TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., has named Lauren Dudley as its new CEO. Ms. Dudley brings more than 16 years of healthcare leadership experience across HCA Healthcare hospitals, including trauma centers, community hospitals and tertiary-care facilities, according to…
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Becker’s has reported on 13 hospitals or health systems that have opted to outsource finance jobs or other revenue cycle functions in 2025. 1. Batesville, Ind.-based Margaret Mary Health said Dec. 10 it is transitioning its revenue cycle operations to Revology, effective…
The most significant mid-cycle revenue cycle challenges stem from fragmentation, according to a report from the Healthcare Financial Management Association and Akasa. Incomplete and inaccurate documentation remains the most frequently cited challenge, but many leaders said the real breakdown occurred…
Shadow AI is not a “fringe problem” and has gone “mainstream” at health systems, Black Book Market Research reported. Here are five things to know about shadow AI, or the unapproved or informal use of the technology, according to the…
Sonney Sapra, chief digital and information officer of Corvallis, Ore.-based Samaritan Health Services, is stepping down from his role. Mr. Sapra made the announcement via LinkedIn, writing that “serving in this role has been one of the greatest honors of…
At just 26, Billy Rogers has stepped into his first hospital CEO role. He is leading Mountainview Medical Center, a critical access hospital in White Sulphur Springs, Mont., effective Dec. 8. Billy Rogers studied finance in college and initially planned…
Nurses at Essentia Health-Virginia (Minn.) have voted to ratify their labor contract, concluding several months of negotiations, according to a Dec. 17 news release from the Minnesota Nurses Association. The contract covers about 100 nurses at the 30-bed hospital, which…
The following hospital and health system CEO departures, including retirements and leadership transitions, have been recently reported by Becker’s. Note: This page was created March 20 and updated Dec. 18. Dec. 8-17 1. Lydia Watson, MD, plans to retire as…
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has received a $30 million gift from the Cayton Goldrich Family Foundation to establish the Cedars-Sinai Cayton BRCA Center. The new center will focus on research, diagnosis and treatment of cancers linked to mutations in the BRCA1…
Health systems are entering 2026 with a sharper focus on strategic, measured growth — a response to ongoing economic uncertainty, federal policy shifts and the rise of artificial intelligence — according to a Dec. 18 report from Kaufman Hall. This…