When I read the recent Becker’s Hospital Review brief, “Rural hospital CEO sees ‘no hope in the rural health transformation funds,'” I understood the frustration behind the headline. For decades, rural hospitals have been asked to do more with less.…
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St. Raphael Health – Dallas, an affiliate of Saint Raphael Health, has acquired nearly all of the assets of the former Dallas-based First Baptist Medical Center. The facility now operates under new ownership and management as St. Raphael Health –…
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Iris Taylor, PhD, RN, a longtime Detroit healthcare executive who served as president and CEO of Detroit Receiving Hospital and held senior roles across the Detroit Medical Center system, died July 30 at age 74, Chalkbeat Detroit reported. Dr. Taylor…
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is launching a clinical trial to evaluate whether semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist used to treat diabetes, can treat alcohol use disorder among veterans, according to a July 30 news release. The trial comes…
94 percent of consumers say healthcare needs to be easier. Yet friction starts long before the bill arrives. Thirty-eight percent struggle to find an in-network provider. Seventy-nine percent have been surprised by a medical bill. Half have delayed or skipped…
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In this episode, Allison Schneider, Director of Applications at Aspen Valley Health, discusses how the organization evaluates AI-powered clinical decision support, the importance of clinician trust and governance, and lessons learned from implementing ClinicalKey AI to improve workflows while keeping…
Hospital supply chain costs are projected to increase 3.39% in 2027 as health systems contend with continued margin pressure and uneven inflation across nonlabor spending categories, according to a July 27 Vizient analysis. Here are five things to know:
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