Boston Children’s Hospital has teamed up with Amazon Web Services to create “clinical doppelgangers” to find patients with like conditions and boost treatment. Clinicians at the pediatric health system use large language models and AWS managed services to surface patients…
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Pinehurst, N.C.-based FirstHealth of the Carolinas has named Autumn McFann CFO, effective March 2. Ms. McFann joins the health system with 26 years of accounting and healthcare financial leadership experience, according to a news release shared with Becker’s on Jan.…
For decades, chronic disease management in Medicare has been hampered by a fee-for-service payment system that rewards volume and activity rather than true clinical improvement. This model created friction, rewarded fragmented care, and failed to adequately support the longitudinal patient journey. But…
Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of USC has named Christian Pass CFO, effective Jan. 12. Mr. Pass brings more than 30 years of healthcare financial leadership experience to the role and most recently served as an executive at Optum, according to…
In this episode, C.J. Marbley, Chief Nursing Officer at University Medical Center New Orleans and Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Operating Officer at New Orleans East Hospital within LCMC Health, joins the podcast to reflect on how his organization responded…
In this episode, Dr. Wael Barsoum, Professor of Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and President and Chief Transformation Officer at HopCo, shares insights from his career leading Cleveland Clinic Florida and growing HopCo into the largest musculoskeletal…
For pharmacy leaders, the path to growth is no longer defined by volume alone. It hinges on access, speed, automation and trust — especially as reimbursement tightens and regulatory uncertainty mounts. That reality is shaping strategy at Boise, Idaho-based St.…
HHS is freezing $10 billion in child care funding to five states while reversing several Biden-era policies that it alleges enabled fraud and weakened oversight. In a rule change announced Jan. 5, HHS said it will require states to return…
This episode, recorded live at the Becker’s 13th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable, features David Dunkle, CEO, Johnson Memorial Health. He discusses the financial challenges facing community hospitals, the struggle for fair reimbursement, and how strong culture and patient focus…
ChatGPT is rapidly emerging as a new waypoint in the patient journey, with millions of Americans using the generative AI tool to research symptoms, prepare for appointments, navigate insurance and seek answers when providers are unavailable. More than 40 million…