A new HBO documentary short tells the story of a physician who continues to provide care in his rural community as the local hospital goes bankrupt. The film, set to be released Oct. 28, follows James Graham, DO, a family…
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A federal bankruptcy judge approved an emergency loan Oct. 14 for Montgomery, Ala.-based Jackson Hospital to help keep it afloat through the holiday season, AL.com reported Oct. 15. The ruling extends the 344-bed hospital’s debtor-in-possession loan from $22 million to…
American Heart Association launches new professional credential to support remote management of chronic heart conditions As digital health technologies continue to reshape the landscape of cardiac care, clinicians face increasing pressure to adapt to remote tools that extend care beyond…
Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network will acquire two Pennsylvania hospitals, pending government approval. Allegheny Health Network and Beaver, Pa.-based Heritage Valley Health System have signed an affiliation agreement to expand and strengthen Heritage Valley’s services, according to an Oct. 16 joint…
The new marketing chief for a New Hampshire health system plans to lean on data — and her fellow senior leaders — to drive growth and workforce retention. Charlotte Brown-Zalewa was named vice president of marketing and communications at Manchester,…
Westfield, N.Y.-based AHN Westfield Memorial Hospital has received designation as a rural emergency hospital from CMS and the New York State Department of Health. The hospital will make the transition to the new Medicare designation in the coming months. Allegheny…
CMS’s 2025–2030 updates to Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) are among the most sweeping reforms to date, and they signal a clear shift: dual-eligible care must move from fragmented compliance exercises to fully integrated, outcomes-driven operations. For health plans—especially Medicaid-only…
UC San Diego Health has signed onto a 14-year collaboration with GE Healthcare to enhance its imaging capabilities. The partnership, called the Care Alliance, will implement a suite of GE HealthCare technologies — including imaging systems such as X-ray, CT,…
Microsoft has expanded its AI-powered clinical assistant, Dragon Copilot, to support nursing workflows and third-party partner integrations. The update includes the first commercially available ambient AI solution tailored to nursing. It enables nurse-patient interactions to be ambiently captured and converted…
Hospitals infrequently document social risk factors using Z codes, particularly for clinically complex patients, according to research from the University of Pennsylvania’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. Researchers examined inpatient claims for more than 7 million Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized…