Microsoft’s AI diagnostic system correctly diagnosed 83.2% of complex New England Journal of Medicine cases, compared with 36.1% for generalist physicians using search and reference tools, according to a study published Oct. 22 in Science. Without those tools, physicians averaged…
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Adding more ORs, beds, units and staff is no longer a practical way to improve performance. With reimbursement constraints, rising demand and ongoing staffing shortages, hospitals and health systems have to get more from the capacity they already have. A…
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The new owners of the former Upland, Pa.-based Crozer-Chester Medical Center are working with Penn Medicine to see which services could return to the closed campus, but neither Penn Medicine nor any other health system has agreed to run the…
Rural hospitals stand to lose $1.6 billion in revenue in 2026 following the expiration of the ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits, according to an Oct. 13 report from the American Hospital Association. The report, “America’s Rural Hospitals at a Crossroads,”…
Medline has launched an enhanced version of TrackPoint, its inventory management and patient item-usage platform for long-term care and inpatient hospice providers. The platform integrates with PointClickCare for real-time patient data syncing, according to an Oct. 12 news release. It…
When Ascension St. Thomas Hospital Midtown in Nashville, Tenn., disclosed that four patients were harmed in an Aug. 14 safety event, President and CEO Shubhada Jagasia, MD, responded in the first person. “On behalf of our leadership and care teams,…
Rosanna Morris, BSN, RN, has been named president and CEO of Dayton-based Premier Health, effective in the first quarter of 2027, according to an Oct. 22 news release shared with Becker’s. Ms. Morris will succeed Michael Riordan, who will retire…
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey has agreed to acquire multispecialty physician group Summit Health’s New Jersey operations, including CityMD urgent care sites in the state, the insurer confirmed to Becker’s. “We are excited by the opportunity to…
Across health systems of vastly different sizes, structures and missions, a set of common organizational instincts is beginning to coalesce. Margin compression, workforce shortages and AI adoption have each created pressure to act. But the redesign taking shape among health…
Black Book Research has identified eight revenue cycle management outsourcing expenses that hospitals and health systems should count when judging whether an outsourcing deal delivers a net financial benefit. The framework comes from an October 2026 report shared with Becker’s…