Health systems are under growing pressure to increase operational efficiency, improve patient outcomes and adapt quickly to shifting care demands. At Becker’s 13th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable, in a session sponsored by GE HealthCare, leaders from Duke University Health…
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Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare plans to roll out digital health kiosks to boost rural healthcare access. The 17-hospital system is partnering with Champaign, Ill.-based University of Illinois Gies College of Business and IT company Tata Elxsi on the kiosks, which…
CIOs, chief medical information officers, and IT leaders ensure that technology supports clinical workflows effectively and is implemented responsibly. Below is a list of hospitals and health systems searching for IT executive talent: Note: This is not an exhaustive list.…
Hospital-at-home treatment could be one way to “solve the rural healthcare crisis,” researchers from Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham say. Here are six findings from their Dec. 1 JAMA Network Open study, which randomly assigned 161 adult patients from Quincy,…
Often, the conversation around innovation in healthcare focuses on technology: new tools, new systems, new efficiencies. But at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, the conversation begins with the people who will use those tools every day. That philosophy underpins two Mayo-led…
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Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health resumed its Hospital From Home program on Nov. 17, following a nearly two-month pause triggered by the Oct. 1 government shutdown, which caused the CMS waiver authorizing acute hospital-level care at home to lapse. The…
While virtual care grew 31-fold at nine health systems, total Medicare utilization there rose by just 0.25 visits per beneficiary, the American Telemedicine Association found. In the non-peer-reviewed study comparing 2019 to 2023 data, 74% of Medicare patients used telehealth…
Houston-based Memorial Hermann is teaming up with the Texas Medical Center’s Center for Device Innovation to nurture employee-driven innovation and help staff bring new ideas to life, the health system’s vice president of information technology and innovation told Becker’s. “From a…
CMS has released updated telehealth guidance following the end of the 43-day government shutdown. Here are four things to know from the November FAQ: 1. CMS will retroactively pay for telehealth claims for services rendered amid the fiscal standoff. 2.…
Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine’s marketing department is emphasizing its strong brand while “not resting on our laurels,” its new leader told Becker’s. The 11-hospital system and academic medical center already has long waitlists for its high-acuity specialties, including oncology, neuro…