In September, Banner-University Health Plans, the managed Medicaid organization of Phoenix-based Banner Health, debuted a care coordination platform to safely share data between physicians and behavioral health providers caring for some of the state's most vulnerable patients.

At Titus Regional Medical Center in Mount Pleasant, Texas, CIO Tim Pugsley is working on how to better leverage its recently launched Epic EHR. 

Lockport, N.Y.-based Eastern Niagara Hospital has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to The Buffalo News. 

Via Christi Hospital in Wichita, Kan., is out nearly $600,000 for the cost of treating a patient after the state's supreme court held Nov. 1 that a typo in Kansas' workers' compensation medical fee schedule is to be considered the "plain language" of the regulation.

Four for-profit hospital operators entered into several transactions in recent months. Some of the companies are selling off facilities to strengthen their hospital portfolios, while others are exploring ways to expand their reach.

Loneliness among cardiac patients is strongly associated with worse mortality rates and health outcomes, according to a study published in Heart. 

Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health saw revenue and operating income rise in fiscal year 2019.

Researchers have discovered the first new strain of HIV since 2000, according to research published Nov. 6 in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.

The United States spends more than twice as much as the average Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development country on healthcare, yet it lags in many health indicators, according to a recently published OECD report.

Lakewood, Wash.-based Western State Hospital is experiencing recurrent sewage flooding, due in part to issues with the aging building and decreased funding, staff members told CBS affiliate KIRO 7. 

NYU Langone Health is renaming its medical school to NYU Robert I. Grossman School of Medicine in honor of the current dean, who was the mastermind behind the school's free-tuition program, according to a surprise announcement at an annual fundraising gala Nov. 4. Robert Grossman, MD, is also the CEO of the New York City-based health system.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., unveiled an immigration platform Nov. 7 that includes details on expanding healthcare access for immigrants, The Hill reports.

Amid federal discussions about surprise billing, California physicians are warning lawmakers against modeling federal legislation after the state's law, according to a new survey by the California Medical Association.

Wyoming Medical Center in Casper has seen bad debt increase about 50 percent since 2015, officials told radio station KTWO.

A former Sun Pharmaceuticals national account director filed a retaliation lawsuit against the drugmaker, claiming she was fired for objecting to off-label marketing.

Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont, Minn., will cut six positions as it restructures surgical services, effective Jan. 2, the health system said.

Customizing an EHR can be a large endeavor for a hospital, so it is vital that everyone using the technology is onboard and involved in the process.

Increased patient satisfaction and heightened staff efficiency are the most common outcomes, reported by vendors, that healthcare provider customers experience after implementing patient engagement solutions, according to a recent KLAS Research report.

Paramus, N.J.-based Bergen New Bridge Medical Center unveiled a new telehealth service line aimed at diagnosing and treating emergency medical conditions, according to a Nov. 7 news release.

Artificial intelligence can be trained to complete the smallest and most meticulous administrative tasks, which can help hospitals and health systems derive more intelligent EHR data.