Hospital supply expenses are surging again, signaling that inflationary pressures and utilization trends remain deeply embedded across the industry. Kaufman Hall’s “National Hospital Flash Report” data collected from 1,300-plus hospitals in September and released in mid-November shows sharp increases across…
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Cleveland Clinic will join the provider network of 22 Health — a health marketplace division of Broward Health and Memorial Healthcare System’s Community Care Plan — in 2026. The agreement, effective Jan. 1, will give 22 Health members access to…
Hospital labor costs may not be spiking the way they did during the height of the staffing crisis, but recent data shows the pressure isn’t letting up. Kaufman Hall’s “National Hospital Flash Report” based on data from 1,300 hospitals collected…
Wakefield, R.I.-based South County Health vice president and CFO Tom Breen has shared plans to retire, according to a Nov. 26 LinkedIn post. Mr. Breen has been with South County Health since 2006. During that time, he has helped strengthen…
When Cone Health set out to overhaul its pharmacy automation infrastructure in 2024, the health system knew the decision would impact medication management across its entire enterprise for years to come. The comprehensive evaluation that followed offers valuable insight for…
There are 1,386 critical access hospitals across 45 states, according to data from CMS as of Nov. 23. Here is the breakdown of critical access hospitals by state:
Intermountain Health is leaning heavily into automation and data-driven tools to offset clinician shortages and simplify high-volume work across the enterprise with about 300 AI projects underway, according to Dan Liljenquist, Intermountain’s chief strategy officer. The accelerated focus on AI…
University of Michigan Health opened the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Health Care Pavilion, a new $920 million hospital in Ann Arbor, on Nov. 23. Four notes: 1. The 12-story, 690,000-square-foot hospital includes 264 private inpatient rooms, 20 operating rooms…
Patients prescribed a common antibiotic medication had a higher risk of acute respiratory failure than those prescribed comparable drugs, such as amoxicillin, according to research published Nov. 24 in JAMA. Compared to amoxicillin and cephalosporins, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole presents a higher risk…
As hospital and health system C-suites navigate new and recurring challenges — from policy changes to workforce shortages — collaboration among executives is essential for success. A successful team dynamic starts with the CEO understanding each executive’s subject-matter expertise and…