COVID-19 infections are growing in 47 states, but Texas is the only state to see “very high” viral activity in the wastewater, the CDC reported. Here is what to know. 1. As of Sept. 4, respiratory illness activity in the…
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Amid mounting reimbursement complexity, rising denial rates and staffing challenges, organizations ranging from independent rural hospitals to large, multi-hospital systems are striking partnerships with revenue cycle management firms. Here are eight hospitals and health systems that have outsourced revenue cycle…
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health and Santa Clara (Calif.) University are collaborating on a learning health system model designed to expose medical students to clinical care, education and research within an integrated healthcare network. The model will be incorporated into the…
Hospitals and health systems named far more CEOs in the past five and a half months than they did over the same stretch in 2025, and most of those hires still came from outside the organization or its parent health…
In this episode, Jason Elrod, Healthcare Chief Information Security Officer and Executive Advisor, Elisity, discusses how health systems can manage AI agent risk through operational governance, distinct identities, least privilege, segmentation and clear shutdown protocols. This episode is sponsored by…
Northwell Mather Hospital has a special unit designed to help complex patients discharge straight home after only two weeks. In 2007, the Port Jefferson, N.Y.-based hospital opened a transitional care unit as part of a demonstration program ran across the…
Philanthropist Tom Golisano has committed $225 million to six children’s hospitals, expanding the Golisano Children’s Alliance to 21 members nationwide. The six recipients are: Alongside joining the alliance, each children’s hospital will rebrand campuses or programs to adopt the Golisano…
The CDC reorganized its National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, consolidating offices and renaming divisions and branches, according to a Sept. 9 Federal Register notice. The changes took effect Sept. 4. Here are three things to know:
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology topped Forbes’ 2026 ranking of America’s top colleges, a list that includes several schools affiliated with academic health systems. Forbes’ “America’s Top Colleges” ranking, published Sept. 10, includes 500 four-year institutions. It evaluates schools using…
The Trump administration is directing $11.7 million through the Rural Health Transformation Program to support rural nursing care facilities and strengthen Vermont’s healthcare workforce. Vermont is committing $9 million of the funding to tuition benefits for healthcare professionals in underserved…