Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network has tapped surgical oncologist Nipun Merchant, MD, as the network’s first surgeon-in-chief. Dr. Merchant was also appointed chair of the network’s department of surgery. He will step into both roles in February, according to an Oct.…
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Pittsburgh-based UPMC has invested in VeloSource, a locum tenens staffing firm that has long supplied the health system with contingent clinicians. The investment came through UPMC Enterprises, the system’s innovation arm. VeloSource said Oct. 14 that it is the first…
Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health is sunsetting its Hospital at Home program, according to an Oct. 14 statement from the health system shared with Becker’s. Cone Health made the decision following a comprehensive review of its priorities and the model’s sustainability. …
The American Hospital Association, American Medical Association, Anthropic and Elevance Health are participating in a national workgroup developing recommendations for how state medical boards should oversee AI in medical practice, a spokesperson for the Federation of State Medical Boards confirmed…
Surveyors found immediate jeopardy at U.S. hospitals in 1,346 surveys from 2021 through 2025, according to a Becker’s analysis of CMS data. An immediate jeopardy is the most serious finding a hospital can receive. It means a hospital’s failure to…
Healthcare has a peculiar talent for embracing operational innovation in principle while resisting the very changes required to achieve it. Too often, the fear of messing up (FOMU) wins out over the fear of missing out (FOMO), signaling that your…
Nov 18, 2026 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CST
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Presenters:
- Aled Miles, OBE, CEO, Intellistack and the Welsh Government Envoy to the United States
- Sarah Galyon, Senior Industry Practice Director, Intellistack
Hospitals are losing their usual pressure valves for crowded emergency departments. A third state recently banned ambulance diversion over ED overcrowding, joining Massachusetts, which has barred the practice for 17 years. At the same time, layoffs, called-off deals and thin…
Hospitals don’t always need more beds to create capacity. They need intelligence to make better decisions sooner, and the ability to turn those decisions into coordinated action. Too often, patient decisions happen after delays have already taken place. Discharge barriers…
Nov 18, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
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Presenters:
- Deanna Parker, MBA, MHA, BSN, RN, Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive, UofL Health Downtown
- Michelle Skinner, MBA, BSN, RN, Chief Clinical Executive, TeleTracking
In 2026, the word that defined how health system CHROs talked about their workforces was retention. The goal had spread into pay structures, development programs, well-being initiatives and conversations about Generation Z. Keeping people was the measure of whether a…
Microsoft and the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center have taken action to disrupt cybercrime infrastructure used to target organizations worldwide, including healthcare organizations. The effort, according to an Oct. 14 report from Microsoft, targeted three components of a Chinese-language…