Nurses are significantly less likely than physicians to report a strong EHR experience, a June 26 report from KLAS Research’s Arch Collaborative found. The report, which surveyed more than 121,000 clinicians across 92 organizations between May 2025 and May 2026,…
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Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra Health plans to close Virginia Baptist Hospital in 2028, a spokesperson confirmed, transitioning services to other system facilities while pursuing a mixed-use redevelopment of the more than 100-year-old campus. Virginia Baptist’s first building was constructed in 1924,…
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has reduced MRI patient wait times by more than 60% in its Northwest region using an FDA-cleared AI tool that shortens scan duration without degrading image quality. The AI solution reduces image noise during MRI scans,…
From two New Jersey systems exploring a potential merger, to UNC Health planning to take over a North Carolina hospital, here are five hospital M&A moves Becker’s reported during the week of June 22: 1. Encore Medical Center in Bryant,…
Michael Wagner, MD, president and CEO of Providence, R.I.-based Care New England, will step down from his role and transition to serve as chair of the system’s board of directors. The system’s board has launched a national search for its…
As healthcare leaders, we have a responsibility to address the growing mental health needs of our workforce. Mental illness is among the most common health conditions in the U.S., affecting more than 1 in 5 adults. Serious mental illnesses, including…
The CDC posted an updated charter for its vaccine advisory committee June 25. Here are five things to know: 1. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices provides recommendations to the CDC director on the use of vaccines and immunization program…
Fewer than 1 in 4 patients with stroke and 1 in 7 patients with traumatic brain injury are discharged from the hospital to an inpatient rehabilitation facility, a recent study found. The study, published June 10 in Neurology, analyzed 444,908…
New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals’ Housing for Health initiative has launched a pilot program that places home health aides with medically vulnerable patients during the critical gap between housing move-in and Medicaid approval — a window that typically…
Statesville, N.C.-based Iredell Health System has named Vladimir Dubchak director of revenue cycle for Iredell Physician Network. Mr. Dubchak has more than 20 years of experience in accounting, revenue cycle operations and health information technology, according to a June 25…