Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health has scrapped plans to build a hospital on its Emeryville, Calif., property. The system cited regulatory uncertainty and the risk of litigation as the main reasons. “The most significant barrier was the lack of a clear…
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Near-miss reporting is a powerful tool for preventing patient harm. But it only works when employees feel safe speaking up. Camden, N.J.-based Cooper Norcross Health set out to change that. By expanding access to safety data, stories and recognition, Cooper…
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Few leaders feel the effects of organizational structure more directly than those responsible for clinical care. CMOs and CNOs describe how their systems need to be built to keep patients safe, teams engaged and operations sustainable. Becker’s asked chief medical…
Lijah Lokenauth has been promoted to executive vice president and CFO of Tampa General Hospital, effective Jan. 4, according to an Oct. 30 news release shared with Becker’s. As part of the leadership transition, Tampa General’s existing executive vice president…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD, R-La., has released a discussion draft of the PATIENT AI Act, proposing to clarify whether the FDA or ONC oversees healthcare AI tools and to create a federal payment pathway for AI-based services. The Protecting…
The Federal Trade Commission is warning 25 companies that market healthcare plans or generate sales leads to review their advertising practices as the agency increases scrutiny during open enrollment. The FTC sent warning letters to companies that market or advertise…
Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network paid $800,000 to settle a federal investigation into a 2023 ransomware attack that exposed the protected health information of nearly 250,000 individuals, including sensitive photographs of cancer patients. The HHS Office for Civil Rights…
Epic said it will continue providing health system customers with AI transparency documentation and evaluation tools despite a recent federal rule eliminating certain disclosure requirements for certified electronic health records. In an Oct. 30 LinkedIn post, the EHR vendor said…
Health system executive teams are rethinking how leadership time is spent heading into 2027. Some C-suites are shifting toward near-term execution and away from long-range planning, while others are adding systemwide roles to bring regions and functions closer together. The…
Workers who stay with one employer may move up faster, perform better and earn more over time than those who frequently change jobs, Matthew Bidwell, PhD, a professor of management at the Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, wrote in…