Risk-adjusted in-hospital mortality is once again improving at U.S. hospitals, even as they care for more complex, high-acuity patients after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published Nov. 12 in JAMA Network Open. The study, conducted by the American…
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AI That Delivers: Adoption, Scale, and Impact at Endeavor Health, UPMC, Reid Health, and Duke Health
Recorded live at Abridge’s Executive Summit at the Becker’s 10th Annual Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Conference, this panel features Chris Carmody of UPMC, Misti Foust-Cofield of Reid Health, and Justin Brueck of Endeavor discussing how AI and…
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health is accelerating its shift toward direct-to employer contracts amid uncertainty across the healthcare industry. In a Nov. 17 news release shared with Becker’s, the health system revealed a partnership with Nomi Health, a direct healthcare model,…
U.S. healthcare wage disparities modestly narrowed during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new analysis of wage data. The study, published Nov. 3 in Health Affairs, examined data from the Current Population Survey to identify trends in median earnings among…
New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian has started a hospital-at-home program to treat acute care patients from two of its campuses at their homes. The health system is one of the first to launch the care model since CMS resumed reimbursing for…
Faced with rising surgical demand, surgeon frustration and limited visibility into scheduling bottlenecks, Fairfax, Va.-based Inova Health System transformed its perioperative operations with predictive and prescriptive analytics, filling 46% of released OR time, increasing available release minutes by 20%, and…
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health is establishing a new medical center in Rapid City, S.D. with the help of a $300 million gift from philanthropist Denny Sanford. Construction on the proposed 480,000-square-foot facility is scheduled to begin in 2027 and…