The U.S. is on track for its worst measles year since 1991. The CDC had confirmed 4,080 cases as of Oct. 8, up 193 from the previous week and 78% above the 2,289 cases in all of 2025. The 2026…
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St. Louis-based Ascension has named three executives to strategy and service line roles at Ascension St. Vincent’s in Northeast Florida. The appointments come as Ascension St. Vincent’s aligns clinical strategy, capital planning and growth efforts across its four hospitals, according…
CMS will cut Medicare payments to 2,334 hospitals in fiscal 2027 for having more readmissions than expected, according to federal data released Oct. 7. The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program scores hospitals on six conditions and procedures: heart attack, COPD, heart…
Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based DCH Health System has promoted Briana Houston to vice president of marketing and communications, making permanent a role she has held on an interim basis since late May. Ms. Houston oversees the system’s marketing and communications strategy, including…
Health systems carrying out rebrands in 2026 are trying to make their size, services and connections clearer to patients. Several of these efforts began in earlier years, and 2026 has brought much of the implementation work, from new signage to…
Verona, Wis.-based Epic has received FDA clearance for Deterioration Index Version 2, an updated version of its EHR-embedded tool that flags hospitalized patients at risk of clinical decline. The FDA cleared the software in September through the 510(k) pathway. The…
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health has begun construction on a 48-acre campus in Cary, N.C., that will include a 152-bed hospital expected to open in early 2032. The new hospital will become the health system’s 21st and is part of…
Gainesville, Fla.-based HCA Florida North Florida Hospital named Stephanie Tijerina COO, effective Oct. 5. Ms. Tijerina joins from HCA Florida Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg, where she served as COO, according to an Oct. 7 news release. She also led…
When a patient is registered under the wrong identity, it looks like a front-desk mistake. It doesn’t stay one. A duplicate chart, an overlay or a record with incomplete demographics travels downstream through the entire revenue cycle. By the time…
Nov 13, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
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Presenters:
- Christina Berg RN MBA MHA, Sr. Director, Product Management, Imprivata
- Emily Vollmar, Product Marketing Manager, Imprivata
CVS Health unveiled its first pharmacy-focused CVS Pharmacy in the Boston area Oct. 7. The site is meant to expand access to medications, immunizations and other pharmacist-provided services in the community. Nearly 20 pharmacy-focused locations will open in select communities…