Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital expects to meet its October payroll obligations, CFO Julie Peterson told Becker’s, but the hospital’s August board executive summary warned of difficulties in forecasting how it will meet future payroll and payable obligations beyond the near…
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In this episode, Dr. Andy Anderson, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer at RWJBarnabas Healh, shares how the system is improving mortality outcomes and patient experience through rapid response teams, standardized best practices, and a strong culture of accountability.…
Medication management used to be pharmacy’s job. Increasingly, it’s an enterprise leadership issue — and health systems that still treat it as a departmental function are already behind. For most of my career, pharmacy leaders and clinical teams built the…
In this episode, Jakob Emerson, Associate News Director, Becker’s Healthcare, discusses Medicare Advantage insurers exiting markets, plan and benefit changes heading into 2027, and how major payers are using AI to simplify healthcare navigation and gain a competitive edge.
Sven Gierlinger once watched about 15 clinicians in a Detroit trauma bay work to save a teenager hit by a train. Then the patient was rushed to surgery, and the room went quiet. Mr. Gierlinger was shadowing at Detroit-based Henry…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health recorded operating income of $452 million (4.7% operating margin) in fiscal 2026, compared to operating income of $255 million (3.0% margin) the year prior, according to its Sept. 30 financial report. Six things to know: 1.…
Nallan Sriraman has departed as chief technology officer of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham after nearly four years in the role. Mr. Sriraman announced his departure Oct. 1 on LinkedIn and thanked his team and colleagues. He said he is…