Health systems have spent years running AI pilots. The question now is what comes after scaling them. Four leaders working at organizations with populations ranging from tens of thousands to 5 million patients say the answer requires something most organizations…
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Managing utilization review for a single hospital is demanding enough. Dr. Maliha Iqbal, MD, SFHM, CHCQM-PHYADV, ACPA-C, does it for 11 — as the sole physician advisor at Beacon Health System. Despite her caseload doubling after a merger, she closed…
The line between the CFO’s office and the revenue cycle department is disappearing, four health system leaders said Sept. 15 during a panel discussion at Becker’s 11th Annual IT + Revenue Cycle Conference. Beth Carlson, chief revenue officer at Columbus-based…
Albany (N.Y.) Med Health System has named two executives to lead its digital and quality strategies. Robert “Robbie” Freeman, DNP, RN, will become chief digital officer Oct. 5, while Jennifer Rabaglia, MD, will join the system as chief quality officer…
Sumbella Baqai, MD, was named chief medical executive of Sutter Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, Calif., effective Oct. 12. Dr. Baqai will serve as the hospital’s senior physician executive and work with interim CEO and chief nurse executive Jonathan…
Twenty-five health systems are developing artificial intelligence agents for clinical and operational workflows as part of an Epic event. The organizations are participating in Epic’s second Agent Factory Build-a-Thon in Verona, Wis., according to a Sept. 15 company news release.…
West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., have launched a technology innovation hub powered by Amazon Web Services. Four things to know: 1. The Rutgers/RWJBarnabas Health Innovation Hub aims to advance medical education, clinical innovation…
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has named Andrea DiPietro, PharmD, as associate vice president and the organization’s first chief pharmacy officer. Amy Gallagher, vice president of operations at CHOP, said in a Sept. 14 LinkedIn post that the creation of the…
David Skorton, MD, will retire as president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges on June 30, 2027, according to a Sept. 15 news release shared with Becker’s. The timing marks the end of his contract, which the…
Mississippi has awarded 167 grants totaling $104.1 million through the state’s Rural Health Transformation Program. Five things to know, according to a Sept. 14 news release from Gov. Tate Reeves’ office: 1. The awards are part of Mississippi’s $205.9 million…