Flu admissions jump: 7 notes Flu admissions rates remain low across the U.S., though are beginning to rise ahead of holiday gatherings, according to the CDC’s latest FluView report. At least 2,350 patients with laboratory-confirmed influenza were admitted to a…
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At 9.7%, Gallup polling has found the highest-ever percentage of U.S. adults who report receiving a cancer diagnosis, the analytics firm said Nov. 24. The 2024-2025 figure is a significant increase from the 7% Gallup reported in 2008-2009. The percentage…
Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly is the first publicly traded U.S. healthcare company to reach market capitalization over $1 trillion, elevating the drugmaker to an exclusive list dominated by tech giants. Eli Lilly’s shares peaked Nov. 21, giving the pharmaceutical company market…
Health systems continue to collaborate with Big Tech on AI, ambient listening and digital innovation. Here are seven partnerships Becker’s reported on in the past month: 1. Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy’s ambient AI nursing partnership with Microsoft is bringing back “invisible…
Rochester (N.Y.) General Hospital, part of the Rochester Regional Health System, has seen a dramatic decline in cesarean section rates among healthy, first-time mothers — from 40% in 2019 to 25% in 2025, according to a Nov. 24 analysis published…
CMS finalized its 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System rule Nov. 21, with changes that aim to boost price transparency and expand outpatient access, but hospitals argue the rule will deepen financial pressures on…
By 2030, about two-thirds of healthcare tasks are expected to be automated or augmented by technology, according to the World Economic Forum. Here are seven things to know from the 2025 Future of Jobs Report, which surveyed leaders in late…
Chicago-based UI Health is implementing Abridge’s AI platform systemwide to support clinical documentation across its inpatient, outpatient and emergency care settings. Abridge integrates with UI Health’s Epic EHR and is designed to reduce documentation burdens for clinicians and trainees, according…
Data quality is the top barrier to AI in revenue cycle management, according to a report from Black Book Research. Black Book surveyed 149 revenue cycle leaders between Nov. 1-11 to examine how frontline teams “experience AI and analytics in…
Santa Paula (Calif.) Hospital is at risk of closing by 2030 due to California’s seismic requirements for hospitals, a spokesperson for the hospital confirmed with Becker’s. California’s seismic requirements date back decades, after major earthquakes in 1971 and 1994 pushed…