Austin Purkeypile has been appointed president of Adventist Health Simi Valley (Calif.), part of Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health, according to a March 25 news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Purkeypile will assume the role March 30 and report to Alice…
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Residents and fellows at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic are leaning into the health system’s data analytics arm to inform their careers. They recently participated in Platform Experience Day, exploring how Mayo Clinic Platform’s database of tens of millions of deidentified…
NYC Health + Hospitals is ending its contract with Palantir in October, The Intercept reported March 24. According to testimony from NYC Health + Hospitals CEO Mitchell Katz, MD, at a March 16 City Council meeting, the contract will not…
Over the past few years, Ascension has increased mammograms by 10,000 and colon cancer screenings by 40,000 by using text-based “digital nudge” programs that prompt patients to schedule and complete care. The St. Louis-based system is now building on those…
In this episode, Dr. William Scharf, Executive Clinical Director of Quality and Safety at AdventHealth, shares how patient safety science, leadership behaviors, and system-wide training initiatives are shaping a high-reliability culture. He highlights the importance of psychological safety, frontline engagement,…
In this episode, Gretchen Wagner, Associate Vice President – Risk Management, Humana, discusses how health plans are navigating cost pressures, workforce challenges, and rapid change by strengthening value-based partnerships and operational efficiency. She highlights the critical role of data interoperability,…
Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health reported an operating loss of $159 million (-2.2% operating margin) in 2025, an improvement from an operating loss of $224 million (-3.2% margin) in 2024, according to its March 19 financial report. Adventist Health reported total…
Infosys has agreed to acquire digital transformation company Optimum Healthcare IT for up to $465 million. The deal, which gives the tech consulting giant a footprint in health IT, is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027 pending…
Perry Sham began his role as CFO of Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Memorial Medical Center just three months ago, but he’s already hit the ground running with his finance team to tackle industry headwinds. During a recent episode of Becker’s “CFO+Revenue…
Strong leaders do not avoid difficult conversations — they handle them in ways that improve outcomes, according to a March 16 McKinsey article. How leaders communicate is increasingly tied to organizational performance. Courage, the authors argue, means addressing reality directly,…