A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers has introduced a bill that would extend the CMS waiver to reimburse hospital-at-home programs by five years. More than 200 hospitals across 34 states provide acute hospital care at home under a CMS waiver…
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The new CIO of Dallas-based Medical City Healthcare plans to leverage AI, as well as his health system’s ties to HCA Healthcare, to advance digital innovation at the organization. Jason Ickert was named CIO of Medical City Healthcare on June…
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems expects to save $20 million to $40 million over the next year through its use of the Oracle cloud application suite. The 75-hospital system has adopted the software giant’s finance, supply chain and human capital…
Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health is expanding hospital at home to two more New Jersey hospitals after treating more than 1,000 patients with the care model. The health system is extending the program to Brick-based Ocean University Medical Center and…
Virtual nursing has continued to expand since bursting onto the scene a few years ago. But has the care model lived up to its promise? Health system leaders told Becker’s that virtual nursing still has room to grow but has…
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With vendors such as Best Buy backing away from hospital at home, what does that say for the future of the care model? Health system leaders told Becker’s they still believe in hospital at home despite Best Buy offloading Current…
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has received a $50 million philanthropic gift from Florida donors Gilchrist and Amy Berg to support its Innovation Exchange, now renamed the Mayo Clinic Berg Innovation Exchange. The endowment is intended to help Mayo address complex…
Data is often called the lifeblood of modern healthcare. As the industry evolves, its ability to harness and act on data effectively will distinguish the innovators from the status quo. Today, healthcare can no longer remain reactive—it must evolve into…
In today’s healthcare environment, community hospital leaders face mounting pressure to do more with less—optimize revenue, improve quality, and retain a shrinking workforce. Against this backdrop, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool in medical coding, promising speed,…
Health systems continue to partner with Big Tech on artificial intelligence and virtual reality projects. Here are six collaborations Becker’s reported on in the past month: 1. Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital has added the first FDA-cleared, mixed-reality navigation system for…