Health systems are updating their EHR upgrade strategies amid the shift to AI and rapid technological evolution in healthcare, executives told Becker’s. IT leaders refresh their EHRs as little as annually to as much as quarterly, based on what their…
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Hospital and health system CEOs often enter their roles with strategic assumptions about what drives success. In practice, those assumptions are tested — and sometimes, leaders say, need to be reconsidered. Becker’s asked three leaders — Justin Harris, CEO of…
Stu Simpson has been named assistant CFO of HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge in Lone Tree, Colo., according to an April 27 LinkedIn post. The hospital is part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s Denver-based HCA HealthONE. Prior to his new role,…
Charleston, W.Va.-based Vandalia Health has appointed Pat Keel as executive vice president and CFO. Ms. Keel most recently served as executive vice president and CFO of Memphis, Tenn.-based St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, where she held the role since 2016…
Six healthcare organizations — including one health system — have been recognized on LinkedIn’s list of the 50 best U.S. employers to grow careers. The LinkedIn Top Companies 2026 list features organizations that provide employees with skill-building and advancement opportunities,…
Here are 35 health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from credit rating agencies Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service released in 2026. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Health systems were compiled…
Cynthia Cifuentes-Finkel has been named senior vice president of marketing and corporate affairs of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, effective June 8. Ms. Cifuentes-Finkel – who has more than 25 years of executive leadership experience in healthcare, consumer marketing and global…
Physicians are increasingly uncertain if their career choice was worth the debt they took on for training — and some of them would not choose medicine again under new federal caps on student loans, according to new data from Panacea…
UChicago Medicine plans to deploy a large-scale digital infrastructure platform across its facilities through a new agreement with healthcare technology company Artisight. Under the agreement, the health system will bring Artisight’s Smart Hospital Platform to multiple care settings, including patient…
Vandalia Health, based in Charleston, W.Va., has named James Gainer, MD, interim chief administrative officer of Davis Medical Center, effective April 21. Dr. Gainer assumed the role following the departure of Ron Andro and will oversee operations while the organization…