A Jacksonville, Florida.-based neurosurgery practice has become the 11th U.S. clinic to install Xenco Medical’s XenVision artificial intelligence platform, an early adoption milestone that may signal a larger shift in how spine specialists measure one of the most important, and…
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Medicare Advantage beneficiaries use less post-acute care and stay longer in acute care hospitals than their fee-for-service counterparts, preliminary findings from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission show, and the American Hospital Association is pointing to prior authorization as the reason.…
Steven Ramirez, former chief information security and technology officer of Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health, has joined Urbana, Ill.-based Carle Health as senior vice president and chief technology officer. Mr. Ramirez started in the role in September, according to his LinkedIn…
Hematology/oncology is the most in-demand physician specialty when ranked by job openings relative to workforce size, according to AMN Healthcare’s 2026 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives released Sept. 16. The report is based on a representative sample…
Utah has approved a pilot that lets AI from Nolla Health issue initial acne prescriptions without a physician visit. The company says it is the first organization in the U.S. cleared for AI to write new prescriptions. The state has…
Dan Meehan has been named assistant CFO of HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital in North Charleston, S.C. and HCA Healthcare Summerville (S.C.) Hospital, according to an Oct. 4 LinkedIn post. The hospitals are part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. Prior to…
In this episode, Victor Zamora, Executive Vice President of Customer Care, Med-Metrix, discusses how accurate patient intake, technology integration, real-time eligibility, and clear ownership can improve revenue realization, reduce downstream rework, and strengthen the patient experience. This episode is sponsored…
Hospitals across the U.S. are seeking new CEOs as healthcare C-suites continue to evolve. Some organizations are eliminating individual hospital CEO roles in favor of regional leadership models, especially as health systems grow. Others have expanded hospital CEOs’ responsibilities in…
Healthcare accounted for about 3 of every 4 U.S. jobs added from September 2025 to September 2026, according to an Oct. 5 analysis from the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker. The sector added 372,000 jobs during that period, a 2% increase,…
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health is eliminating a limited number of positions, marking the health system’s third round of layoffs in less than a year. “Like many hospitals and health systems across the country, we regularly assess our operations…