As health systems nationwide navigate the complexities of integrating AI into clinical and operational workflows, St. Louis-based Mercy is scaling both traditional and generative AI across its enterprise. Byron Yount, PhD, chief data and artificial intelligence officer at Mercy, spoke…
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Lee Montgomery, MSN, RN, was appointed clinical adult nursing director at Kaiser Permanente’s Antioch (Calif.) Medical Center, according to a LinkedIn post by the hospital’s chief nurse executive, Christina (Tina) Geis, BSN, RN. Mr. Montgomery brings more than two decades…
Kaiser Permanente Colorado is transferring physicians from two hospitals to four others as it strikes new partnerships, The Denver Post reported May 21. In January, cardiologists, surgeons and orthopedic physicians employed by Kaiser Permanente began leaving Denver-based St. Joseph Hospital…
Mount Graham Regional Medical Center in Safford, Ariz., has found an interim leader to serve during the CEO’s extended absence, according to a hospital news release shared with Becker’s. Chief Medical Officer Bart Carter, MD, will serve as interim CEO…
Kriel Ramcharitar, MD, has joined Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare as vice president and chief medical officer for value-based care. In this role, Dr. Ramcharitar will work with the health system’s physician enterprise, payers and community partners to advance value-based care delivery.…
Medicare could face nearly $500 billion in cuts over the next decade under Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which also proposes significant reductions to Medicaid and other healthcare programs. According to a May 20 report from the nonpartisan Congressional…
When it comes to nurse recruiting and retention, hospitals and health systems are still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, new challenges lie on the horizon with the increased burden of chronic conditions and the looming wave of baby boomers…
UnityPoint Health–Meriter in Madison, Wis., is preparing for a five-day strike beginning May 27 by union nurses. Service Employees International Union Wisconsin represents nearly 935 registered nurses at the hospital, which is part of a joint operating agreement between UnityPoint…
On March 31, Daveth Forbes-Thomas, MSN, RN, began serving as CEO of the NYC Health + Hospitals/McKinney nursing home in New York City, located in the same Brooklyn neighborhood where she grew up. Ms. Forbes-Thomas spent six years at McKinney…
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded the third option period of its contract with Oracle Health to support the agency’s EHR modernization efforts. Here are five things to know: