Maulin Patel has been named executive vice president and CFO of Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University, according to an Aug. 31 news release. He will succeed Jeff Jones, who has served as OHSU’s interim CFO since December 2025. In…
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A physician I read about recently opened a clinic visit by talking to the room. “So I’m here today with …” he announced, not to his patient but to the artificial intelligence listening from a phone on the desk. An…
Gregory Ammon was appointed president of Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital in Hoffman Estates, Ill., effective Sept. 13. Mr. Ammon has served as the hospital’s COO since 2023, overseeing growth strategies, clinical programming and patient experience, according to a…
Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute posted an operating loss of $9.1 million (-0.9% margin) in the third quarter of fiscal 2026, compared with an operating loss of $2.6 million (-0.3% margin) in the same quarter last year, according to its Sept.…
It’s no surprise that denials are on the rise. You see it in your margins and feel it in your staff’s morale. Data from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) showed that medical groups saw a 60% increase in denials…
Valerie Powell-Stafford was named senior vice president and area manager of Kaiser Permanente’s Greater Southern Alameda service area in California. Ms. Powell-Stafford will oversee hospital operations and the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan for the area, which has more than 6,700…
A national healthcare organization operating more than 100 hospitals spent one day examining how it requests, approves and pays for locum tenens coverage. The exercise required no extra spend and produced five recommendations. Leaders had reason to look. Locum tenens…
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Texas hospitals stand to lose an estimated $27 million in Medicaid funding each day beginning Sept. 1 as CMS has yet to approve three directed payment programs for the state’s 2027 fiscal year, according to the Texas Hospital Association. The…
AI has moved into medicine faster than any technology in a generation. In the American Medical Association’s 2026 survey of 1,692 physicians, AI use has roughly doubled since 2023, and 73 percent expect it to relieve administrative burden, physicians’ top…
Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System has selected Premier for group purchasing and supply chain services. The agreement gives HSHS access to Premier’s group purchasing program, integrated data and analytics, supply chain solutions, advisory services, collaboratives and other resources, according…