Healthcare is under attack right now. Hospital and health system executives have watched federal and state policies passed to cut reimbursement and limit access to health insurance. They’re also seeing a resurgence in efforts to change the 340B program and…
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As the COO role evolves — including increasing in complexity — several hospitals and health systems across the U.S. have seen COO exits in 2026, including retirements and transitions to new roles. Today’s healthcare COO requires new skills and a…
Healthcare has no shortage of successful AI pilots. What it lacks is a repeatable way to turn those pilots into enterprise value. Health systems are deploying ambient documentation, predictive models, generative AI, revenue cycle automation, and increasingly AI agents across…
Hospital and health system CIO ranks continue to shift in 2026, with longtime technology leaders retiring, stepping into new roles and departing organizations across the country. Below are the hospital and health system CIO exits that Becker’s has reported on in 2026:…
Time has named four healthcare and health tech leaders to its 2026 TIME100 AI list of the most influential people in AI. Oracle co-founder, chair and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison made the Aug. 27 list for the company’s all-in…
The healthcare system has always been in the business of earning trust. What’s changed is how many forces are working against it at once. Seven health system leaders recently identified misinformation — and the crisis of trust it feeds —…
Cuba (N.Y.) Memorial Hospital named William Robinson CEO, effective Aug. 5. Mr. Robinson had served as interim CEO since July and will continue serving as nursing home administrator, a position he has held since April, according to an Aug. 26…
T.J. Adams, BSN, has been appointed president of North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo, effective Aug. 24. Mr. Adams’ new position expands his current role as administrator of the hospital, according to an Aug. 27 LinkedIn post from Tupelo-based North Mississippi Health…
Hospitals already know they are targets for cyberattacks. The emerging problem is whether they can afford to defend themselves as hackers begin adopting AI. James “Scott” Gee, deputy national adviser for cybersecurity and risk at the AHA, told Becker’s that…
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed a lawsuit against Prime Therapeutics LLC and Express Scripts, alleging the pharmacy benefit managers entered into an illegal horizontal price-fixing agreement that threatens access to affordable medications. The lawsuit alleges the competitors entered…