At many health systems, pharmacy leaders are often brought into infrastructure and operational planning after key decisions have already been made — a dynamic that can create downstream challenges for workflow, safety and efficiency. For Melissa Chase, PharmD, director of…
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UnitedHealthcare has launched Avery, a generative AI companion that helps members navigate healthcare services. Six things to know: 1. The AI assistant is designed to understand members’ benefits and help them better understand coverage details and care options before scheduling…
The CEO role is widely seen as one of the most demanding positions in business, often marked by isolation and constant pressure. For women, those challenges can be more pronounced due to underrepresentation, heightened scrutiny and narrower room for missteps, according…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is investing heavily in modernizing rural healthcare through its Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), a $50 billion initiative established under President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts legislation. The program, announced in 2025,…
As of March 27, Providence Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital will no longer admit patients to its inpatient pediatric unit, according to a statement shared with Becker’s. Santa Rosa Memorial, part of Renton, Wash.-based Providence, said in October it would…
An increasing percentage of U.S. physicians have more than salary factored in their paychecks, according to the American Medical Association. In 2024, approximately 60% physicians had two or more compensation methods, an increase from 51% just 10 years prior, according…
La Crosse, Wis.-based Emplify Health by Gundersen and Viroqua, Wis.-based Vernon Health signed a letter of intent to explore an affiliation to strengthen their long-term partnership and community care. The letter of intent opens discussion between the two parties and…
Past research has found 3 in 5 surgical instruments accidentally fall during emergency orthopedic procedures, but the healthcare industry lacks guidelines on managing this contamination risk, according to researchers at Duke University Health System in Durham, N.C. The researchers intentionally…
Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health called over 15,000 hypertension patients with conversational AI and cleared nearly 10% as having normal blood pressure, highlighting the technology’s potential to close care gaps, a leader told Becker’s. “We’re hoping that as we pursue this…
Over the years, Becker’s Hospital Review has run numerous articles describing the growing strain on health system leadership: margin pressure, workforce instability, rising patient acuity and heightened scrutiny of safety. Yet one of the most financially, operationally and reputationally consequential…