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Capacity without new beds: Inside VHC Health's approach to earlier discharge decisions

Every patient recovering in an inpatient bed who could safely recover at home is a patient in the wrong setting. Meanwhile, a patient in need of acute care waits for a bed. Arlington, Va.-based VHC Health addressed this challenge by…

Oct 7, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

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James Meenan, FACHE, CCM, Associate Vice President of Population Health, VHC Health
Russell Graney, Founder, Aidin (a part of LeanTaaS)

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Anthropic CEO calls for AI slowdown: Key notes for health system leaders

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay Sept. 12 calling for a deliberate slowdown in AI capability development, a position that carries direct implications for health systems that have already deployed Claude or are evaluating AI platforms for clinical and…

HIV prevention belongs in primary care: How 4 health systems are starting to make it routine

More than 1 million people in the U.S. are living with diagnosed HIV, yet prevention still sits largely in specialty settings. CDC survey data shows how often testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis conversations are missed even when patients do reach care.…

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New Mexico hospital taps new CFO

Kimberly Cooper has been named CFO of Union County General Hospital in Clayton, N.M., according to a Sept. 12 LinkedIn post. The facility is part of Plano, Texas-based Community Hospital Corporation’s family of hospitals. Prior to her new role, Ms.…

Medicare's GLP-1 program is 'far exceeding' expectations, but a plateau could be coming

Pharmacies have been seeing compelling interest in Medicare’s GLP-1 Bridge program since its July launch, NPR first reported. The demonstration, designed to give eligible Medicare Part D beneficiaries access to certain GLP-1s at a fixed monthly cost, will run through…

CDC declares 21-state cyclospora outbreak over

The CDC has issued its final update on a multistate cyclospora outbreak that sickened 12,883 people, hospitalized 570 and killed two across 21 states, according to a Sept. 11 food safety alert. The agency said the outbreak has ended and…

Study Links 79% MSK Cost Savings to Upstream, Conservative Care

Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions rank among the costliest in the U.S., driven by avoidable surgeries and high-cost post-acute care. Controlling this spend is a clinical and economic imperative for health plans. In this 2026 TailorCare Savings Study, discover how matching members…

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Pennsylvania reports 3rd measles death

A 40-year-old woman died Sept. 12 from measles complications in Jefferson County, Pa., marking the state’s third measles-related death of 2026 and the first reported outside hard-hit Lancaster County. Jefferson County Coroner Greg Furlong confirmed the death Sept. 12, calling…

Most common CMS citations so far in 2026

Patient rights violations remain the deficiency hospitals are cited for most often by federal surveyors in 2026, according to a Becker’s analysis of CMS inspection data. Becker’s reviewed 3,587 CMS Form 2567 statements of deficiency — the reports surveyors file…

61 hospitals with 5 stars for quality and patient experience: CMS

Only 61 hospitals earned five-star ratings for both overall hospital quality and patient experience. Becker’s compared CMS’ Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey, which captures patients’ experiences during a recent hospital stay, with the agency’s Overall Hospital…