Hospitals and health systems remain cautious about using fully autonomous AI in clinical settings and instead prefer models with human oversight, according to a national survey released Dec. 16. The November 2025 survey found that healthcare leaders consider unsupervised AI…
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Charlene MacDonald has been named president and CEO of the Federation of American Hospitals, effective Jan. 1. Ms. MacDonald will succeed Charles Kahn, who will retire at the end of 2025. In her new role, Ms. MacDonald will lead FAH’s…
Cleveland-based MetroHealth has named John Vargo, MD, chair of its department of medicine. Dr. Vargo spent more than 30 years at Cleveland Clinic, where he held several clinical and leadership roles. Most recently, he served as director of enterprise endoscopy…
Health systems are racing to redesign care models, deploy artificial intelligence and prepare for long-term workforce shortages. Yet leaders across the industry say many transformation efforts stall for a familiar reason: organizations attempt to build the future without first relieving…
Flu-related hospitalizations have surged to their third-highest weekly rate for this point in the season in 15 years, according to CDC data. For the week ending Dec. 6, the cumulative flu hospitalization rate was 6.9 per 100,000 population — nearly…
Russell Harrington Jr., former president and CEO of Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health, died Dec. 14 at age 81. Mr. Harrington retired in 2014 after leading the health system since 1984. During his tenure, Baptist Health expanded to an eight-hospital…
Michael Maniaci, MD, who has led Mayo Clinic’s hospital-at-home program for the past five years, plans to join Advocate Health in the same capacity. In the new role, Dr. Maniaci hopes to expand the care model to more rural and…
The FDA has issued a supplemental biologics license application to teclistamab, a Johnson & Johnson therapy, to participate in its National Priority Voucher pilot program, according to Dec. 15 news releases from the agency and the company. The application is…
Mt. San Rafael Hospital and Clinics in Trinidad, Colo., is moving to an Oracle Health EHR system. The 25-bed critical access hospital will implement the Oracle Health Foundation EHR along with the company’s Clinical AI Agent, a voice-driven tool that…
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems reduced its debt load Dec. 15 by redeeming portions of two series of senior secured notes. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, CHS/Community Health Systems, the system redeemed all $13.7 million in outstanding principal of its…