As health systems push digital transformation deeper into clinical operations, chief nursing information officers say the role of clinical informatics is shifting — though not always evenly — from reactive troubleshooting to proactive design. Two CNIOs described an industry in…
The Latest
Brooks Rizzo, MSN, RN, has been appointed COO of North Sunflower Medical Center in Ruleville, Miss. Ms. Rizzo is also president-elect of the Medical Group Management Association of Mississippi, according to a Feb. 25 Facebook post from the hospital. She…
Sunita Mishra, MD, the former chief medical officer of Amazon Health Services, has been named to the same position at Neko Health, the tech startup said March 2. Neko Health was co-founded by Daniel Ek, who started music streaming giant…
Health system leaders often think of the clinical laboratory as a cost center. Why, then, are commercial laboratories so eager to purchase laboratory operations? The truth is that fee-for-service testing contributes significantly to health system profit margins, and this business…
The University of California has offered American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees-represented employees pay increases totaling nearly 32.3% over five years under its proposed contract. AFSCME represents roughly 38,800 patient care technical and service employees across UC’s 10…
Adults younger than 65 now account for 45% of all newly diagnosed colorectal cancer cases in the U.S., up from 27% in 1995, according to the American Cancer Society’s “Colorectal Cancer Statistics, 2026” report published March 2 in CA: A…
Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health, the largest nonprofit health system in Texas, has been undergoing a consumer-focused transformation aimed at expanding access. After hearing concerns from consumers who had and had not used the system about access gaps, it…
With persistent gaps in care, widening outcome disparities, and limited access, particularly in rural communities and among minority women, maternal care remains in crisis. At the same time, provider shortages continue to strain health system operations, accelerating the adoption of…
Before joining Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System in February as system chief nursing officer, Caren Lewis, BSN, RN, told Becker’s she quickly came to love the organization. Ms. Lewis’ career so far has spanned from Southern charm and hospitality —…
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., introduced legislation March 2 that would reverse the Medicaid and ACA changes enacted under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and expand Medicare to cover dental, vision and hearing services for…