Vizient has recognized suppliers for service, partnership and performance supporting its healthcare provider clients. Here are the suppliers recognized across Vizient’s 2026 Supplier Partner of the Year, Supplier of the Year, Excellence and Program Excellence awards, according to a Sept.…
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The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Stanford (Calif.) University’s Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD, as well as two German scientists, for their discoveries in optogenetics. Dr. Deisseroth, Humboldt University of Berlin’s Peter Hegemann, PhD, and University…
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health is weeks away from completing its exit from revenue cycle vendor Conifer Health Solutions. CommonSpirit Senior Executive Vice President and CFO Michael Browning said on an Oct. 2 investor call that the system’s Central and Pacific Northwest…
Epic has put cybersecurity increasingly at the center of its strategy in 2026, from deploying advanced AI against its own software to pushing faster patching and scrutinizing access to patient records through national data exchanges. The focus intensified in recent…
The State Department and CDC are closely monitoring reports of a suspected pneumonic plague in Russia that may have killed a laboratory researcher and exposed nearly 200 people, News Nation Now reported Oct. 5. “We are aware of reports of…
CMS established a new physician nutrition specialist specialty code, effective beginning Oct. 1. The code helps physician nutrition specialists — physicians with advanced expertise in clinical nutrition in addition to their primary medical specialty — to be more accurately identified…
Secaucus (N.J.) University Hospital named Corinne Lora, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer. Ms. Lora joined the hospital in 2018 as director of perioperative services, and last year was promoted to system vice president of perioperative services, according to an Oct.…
For many clinicians, the ambient scribe has become the first artificial intelligence tool to deliver immediate, tangible benefit. Some even call it “a lifesaver.” It listens during the patient encounter, creates a draft note and reduces the time clinicians spend…
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health will consolidate its five regions into three service areas, West, Central and East, effective in January, CFO Michael Browning said during the system’s fiscal 2026 earnings call Oct. 2. The change replaces the California, Central, South, Mountain…
In this episode, Aaron Chang, FACHE, President, East Region, Jefferson Health, discusses balancing regional and system-level leadership, creating greater integration without unnecessary bureaucracy, and standardizing operations while preserving local flexibility. He also shares lessons from Jefferson’s perioperative services integration work…