A PNAS analysis led by Stanford researchers suggests earlier estimates of long COVID’s effects may have been inflated by how studies selected their comparison groups, though the authors said the findings do not mean long-term symptoms are not real. Here…
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Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare has named John Jacobs corporate director of radiology and imaging operations. Mr. Jacobs said his work will include enhancing patient access and strengthening operational performance across the organization, according to an Oct. 28 LinkedIn post. He previously…
Several hospital and health system presidents have recently exited their roles, with some retiring and others transitioning to new roles. Hospitals reported at least 50 president exits in 2025. In some cases, departing leaders have assumed new dual roles, adding…
Health systems have spent heavily on AI, automation and EHR tools on the expectation that the investments would pay off. A growing number are now attaching dollar figures to what came back. Those figures don’t all measure the same thing.…
Larry Ellison’s case against the modern EHR starts with a broken leg. During his Oct. 27 keynote at Oracle AI World in Las Vegas, the Oracle co-founder, executive chair and chief technology officer pitched Oracle Health’s AI-based software to hospitals…
Health system executives often sell Epic to their boards as an investment that will earn its money back, and some attach a timeline. Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Hospital expects to recoup its upfront cost in about five years, while West…
For many rural hospitals, financial pressure stems less from a lack of resources than from value lost in the ones they already have. Becker’s asked rural healthcare leaders where patients, capacity, reimbursement and strategic assets are losing value, and many…
Salisbury, Md.-based TidalHealth reported a $49.1 million operating loss (-3.8% margin) in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, compared to a $33.9 million operating loss (-3.4% margin) in 2025, according to financial documents posted Oct. 28. Four things to…
Four of the nation’s largest for-profit health systems recently reported third-quarter results, and patient volumes grew at all four. But exchange coverage losses, a shifting payer mix and pending Medicaid changes weighed on results, with HCA Healthcare offering an early…
Subashnie Devkaran, PhD, chair of quality and value at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, is joining the Joint Commission Enterprise Nov. 2 as executive vice president and chief international officer. In this role, Dr. Devkaran will lead the Joint Commission’s international…