Manchester, Ky.-based AdventHealth Manchester will begin implementing virtual care smart rooms powered by HelloCare in fall 2025, with full rollout expected by 2026. The virtual care smart rooms will allow patients to engage with care teams via secure video consultations…
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Baton Rouge, La.-based Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System has rebranded as FMOL Health. The rebrand publicly unifies the health system’s network of hospitals, clinics and care facilities across its four markets in Louisiana and Mississippi, according to a…
Seventeen healthcare organizations using Epic’s software are now connected to a federally backed health information network. The organizations began participating in the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement in October, an Epic spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s. TEFCA is a government-led…
Retail and community pharmacies are stepping in to fill public health data gaps as the respiratory virus season begins amid a federal government shutdown that has paused routine tracking by the CDC. On Nov. 4, the National Community Pharmacists Association…
Ballad Health, based in Johnson City, Tenn., is building what some hospitals are only beginning to imagine: a centralized pharmacy powered by automation. At a centralized facility in Bristol, Tenn., robots now handle everything from filling and labeling medications to…
As the White House withholds a portion of funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program amid the five-week government shutdown, health systems have pledged donations to local food banks. The Trump administration agreed Nov. 3 to partially fund SNAP after…
Optum Rx has developed AI-driven initiatives to make pharmacy operations faster, safer and more reliable, as well as to give its pharmacists more time to focus on patient care. “We use both AI and advancing technologies to ensure our pharmacists…
In this episode, Jimmy Dascani, Senior Director of Healthcare Administrator Relations at Arthrex, and Jonathan Kling, RN, COO of Naples Comprehensive Health discuss how strategic partnerships, cutting-edge technology, and a focus on quality are transforming ambulatory surgery centers into high-performing,…
In this episode, Jimmy Dascani, Senior Director of Healthcare Administrator Relations at Arthrex, and Jonathan Kling, RN, COO of Naples Comprehensive Health discuss how strategic partnerships, cutting-edge technology, and a focus on quality are transforming ambulatory surgery centers into high-performing,…
The vast majority of health system leaders are focusing on AI and digital tools to increase timely, convenient access to care, healthcare consulting firm Chartis found. “We may finally be at a tipping point if 90% of healthcare executives agree…