With payer underpayments draining over $130 billion annually from U.S. healthcare provider organizations, AI is emerging as the critical technology for identifying hidden revenue leakage-and human expertise remains essential for getting it back. The Underpayment Crisis AI Was Built to…
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In 2026, consolidation is a common reality across industries, from education and healthcare to law and finance. While there will always be interesting new start-ups, smaller institutions — such as colleges, companies, law firms and hospitals — are increasingly becoming…
Brown University Health recorded an operating loss of $17.6 million (-1.5% operating margin) in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, down from an operating income of $17.7 million (1.7% margin) during the same period last year. Five things to know:…
Almost two years ago, York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health set an annual goal to cut its total costs in post-acute care. It started by auditing its inpatient rehabilitation and referral system. “It started with a hyper focus on looking at appropriateness…
Edith Silva-Gotay has been named vice president of human resources at HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital, according to a March 16 LinkedIn post. The hospital is part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. Ms. Silva-Gotay has been with HCA Florida Healthcare since…
Ogdensburg, N.Y.-based North Star Health Alliance is expecting additional short-term funding from the New York State Department of Health “in the coming week” to meet payroll. The news comes after the health system sought bankruptcy protection in early February and…
Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare is seeking a temporary injunction to remove a former patient who has remained in an inpatient room for about five months since being discharged, the Tallahassee Democrat reported March 15. The complaint, filed March 2 in…
Clinicians are divided amid a growing demand for an unproven autism drug and wanting to preserve their patient-physician relationships, NPR reported March 16. Last fall, a federal press conference touted a new, unproven, treatment for autism: leucovorin. This derivative of…
Six weeks into his new role, UVA Health CIO Sonney Sapra says the Charlottesville, Va.-based academic health system must address foundational technology challenges, including technical debt, before accelerating more advanced digital innovation. “From a technology perspective, we’re an aspiring organization…
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed changes to commercial sterilizer regulations that would roll back key provisions of a 2024 emissions rule, citing risks to the domestic medical supply chain. The rule applies to commercial sterilization facilities that use ethylene…