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The questions to ask before choosing a pharmacy technology partner

Nearly every pharmacy technology vendor says its platform integrates. Far fewer can show what that integration will look like in practice. For pharmacy leaders, the difference matters. Integration determines what data fields can be shared between systems, which APIs are…

Dec 3, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST

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Mel Nelson, PHARMD, CSP, Vice President, Specialty Consulting Services, Fairview Pharmacy Solutions
Derrek Seif, Chief Strategy and Product Officer, VPL

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Cardiology’s Ambulatory Shift: What Health Systems Need to Know

In this episode, William Teague, Managing Director, VMG Health, and Cordell Mack, Managing Director, VMG Health, discuss how private equity investment, reimbursement pressures, and the growth of ambulatory cardiac procedures are reshaping cardiovascular care. They explore strategies for aligning physicians,…

Why Tenet’s CEO sees nonprofit health systems buying ASCs as allies

Two large nonprofit health systems — Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health and St. Louis-based Ascension — have struck multibillion-dollar deals to grow their ASC footprint, but the CEO of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare sees them as allies rather than rivals. “I…

Ohio hospital to join Kettering Health

Knox Community Hospital in Mount Vernon, Ohio, has signed a definitive agreement to join Kettering (Ohio) Health. The organizations signed a letter of intent in July and expect the transaction to close by Jan. 1, pending customary closing conditions and…

HCA's Q3 revenue by geographic group

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare recorded total revenue of $19.8 billion in the third quarter of 2026, up from $19.2 billion during the third quarter of 2025. The for-profit system operates in three geographically organized groups: HCA also operates seven hospitals…

Carilion buys part of Virginia town park for $5M

Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic has purchased land that is part of Huckleberry Park in Christiansburg, Va., finalizing the deal Oct. 28, the health system confirmed to Becker’s. The Christiansburg Town Council voted 6-0 on Oct. 27 to approve the $5…

FDA warns of Medline bed risks after 2 deaths, 16 injuries

The FDA has issued an early alert involving all Medline Brand beds and associated components after Medline reported two deaths and 16 serious injuries associated with potential fire and entrapment risks. Medline identified a potential fire hazard involving its beds,…

54 recent rural health funding distributions

States are earmarking specific slices of their Rural Health Transformation Program dollars for technology upgrades, service expansions and workforce pipeline development. CMS has announced 54 such efforts since August. Each state’s full fiscal year 2026 award was set in December…

Struggling California hospital starts closure process for labor and delivery, NICU

Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital’s board of directors voted Oct. 28 to move forward with a 120-day public notice to potentially close its labor and delivery and neonatal intensive care unit services. The board did not vote to close the services,…

6 supply chain leaders on the hardest product categories to manage

Physician preference items and specialty pharmaceuticals top the list of categories health system supply chain teams find hardest to manage, though leaders say the difficulty often stems less from the products themselves than from reimbursement pressure, market shifts and the…