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Epic is rolling out disease outbreak alerts in spring 2026 to flag when conditions such as measles or salmonella increase above expected levels. The Health Alerts feature will include data down to individual counties, according to a Feb. 24 news…

Health systems are doubling down on brand strategy, consumer experience and enterprise growth in 2026, and recent chief marketing and communications leadership changes reflect how central the role has become to competitive positioning. Here are chief marketing and communications leadership…

As health systems continue to grapple with financial pressures from rising labor and supply costs and reimbursement challenges, days cash on hand remains an important measure of financial stability.  Here are the days cash on hand at 32 health systems…

Phoenix-based Southwest Orthopedic and Spine Hospital — doing business as Oasis Hospital — has agreed to pay $5.6 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by maintaining improper financial relationships with a referring physician group.  The…

The American hospital landscape is in constant motion. Fueled by demographic shifts, consolidation pressures and a post-pandemic push to expand capacity, many of the nation’s largest health systems are growing at a remarkable pace by adding patient towers, absorbing regional…

The FDA has placed a partial clinical hold on a cancer drug trial following four safety events, including one death, according to a Feb. 25 announcement from MacroGenics.  The partial hold pauses enrollment for MacroGenics’ phase 2 study on lorigerlimab,…

The CEO and president of Vizient, Byron Jobe, said Feb. 25 that “systemness,” not scale, will define healthcare’s next era. After years of “scale, diversification and integration” to ward off industry headwinds, health system leaders are shifting to a new…

If hospitals do not blend their procurement decisions with overall performance strategy, they risk patient harm and losing CMS accreditation, according to a Feb. 24 article from Vizient, a healthcare performance improvement company.  On Jan. 1, the Joint Commission implemented…

Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth is rolling out Abridge’s AI scribe across the organization after a successful nine-month pilot. The health system trialed the solution with 250 providers in 2025, experiencing improvements in patient experience and clinician workflows, before expanding it to…

Joshua Baldobinos has been named chief operating officer at Hazel Crest, Ill.-based Advocate South Suburban Hospital, according to a Feb. 24 LinkedIn post. The hospital is part of Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care. Prior to his new role, Mr.…