Maria Menendez has been appointed CEO of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare’s St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass. Ms. Menendez stepped into the role in June, according to her LinkedIn profile. She most recently served as market COO of Palm Beach Health…
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Independent physician groups have spent years investing in revenue cycle automation—and it has delivered real results. But the biggest revenue cycle challenges were never the repetitive tasks. Denials, payer rule changes, authorization gaps, and workflow exceptions require context, judgment, and…
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Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has reached settlement agreements with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, according to a June 17 EEOC news release. The EEOC said the agreements resolve 12 complaints filed with the agency for…
If there was a single theme to what health system CIOs told Becker’s this quarter, it was this: The hard part of AI isn’t the technology. From CommonSpirit to Stanford to Rush, the leaders running big health systems’ digital strategies…
Every healthcare AI vendor talks about accuracy as if it were one thing. If it can pass a medical exam, then it must be right for your health system. Right? Not necessarily. There’s a reason the growth of administrators in…
For some, a morning routine is just the typical runway to an eight-hour workday: roll out of bed, grab a cup of coffee and hit the computer with a list of to-dos. But three health system CFOs are using the…
At children’s hospitals, “mission” tends to be built into the architecture of daily operations: play folded directly into clinical treatment, leaders who treat the whole family, not just the patient, as the unit of care, and a baseline expectation of…
Rural ASCs and independent physician practices are navigating a split picture in 2026. New federal dollars, a federal shortage designation push and emerging payment reform are creating fresh opportunities for surgical access outside hospital walls. At the same time, clinic…
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has aligned its Berg Innovation Exchange with its Business Development division. The Berg Innovation Exchange, which connects innovators with mentorship, expertise and a global network of collaborators, will now operate in closer coordination with Business Development,…
Steve Walsh has been named president and CEO of the American Hospital Association, effective fall 2026. He will succeed Rick Pollack, who will retire by the end of 2026. Mr. Walsh was unanimously selected by AHA’s board. He has served…