Medicare Advantage plans are actively deciding what to fund next in artificial intelligence. But those decisions are rarely made in one room. These siloed decisions can undermine the efficiencies AI is meant to deliver. Risk adjustment, quality, and compliance each…
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The Federal Trade Commission’s intervention in an Ohio hospital sale is offering health system leaders a clearer look at what regulators may expect when financially challenged hospitals pursue a buyer, particularly when the preferred transaction raises competition concerns. The FTC…
Epic has given its customers no shortage of AI to turn on, from Art for clinicians to Emmie for patients to Penny for revenue cycle teams. For many health systems, the more telling decisions are about which tools stay off…
As health systems contend with tight margins, rapidly advancing technology and persistent supply disruptions, the expectations for supply chain leaders are shifting. Becker’s asked supply chain executives: What skill will matter most for the next generation of supply chain leaders,…
The Senate passed the bipartisan Health Care Cybersecurity and Resilience Act by unanimous consent. The legislation aims to help healthcare providers strengthen their cybersecurity defenses and protect patient information, according to an Oct. 1 news release from the Senate Committee…
Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare has named Opal Howard senior vice president and chief human resources officer . Ms. Howard will join the health system’s senior leadership team and oversee human resources strategy across the organization, according to an Oct. 1…
Hospitals and health systems are recruiting chief-level leaders to oversee technology infrastructure, cybersecurity and clinical informatics. Here are five organizations with searches listed on job-seeker and executive recruitment websites reviewed Oct. 2: Editor’s note: The list is not exhaustive, and…
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has launched CommonSpirit Ambulatory Ventures, a new division aimed at organizing and expanding the health system’s ambulatory surgery center portfolio. The move is part of CommonSpirit’s broader effort to diversify beyond acute care and “accelerate growth” in…
ACA open enrollment begins Nov. 1, and health system leaders are preparing for a more unstable coverage landscape. In late September, CMS said it had canceled plan year 2026 ACA policies for about 760,000 people. The agency also temporarily paused…
Fredericksburg, Va.-based Mary Washington Healthcare has opened the Mary Washington Interventional Radiology Outpatient Clinic on the Stafford Hospital campus and hired its first interventional radiologist. The outpatient clinic provides evaluation, consultation and treatment for a range of conditions using imaging…
