The FDA is issuing national priority vouchers to three companies studying psychedelic drugs to treat serious mental illness. The vouchers were issued to companies studying psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression and major depressive disorder as well as methylone for post-traumatic stress disorder, following President Donald…
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Renton, Wash.-based Providence now has 12 AI use cases in Epic after upgrading the EHR in April. As part of the 51-hospital system’s Project Pixel, clinical and revenue cycle applications, informatics and healthcare intelligence staffers are rolling out Epic AI…
Cathie Kocourek, president of Aurora Medical Center–Manitowoc (Wis.) County, will retire in 2027. Ms. Kocourek’s retirement will mark a 51-year career with the organization, according to an April 24 hospital news release shared with Becker’s. She began her career as…
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare said it still expects a $600 million to $900 million EBITDA headwind in 2026 tied to changes in the ACA exchange environment, including the expiration of enhanced subsidies. The outlook is unchanged from guidance the system…
Pharmacy is no longer a cost center defending its budget. It is an enterprise lever, and the executives running it are being asked to behave — and be staffed — accordingly. At the 2026 CPO Summit, the chief pharmacy officers…
Epic continues to expand its footprint across health systems through new implementations, product updates and partnerships. In the past 30 days, organizations have gone live on Epic, adopted new artificial intelligence tools within the EHR, and participated in federal data-sharing…
Health systems are experiencing rising call volumes while using phone systems that weren’t designed for today’s digital expectations. AI-based technologies are changing the landscape, enabling organizations to improve the patient experience and reduce costs. During Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting in…
AI is a people-and-process story — not a tech one. At Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting, the CIOs, CDOs, and CMIOs running Cleveland Clinic, Penn Medicine, Jefferson Health, Prisma Health, Northwell Health, Allina Health, Ochsner Health and CommonSpirit told each other…
Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East at Dunkirk, N.Y.-based Brooks-TLC Hospital System have ratified a one-year contract extension, according to an April 23 union news release shared with Becker’s. The contract, which covers more than 160 hospital workers, expires…
Seth Karp, MD, system surgeon-in-chief and chair of the section of surgical sciences for Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health, will step down Oct. 15 to join Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute as surgeon-in-chief. Dr. Karp will also serve as chair of the…