Healthcare CFOs have the shortest average tenure of any industry tracked — 3.7 years, nearly a full year below the 4.5-year cross-industry average — according to the 2026 mid-year Volatility Report from Crist|Kolder Associates. The executive recruiting firm tracks the…
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For Serpil Erzurum, MD, the decision to build two research buildings on Cleveland Clinic’s main campus was an investment in the future of the health system’s research and innovation strategy. It also marked the largest research investment in the organization’s…
As health systems expand their use of artificial intelligence, some are asking a more fundamental question about vendor access to healthcare data: Does the data need to leave the health system at all? That is the approach Palo Alto, Calif.-based…
Medicaid spending could fall 10% to 25% in 17 states under new state-directed payment limits enacted through HR 1 if affected payments do not receive temporary grandfathered status from CMS, according to a study by health policy analyst Debra Lipson.…
Hospitalized cancer patients with opioid dependence stayed in the hospital longer and developed bloodstream infections more often than patients without the condition, according to a study published Sept. 5 in Medical Oncology. Researchers at the University at Buffalo (N.Y.) and…
Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System has shared plans to eliminate approximately 138 positions across the organization amid ongoing industry pressures. Of the positions, 83 are part of MultiCare’s decision to close multiple clinics in Spokane, Wash., with the remaining positions…
In this episode, Halsey Wise, CEO, Lyric, discusses the importance of trust, truth and transparency in healthcare AI, including decision lineage, governed AI and keeping humans in the loop. He also explores how AI can reduce administrative waste, improve decision-making…
Panama City-based HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital is in the design phase of a $125 million expansion project that will add a new patient tower and dozens of beds to its main campus, according to NBC affiliate WJHG. The project…
The American Medical Association released its 2027 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set Sept. 9, an update that adds 299 codes and continues to build out billing for clinical AI. The set takes effect Jan. 1 and carries 453 total…
Call center nurses at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente say the health system uses AI to monitor how long they spend on patient calls and presses them to move faster, CalMatters reported in July. Software flags calls that run longer than…