If hospitals do not blend their procurement decisions with overall performance strategy, they risk patient harm and losing CMS accreditation, according to a Feb. 24 article from Vizient, a healthcare performance improvement company. On Jan. 1, the Joint Commission implemented…
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Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth is rolling out Abridge’s AI scribe across the organization after a successful nine-month pilot. The health system trialed the solution with 250 providers in 2025, experiencing improvements in patient experience and clinician workflows, before expanding it to…
Joshua Baldobinos has been named chief operating officer at Hazel Crest, Ill.-based Advocate South Suburban Hospital, according to a Feb. 24 LinkedIn post. The hospital is part of Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care. Prior to his new role, Mr.…
After three director changes since July and a wave of significant staff departures, the CDC faces growing questions about its capacity to deliver the outbreak coordination, surveillance and public health guidance hospitals have relied on for decades. Jay Bhattacharya, MD,…
Mike Trachta was appointed president and CEO of Quincy, Ill.-based Blessing Health System, effective May 1. Mr. Trachta brings 27 years of healthcare leadership experience to the role, according to a Feb. 25 news release. Most recently, he served as…
Issues with sterilization equipment prompted Los Robles Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, Calif., to cancel procedures for several days beginning Feb. 19, according to a Feb. 25 report from the Ventura County Star. The news outlet obtained a Feb. 22 email…
Mullica Hill, N.J.-based Inspira Health is revamping its leadership structure to strengthen “systemness” across the organization and support more coordinated, efficient decision-making. The updated shared decision-making model formalizes collaboration through smaller, cross-functional leadership teams designed to align priorities, streamline coordination…
Montgomery, Ala.-based Jackson Hospital is suing BCBS Alabama amid the hospital’s bankruptcy proceeding, according to a Feb. 16 filing with the Middle District of Alabama’s U.S. Bankruptcy Court. According to the filing, BCBS Alabama loaned over $1.5 million to Jackson…
Epidemiologists are warning that the recent rise in measles cases could portend other disease outbreaks, The Washington Post reported Feb. 24. As of Feb. 12, five new measles outbreaks have been reported across the country in 2026, according to the…
Proposed changes to federal student loans threaten to shrink the nursing workforce when we can least afford it. Our nation is in the throes of a health care crisis, and we should be doing everything possible to support nurses and…