Healthcare doesn’t pause for policy. It doesn’t wait for a bill to pass or stall because a system is under strain. In emergency rooms, ICUs, clinics, and ambulances across the country, the care of patients continues — and so must…
Over the past few years, chief AI officers have been the newest addition to health systems’ IT C-suites. So who’s up next? Becker’s reached out to health system digital executives to ask who they think their next tech-focused counterpart in…
Health systems continue to partner with Big Tech on AI and digital health projects. Here are 12 collaborations Becker’s reported on in the past month. 1. Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center said Aug. 26 it is planning to expand…
Charleston, S.C.-based Roper St. Francis Healthcare has debuted a cafe and gift shop powered by Amazon AI that allows customers to “just walk out” with their purchases. Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital in Charleston had a grand opening Aug. 25…
As healthcare systems continue to face challenges around capacity management and discharge planning, one leading regional provider is turning to AI-powered technology to drive efficiency and improve patient outcomes. West Tennessee Healthcare, a not-for-profit healthcare system, has expanded its partnership…
Nearly two years after announcing a partnership with Amazon’s One Medical, Tacoma, Wash.-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health says the collaboration is driving steady patient growth, expanding primary care access and pushing the health system to adapt more quickly to consumer…
The Access Challenge Healthcare Cannot Ignore Even with expanded digital tools, healthcare call centers are still the main and often most strained access point for patients. Whether confirming or rescheduling an appointment, patients continue to rely on phone calls. According…
The next generation of hospital and health system leaders will be innovators who can leverage technology for good, according to the American Hospital Association’s chief executive. Here is AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack’s job description for the ideal healthcare…
Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health is partnering with identity verification company CLEAR to simplify the check-in process for patients across its hospitals and care sites. The health system announced in an Aug. 18 press release that it will use CLEAR’s…
University Hospitals in Cleveland is giving UH Ventures — its innovation and commercialization arm — a larger role in shaping systemwide priorities, even as it holds steady on its venture investment strategy amid financial pressures. “We have not done any…
