In mid-March, Joseph Anton, RN, was named COO of Jersey City (N.J.) Medical Center, where he will oversee hospital daily operations to ensure efficiency and patient care. Becker’s connected with Mr. Anton to discuss his plans to use his 13…

As healthcare continues to be a hotbed for technological innovation, Punit Soni, CEO of Suki, often reflects on his company’s founding years nearly eight years ago. “It was crickets,” Mr. Soni said. “Nothing was going on and I remember thinking,…

Hospitals and health systems are accelerating their EHR modernization plans in 2025, with Epic, Oracle Health and Meditech emerging as leading vendors in a wave of transitions aimed at improving interoperability, workflow efficiency and digital transformation. Recent Becker’s reporting highlights…

York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health has become a “continuous innovation engine” able to rapidly scale new technologies like AI, its innovation leader told Becker’s. As part of that focus, the nine-hospital system recently promoted Mark Kandrysawtz to the role of senior…

Jake O’Shea, MD, has long been interested in the intersection of healthcare and technology, segueing into his role as vice president and chief health information officer at Nashville-based HCA Healthcare. At HCA, Dr. O’Shea is the executive sponsor for the…

CMS has approved seven new health systems for a waiver to provide acute hospital care at home. Here are the health systems newly OK’d to be reimbursed for hospital-at-home care, with their dates of approval and hospitals approved: 1. UW…

Durham, N.C.-based Duke University has launched a digital health innovation center to research how technology can improve healthcare. The new Duke Center for Computational and Digital Health Innovation will focus on wearable devices, high-performance computing and extended reality such as…

Healthcare organizations are increasingly preparing for the inevitability of cyberattacks, but many still fall short in foundational areas such as asset and third-party risk management, according to an April 11 report from KLAS Research. The Healthcare Cybersecurity Benchmarking Study 2025,…

Health system executives are in the midst of selecting the right AI vendor partners and projects for digital transformation. There are hundreds of pitches to sift through daily, and narrowing down the field of potential candidates is a time-consuming process.…

Healthcare organizations are doubling down on tech-forward strategies to enhance patient communication, satisfaction and engagement—and they’re seeing real results, according to an April 11 report from Black Book Research. The findings are based on a survey of 1,672 professionals across…