As competition intensifies in healthcare and administrative complexity grows, LMH Health is leaning on AI and automation to strengthen financial performance, improve operational efficiency and keep pace with larger neighboring systems. CFO Rob Chestnut said the organization is embracing technology…
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EHR vendors have expanded their patient-record sharing capabilities in recent years, but clinicians still report little improvement in how usable that data is, a Dec. 1 report from KLAS Research found. The report examines provider-to-provider record exchange, third-party application integration…
Providence, R.I.-based Women & Infants Hospital has appointed Methodius Tuuli, MD, as interim president, effective Dec. 26. Dr. Tuuli will succeed Shannon Sullivan, who accepted a new role as CEO of Hartford-based Connecticut Children’s, according to a Dec. 1 hospital…
Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare is the latest health system to confirm it was affected by a cybersecurity incident involving its EHR vendor, Oracle Health, formerly known as Cerner. In a post on its website, the system said an unauthorized third party…
Merck’s investigational antibody MK-2214 has received fast-track designation from the FDA for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. MK-2214 targets phosphorylated serine 413 tau (pS413), a marker of abnormal protein accumulation in the brain, according to a Dec. 1 news release…
University of California San Diego researchers found hospitals could “significantly reduce surgical waste” by using AI to optimize supply lists, according to a Nov. 26 news release. The study, published in JAMA Surgery, found that auditing surgical preference cards led…
CMS on Nov 28 finalized updates to the 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System, outlining a 1.3% pay cut, permanent and temporary adjustments tied to the patient-driven groupings model, and new policies aimed at easing administrative burden and reducing fraud.…
A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers has introduced a bill they say would extend the availability of healthcare AI to rural Americans and seniors. The Health Tech Investment Act would assign all FDA-approved AI-enabled devices a temporary payment classification for…
Members of the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals have concluded their three-day strike at San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare. Four things to know: 1. The strike ended Nov. 29. It involved a unit of 5,700 registered nurses…
Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Health Care System has appointed a longtime leader as the president of its Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Sarasota campus. Frank Morgan has served as COO of the campus since October 2024, according to a Dec. 1 health system news…