care workers don unnecessary protective gear. The CDC and WHO need to update their PPE guidance
Every time we enter a Covid patient’s room, we first don gloves, and a disposable…
Opinion: If academic medicine is serious about diversity, its institutions need to pay up
As I began interviewing for my first post-fellowship position as a neuro-oncologist, I immediately realized…
STAT and MIT rooted out the weaknesses in health care algorithms. Here’s how we did it
In July 2021, STAT and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology set out to answer a…
STAT+: AI gone astray: How subtle shifts in patient data send popular algorithms reeling, undermining patient safety
A novel investigation by STAT and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that subtle shifts…
Opinion: Fair hearings often fail to live up to their name when hospitals try to suspend physicians
Over the past five years, there has been an alarming trend in the United States…
The nation hasn’t made much progress on health equity. These leaders forged ahead anyway
This special report is the second of two parts. Read part one here. When Quinn…
STAT+: ‘It’s almost negligible’: More top hospitals aren’t offering controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm
WASHINGTON — Almost no one is prescribing Aduhelm, the controversial new Alzheimer’s treatment that roiled…
Opinion: ‘Protect our hospitals’ might convince Britons to get Covid-19 vaccines, but it won’t work in the U.S.
The resurgence of Covid-19 is again leading health care systems across the globe to brace…
‘A black box’: Emergency medics remain locked out of electronic health records
A few years back, Travis Ogden’s ambulance crew raced to revive a 4-year-old who’d drowned,…
STAT+: HHS appeals rulings over drug discount program just as AbbVie is latest to cut discounts
A heated clash over a U.S. government drug discount program has intensified after a federal…
Opinion: The No Surprises Act: Beyond the emergency department, a silver lining of patient engagement
When I was pregnant with my first child, I needed a prenatal test that could…
We wish we’d written that: STAT staffers share their favorite stories of 2021
All through 2021, journalists around the globe have captivated and inspired our staff at STAT….
STAT+: 3 challenges for hospitals in 2022
WASHINGTON — Hospitals didn’t get the relief the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines seemed to promise at…
STAT+: How Brigham Health helped create a Chinese hospital for elites — and almost nobody came
It was worlds away from the Boston medical hub: There were no traffic-clogged intersections, no…
STAT+: Hospitals just dodged a bullet in Democrats’ major spending package. Can they sidestep a bigger one?
WASHINGTON — Hospitals and their lobbyists in Washington just wriggled their way out of a…
STAT+: Hospital, physician lobbies sue Biden administration over surprise billing regulation
WASHINGTON — The nation’s largest hospital and physician lobbying groups are suing the Biden administration…
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In a merger of opposites, City of Hope to buy Cancer Treatment Centers of America for $390 million
City of Hope, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit hospital system, said Wednesday that it will purchase…
STAT+: Artificial intelligence is making a pitch to transform radiology. Will it pay off for hospitals?
For radiologists working today, the specter of artificial intelligence is inescapable. In the past year,…
STAT+: Amgen joins a growing list of drug makers cutting discounts to safety-net hospitals
Amid a closely watched legal battle, Amgen (AMGN) has joined the growing ranks of major…
STAT+: McDonald’s accused of dragging its feet on goal of reducing antibiotic use in beef supplies
Dozens of advocacy groups are accusing McDonald’s (MCD) of failing to follow through on creating…
The Catholic hospital system Ascension is running a Wall Street-style private equity fund
WASHINGTON — America’s largest Catholic hospital system, Ascension, has quietly built out a strikingly unusual…
STAT+: How America’s largest Catholic hospital system is moonlighting as a private equity firm
The nation’s largest Catholic hospital system, a sprawling behemoth of more than 140 hospitals called…
STAT+: Can David Feinberg fix Cerner? The new CEO of an electronic health record giant faces fresh threats
In many ways, David Feinberg was an unconventional choice to lead Cerner, one of the…
STAT+: New court rulings add to the confusing and controversial dispute over a U.S. drug discount program
In the latest twist in a closely watched legal battle, two different federal court judges…
A smart knee implant promises to ‘help write the future of orthopedic technology.’ Surgeons aren’t so sure
Last month, surgeons implanted the first of a new, souped-up knee implant, developed by Zimmer…
STAT+: Government’s bid to force drug makers to offer discounts to some hospitals was ‘arbitrary and capricious,’ judge rules
After more than a year of controversy, a federal court judge ruled the U.S. government…
STAT+: The stirrings of revolt: Hospitals nationwide are sidestepping health record giants to better harness patient data
A small group of software vendors has largely controlled the flow of patient data in…
Philanthropist-funded study at a prestigious hospital raises thorny questions about clinical research
The opportunity seemed too good to pass up. It was 2020, and the CEO of…
Opinion: The National Academy of Medicine’s climate crisis effort must turn words into action
With little fanfare and even less notice, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) recently launched…
Operating at a loss: Our health care system depends on physicians donating their time
During my third year of residency, I staggered my work hours in an attempt to…
STAT+: Some Dana-Farber Cancer Institute trustees stood to profit from their philanthropic role
The trustees of the world-renowned Dana-Farber Cancer Institute serve a vital role. They hire the…
A nonprofit app marketplace & tales from a tele-ICU
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
STAT+: First they targeted generic drugs. Now a group of hospitals wants to build a better digital health marketplace
It’s one of the biggest market failures in modern medicine. The lack of a widely…
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At a rural ICU, Covid-19’s summer surge put telehealth to the test
On the surface, there’s little about Whitfield Regional Hospital that would make it a safety…
STAT+: Why the medical AI company Dascena hopes hard evidence will separate it from its rivals
Think of it as digital health’s chicken and egg problem. Which comes first: national distribution…