Two recent developments have sharpened a question health systems will eventually have to answer: How much care can AI deliver on its own? A Sept. 28 McKinsey & Co. analysis estimated that AI can perform the care represented in 16%…
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Healthcare employment continued to trend up in September, adding 17,000 jobs, though at a slower pace than the average monthly gain of 33,000 over the prior 12 months, according to the Oct. 2 jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of…
Revenue cycle leaders are managing an environment that is changing faster than most organizations can adapt, and their team knows it. For many, the most acute pressure comes from payers deploying artificial intelligence to review and deny claims at a…
Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System announced Sept. 28 that executive vice president and CFO Alec King will succeed David Callender, MD, as president and CEO when he retires at the end of the year. Memorial Hermann joins two other health…
Minneapolis-based Children’s Minnesota will launch Epic across its hospitals, clinics and specialty care sites Oct. 3, following an investment of more than $175 million. The new EHR will replace multiple systems, consolidating clinical, scheduling, registration, billing and operational workflows into…
Ben Brown was named CEO of StoneSprings Hospital Center in Sterling, Va., effective Oct. 19. Mr. Brown was the hospital’s COO from 2014 to 2018 and helped lead its construction and opening, according to an Oct. 2 news release. He…
Flemington, N.J.-based Hunterdon Health appointed Kristy Alfano, MSN, RN, permanent president and CEO, effective Sept. 24. Ms. Alfano had held the role in an interim capacity since July 1, following Patrick Gavin’s retirement. Previously, she served as executive vice president…
Medicare Advantage plans are actively deciding what to fund next in artificial intelligence. But those decisions are rarely made in one room. These siloed decisions can undermine the efficiencies AI is meant to deliver. Risk adjustment, quality, and compliance each…
Dec 9, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
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- Justin Liu, Chief Executive Officer, Charta Health
The Federal Trade Commission’s intervention in an Ohio hospital sale is offering health system leaders a clearer look at what regulators may expect when financially challenged hospitals pursue a buyer, particularly when the preferred transaction raises competition concerns. The FTC…
Epic has given its customers no shortage of AI to turn on, from Art for clinicians to Emmie for patients to Penny for revenue cycle teams. For many health systems, the more telling decisions are about which tools stay off…