Brown University Health has outlined several priorities for 2026 — including improving the patient experience through what president and CEO John Fernandez calls “wow care,” reimagining primary care, leveraging digital tools and data, and implementing recent expansions and infrastructure upgrades.…
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Alec Kimmelman, MD, PhD, is assuming his dual role as dean of NYU Grossman School of Medicine and CEO of NYU Langone Health amid widespread financial and operational pressures in healthcare — but with optimism grounded in the New York…
In 2025, Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health addressed a persistent issue highlighted in employee engagement surveys: parking. For CEO Marlon Levy, MD, employee well-being remains the top priority in 2026. “We’re always looking for ways to reduce the stress of working…
CMS recently awarded 400 new Medicare-funded residency positions to more than 130 teaching hospitals nationwide as part of a broader push to expand physician training capacity, particularly in rural communities and other high-need areas. The awards were made through Section…
Boston Children’s Hospital is shortening what could be a weekslong process of identifying similar patients by using AI to locate “clinical doppelgangers.” The pediatric health system recently built a digital tool that allows cardiac ICU providers to surface past Boston…
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The University of Nebraska and Clarkson Regional Health Services have replaced members of Nebraska Medicine’s board of directors, saying the move was necessary after the health system filed a lawsuit to block an $800 million deal that would give the…
Stephen Miller began his role as chief of operations at Los Angeles-based University of Southern California Norris Cancer Hospital in mid-December, bringing experience from Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, where he served as executive director of clinical operations. The role represents…
Armed with a new $100 million donation, UT Health Austin (Texas) leaders told Becker’s they are well on their way to creating an “AI-native” health system. Nvidia investor and board member Tench Coxe and his wife, Simone, gave the unrestricted…
As health system margins remain tight and executive teams scrutinize every investment, marketing is under increasing pressure to prove its financial value. At UChicago Medicine, that scrutiny has reshaped how marketing operates, borrowing concepts more commonly associated with finance, analytics…
Erik Summers, MD, chief medical officer of MUSC Health’s division in Charleston, S.C., is focused on strengthening patient flow and empowering frontline teams. He joined the Charleston-based health system in October 2024 after nearly 15 years as CMO of Atrium…