Waukon, Iowa-based Veterans Memorial Hospital has appointed Laura Baxter, BSN, RN, as chief clinical officer. She will step into the role immediately, according to a hospital news release shared with Becker’s. Ms. Baxter has been serving as a clinic director…
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This white paper examines how rising healthcare costs can cause patients to delay or decline care and ASCs could be feeling the impact. Traditional payment models can create unnecessary administrative burden and offer little flexibility for patients or practices. It…
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Becker’s asked C-suite executives from hospitals, health systems, academic medical centers and universities across the U.S. to share the future of c-suite roles. The 69 executives featured in this article are all speaking at the Becker’s Healthcare 16th Annual Meeting,…
Epic plans to expand the role of artificial intelligence across its EHR platform and tools in 2026, with a focus on embedding AI directly into clinical, administrative and patient-facing workflows, an Epic spokesperson told Becker’s. The company said its strategy…
A growing body of research suggests that older adults are discontinuing GLP-1 medications at high rates, The New York Times reported Dec. 21. Six things to know: 1. Sixty percent of Americans over age 65 with diabetes discontinued semaglutide within…
Mandy Shaiffer, MSN, RN, was named CEO of Seton Medical Center Harker Heights and its affiliated medical group, Wellstone Health Partners, both based in Harker Heights, Texas. Ms. Shaiffer brings more than 18 years of healthcare leadership experience to the…
Registered nurses at Sutter Health’s California Pacific Medical Center Davies campus in San Francisco have voted to unionize. In a Dec. 18 election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board, 74% of nurses voted in favor of joining the California…
Jersey City, N.J.-based Hudson Regional Health has formed an academic affiliation with Valhalla, N.Y.-based New York Medical College, designating the health system as a teaching site and expanding its graduate medical education footprint across the region. Under the new agreement,…
As part of conversations between AI healthcare leaders on the podcast AI Amplified this year, a clear picture emerged of where artificial intelligence is genuinely transforming healthcare — and where challenges remain. Designed to cut through the noise, AI Amplified…
AI has moved beyond the buzz. From staffing efficiency to early deterioration detection, top health systems are delivering real ROI without abandoning human oversight. In this report, executives from Duke Health, HCA Healthcare, Beth Israel Lahey Health and AdventHealth DeLand…
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