As health systems enter 2026, digital transformation is no longer measured by how many tools are deployed or how quickly they go live. With capital constrained and margins still under pressure, executive teams are becoming far more disciplined about how…
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Health system chief quality executives are being asked to do more with less, according to a Vizient report about the role’s future. As CQEs transform from compliance stewards to strategic leaders, the role increasingly “sits at the intersection of clinical…
Hawarden (Iowa) Regional Healthcare entered a “partner in health” agreement with Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Jan. 1, after transitioning from its previous affiliation with Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne. Hawarden Regional will remain under city ownership. The critical access hospital and…
Tommy Ibrahim, MD, has been named an executive vice president and chief transformation officer at Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health, according to a Jan. 1 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Dr. Ibrahim served as president and CEO of…
Vitruvian Health is rallying community support against a proposed expansion by Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, arguing that a new emergency facility would increase costs and fragment care in the region. Vitruvian Health’s Bradley Medical Center in Cleveland, Tenn., has launched…
Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has completed its acquisition of Manchester (Conn.) Memorial Hospital from Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings. Six things to know: 1. The deal closed Jan. 1 following months of regulatory review and state approval, according to a Hartford…
Mir Wasif Ali, MD, has been elected chief of staff at Dignity Health – St. Bernardine Medical Center in San Bernardino, Calif., according to a news release shared with Becker’s. Dr. Ali will begin a two-year term in January 2026.…
Tamar Goldblatt was named vice president of payer revenue strategy and contracting at St. Louis-based Ascension, according to a Jan. 1 LinkedIn post. Prior to her new role, Ms. Goldblatt served as a steering committee member for Charlotte, N.C.-based Novant…
HCA Healthcare, based in Nashville, Tenn., has named Whitney Staub-Juergens, RN, as its new chief operating officer for digital transformation and innovation. Dr. Staub-Juergens announced the move on LinkedIn, stating that in her new role, she will focus on “creating…
In this episode, Shannon Werb, CEO of Array Behavioral Care, discusses how an employed clinical workforce, interoperable technology, and evidence based care pathways are helping health systems deliver consistent, high quality behavioral health services. He shares lessons on integration, scalability,…