UNC Health, based in Chapel Hill, N.C., has launched what it called the world’s first standardized rare-disease coding tool, integrating Mondo Disease Ontology codes into its EHR. As part of Epic’s February 2026 software update, health systems using IMO Core…
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Ascension, based in St. Louis, expanded the Dispensary of Hope program across its Ascension Rx pharmacy network, bringing the total number of participating Ascension Rx pharmacies to 35 across nine states. Over the past six months, 11 Ascension Rx pharmacy…
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital in Knoxville, Tenn., will be renamed Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital following a rebrand announced Feb. 26, a move its CEO said reflects long-standing alignment between the entertainer’s legacy and the organization’s mission. The hospital has existed…
Vice President JD Vance and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, announced a series of actions affecting Medicare and Medicaid, including a $259.5 million deferral of federal Medicaid funding in Minnesota and a six-month moratorium on new Medicare enrollment for certain…
Two-thirds of workplace leaders cite meetings as the No. 1 thing they spend too much time on, according to a Feb. 10 Korn Ferry article. The figure stems from surveys of executives from Fortune and Korn Ferry’s 28th annual list…
Health system executives are upending the traditional definition of growth. Expansion now goes far beyond the simply higher patient volumes, more care sites and increased market share. Melinda Hancock, executive vice president and CFO of Sentara Health, said health system…
Secaucus, N.J.-based Hudson Regional Health plans to close the emergency department at a shuttered hospital site in Jersey City, N.J., on March 14 unless alternative funding is secured for the facility, which is projected to see a $30 million loss…
Several health systems and industry associations are urging the Education Department to reconsider proposed changes to federal student loan policies, citing workforce and financial challenges that could limit care access. The proposed rule — Reimagining and Improving Student Education, published…
The American Hospital Association is recommending that hospitals and health systems address a cybersecurity vulnerability in Cisco networking software. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and international partners released guidance Feb. 25 on fixing the flaw being targeted by…
Less than 1% of physician residents or fellows are dismissed from their training programs, but there are trends in dismissals related to gender, race and specialty, according to a Feb. 26 article on the American Medical Association website. There are…