U.S. News & World Report said May 20 that it has made significant refinements to its Best Hospitals methodology to reflect changes in care delivery, data availability and measurement science. Six things to know, per U.S. News: 1. Risk-adjusted outcome…
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New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has appointed Shakeeb Akhter as chief digital officer. Mr. Akhter joins MSK after serving as senior vice president and chief digital and information officer at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, according to a…
Sarah Karlgaard was appointed senior vice president and chief legal officer for Bloomington, Minn.-based HealthPartners, effective May 18. In the role, Ms. Karlgaard will oversee legal, clinical risk management, integrity and compliance, physical security and sustainability, according to a May…
Health systems across the U.S. continue to navigate mounting financial pressures, shifting reimbursement models and growing administrative complexity — placing revenue cycle leadership at the center of operational success. Each week, Becker’s is highlighting five revenue cycle leaders to know,…
Healthcare has been among the industries most affected by data breaches related to staff mistakes, according to Verizon. “Breaches take many forms, but in the healthcare sector, one pattern stands out: miscellaneous errors,” the telecom giant stated in its annual…
Health systems are making longer-term investments in their technology workforces in 2026, signaling a shift away from reactive hiring and toward building sustainable pipelines, leadership structures and internal expertise as digital transformation accelerates across healthcare. The push comes as organizations…
At Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting, healthcare leaders gathered at an Optum-sponsored executive roundtable to discuss AI in action—and the clinical and financial value it’s delivering today. The roundtable was moderated by Devin Airey, managing director at The Advisory Board. Panelists…
President Donald Trump’s portfolio managers traded seven health insurers’ stocks as 2027 Medicare Advantage payment policies were being ironed out. The U.S. Office of Government Ethics released disclosures in May laying out thousands of trades in the first three months…
Hantavirus and Ebola are grabbing global headlines, but measles outbreaks across the country are a bigger threat to U.S. hospitals, according to an infectious disease leader at Corewell Health. As of May 21, the CDC had confirmed 1,952 measles cases…
The CDC has ordered two passengers formerly on the M/V Hondius cruise ship to remain at a Nebraska quarantine unit with 16 other passengers, who are being monitored for Andes hantavirus. Following an Andes hantavirus outbreak first reported on an…