In this episode, Scott Becker outlines 20 major challenges facing the healthcare industry today, including workforce shortages, payer dominance, flawed payment models, and more.
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Tracy Moyer, who started her role as executive vice president and CFO of Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health in early October, is focused on the delicate balance of maintaining growth and stability as she executes her plan to promote optimization…
Thomas Smyth, MD, has been appointed the inaugural executive vice president for community health at Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System, effective in late November. Dr. Smyth, a longtime system leader, has served as president of Towson-based University of Maryland…
Healthcare organizations face a dual imperative: deliver compassionate care while modernizing operations to improve patient experience and prove measurable value. Across the industry, leaders are working to integrate legacy systems, automate workflows and justify technology investments, all while maintaining empathy…
In this episode, Dr. Iman Abuzeid, CEO of Incredible Health, shares how her company is reshaping healthcare hiring through AI innovations like voice agents Gail and Lynn. She discusses workforce shortages, the role of technology in supporting healthcare professionals, and…
Indiana University Health will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 29 to celebrate the opening of a new medical tower on the IU Health Fishers (Ind.) campus, according to a media advisory shared with Becker’s. The health system said the event…
Springhill Medical Center in Mobile, Ala., achieved a half-day reduction in average length of stay just two months after implementing predictive, AI-driven inpatient flow tools. In a recent webinar hosted by Becker’s Healthcare and LeanTaaS, Sharon Barnicle, RHIA, CRCR, executive…
Disparate scheduling policies, manual workflows and limited real-time visibility constrained operating room efficiency at Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health. But by leveraging AI-powered analytics, the 10-hospital system reclaimed 24,700 hours of surgical case time and cut abandoned block time by 30%,…