A number of hospitals and health systems are reducing their workforces amid ongoing financial strain. Executives have cited a mix of factors — including lower reimbursement, rising labor and supply costs, and the need to realign operations — as drivers…
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Emily Moorhead, president of the Macomb market at Detroit-based Henry Ford Health, starts each week with a report she doesn’t delegate. It logs incidents of violence and aggression against her staff — physicians, nurses and everyone coming into her facilities…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health named Jasmiry Bennett, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, its inaugural vice president and chief advanced practice officer. In this role, Dr. Bennett will provide strategic leadership for the APP community across the system and shape the future of…
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is a proven way to improve patient outcomes while building steady reimbursement revenue. However, introducing an outsourced or vendor-managed program can create operational complexities. High technical fees and challenges with patient engagement often place an unexpected…
In this episode, Roger Mitty, MD, MBA, President of Care New England Medical Group, joins the podcast to discuss the impact of HR1 and what its changes could mean for healthcare organizations. He shares his perspective on opportunities for growth…
Health systems are doubling down on brand strategy, consumer experience and enterprise growth in 2026, and recent chief marketing and communications leadership changes reflect how central the role has become to competitive positioning. Here are chief marketing and communications leadership…
In this episode, Alan Condon, Editor-in-Chief at Becker’s Healthcare, discusses the surge in health system M&A, including the proposed Intermountain Health and AdventHealth joint venture in Colorado and Salem Health’s merger with Santiam Memorial Hospital in Oregon. He also explores…
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to expand its contract with Oracle Health past its current ceiling, already near $10 billion, and extend the deal by three years, FedScoop reported Aug. 12. VA reached its contract ceiling sooner than planned…
Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke’s University Health Network and UnitedHealthcare have automated claim status updates for 88% of the claims exchanged between the two organizations, using Epic’s Payer Platform, according to Epic’s newly released 2026-2027 Almanac. The two organizations turned on…