I recently saw Adam Grant speak at ACHE Congress. He began his session with an observation that really stuck with me: People in healthcare are really good at thinking, but we tend to be slow at rethinking. In other words, when we…
Ogdensburg, N.Y.-based North Star Health Alliance has shared plans to further reduce its workforce as part of restructuring efforts after cutting more than 100 clinical, nonclinical and management positions in late January. The restructuring changes include leadership, operations and the…
This article was last updated March 20, 2026 at 4:16 p.m. Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has asked Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth to pause its plan to transition its emergency room staffing contract for 180 days, NPR-affiliate KLCC reported March 18. Here…
Federal budget policies could put the nation’s nursing faculty workforce under great strain, according to a March 20 JAMA Health Forum viewpoint by two leaders at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Proposed changes to the U.S. federal…
CMS has finalized a rule to phase out faxing and mailing for healthcare claims documentation. Four things to know: 1. The Administrative Simplification; Adoption of Standards for Health Care Claims Attachments Transactions and Electronic Signatures Final Rule is projected to…
Have you been part of the shift? Many IT teams are now more influential—and necessary—in the assessment, purchase decision and implementation of healthcare software. From technological advancements that require interconnectivity to AI, cybersecurity and more, your IT team is a…
In this episode, Diane L. Martin, MBA, CSSGB, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer and Managing Partner at Macan & Company and author of Women in Health, discusses the launch of her new platform and book highlighting 22 women leaders shaping…
Owensboro (Ky.) Health is piloting an AI platform developed by Optum and Microsoft that aims to tackle one of the most persistent sources of clinician frustration: the administrative complexity of documentation, coding and claims. For leaders at the health system,…
Artificial intelligence is gaining traction across hospital pharmacy operations, but many health systems struggle to move beyond small pilot programs. According to Bickkie Solomon, PharmD, director of pharmacy at HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare,…
The U.S. government filed a lawsuit March 20 against Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., accusing the college of discrimination on claims it failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students during campus protests. The lawsuit is the latest development in a…
