Springfield, Mass.-based Mercy Medical Center will temporarily pause maternity and newborn care services Dec. 8, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s. The pause is due to ongoing staffing shortages at the hospital’s Family Life Center, according to a Nov. 6 statement…
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Ida Grove, Iowa-based Horn Memorial Hospital has shared plans to discontinue its home health and hospice services, effective Dec. 12, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. The hospital began transferring existing patients to other area providers Nov. 3.…
Deana Sievert, DNP, RN, has joined Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center as chief nursing officer. Dr. Sievert joins the 671-bed teaching hospital from Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Ross Heart Hospital, both in Columbus, where she served as…
As AI moves deeper into clinical workflows, health systems are drawing sharper boundaries around what makes an AI tool “safe to deploy” — and who issues that stamp of approval. For Amer Saati, MD, chief medical information officer at Roseville,…
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. has added Starjemza, a biosimilar to Johnson & Johnson’s Stelara (ustekinumab), to its portfolio. The company, co-founded by billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban, is offering two strengths of the biosimilar at $360 per syringe, plus…
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth has named Jessica Baird-Wertman to oversee operations and strategy for its primary care network. As CEO of the network, she will lead operations and the implementation of business strategies to improve performance, the health system said…
A certain level of competition is healthy in hospitals and health systems, as it can lead to improved outcomes, lower costs and spark innovation. But unchecked competition can cross a line, according to healthcare leaders. Becker’s connected with three executives…
This episode, recorded live at the 10th Annual Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Annual Meeting, features John Talaga, EVP Healthcare at Flywire, Rob McDaniel, Senior Director of Revenue Cycle Management, and Keith Givelekian, Executive Director of Digital Business…
In this episode, Marcy Tatsch, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Truven by Merative, shares insights into how employers and health plans can use data analytics to lower costs, improve outcomes, and design smarter benefit strategies in a challenging…
In this episode, Dr. Earl Kilbride, orthopedic surgeon at Austin Orthopedic Institute, discusses major trends shaping healthcare and ASCs, including consolidation, reimbursement challenges, and the role of AI. He also shares insights on the growing shift toward outpatient procedures and…