Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health is the first U.S. health system to earn The Joint Commission’s Responsible Use of AI in Healthcare certification, the system said July 29. The Joint Commission debuted the voluntary certification June 1 to recognize hospitals…
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A new case study from the Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms in Washington, D.C., claims private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners and its then-hospital chain Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings extracted hundreds of millions of dollars from…
For Rapid City, S.D.-based Monument Health, the most significant near-term gains from AI aren’t at the bedside. They’re in the back office. “We’re really exploring what’s possible in the back office. It’s not necessarily something that is exciting for patients,…
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth will transition several IT support services to global IT services provider Tech Mahindra and its U.S.-based healthcare subsidiary, The HCI Group, starting in November, according to a statement shared with Becker’s on July 29. The health system…
The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy is developing a national adverse event reporting clearinghouse for compounded medications that will collect reports of patient harm and share them among state boards of pharmacy and the FDA. The organization said the…
Barbara Wadsworth, DNP, plans to step down as chief clinical officer of Radnor, Pa.-based Main Line Health. Dr. Wadsworth has spent nearly 14 years with the health system, she wrote in a July 29 LinkedIn post. “It is difficult to…
Tammy Buyok will retire as president and market leader for MultiCare Health System’s Yakima (Wash.) region at the end of 2026. Ms. Buyok joined Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System in 2012, according to a July 29 health system news release.…
Detroit had the highest unemployment rate among the 30 largest U.S. cities in May, while Nashville, Tenn., had the lowest, according to a July 29 LinkedIn post from WalletHub. The ranking used May data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics…
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services is seeing almost no offset from commercial coverage as patients drop off the ACA exchanges, CFO Steve Filton said on the for-profit system’s July 28 earnings call. Responding to an analyst question about…
Every day brings a new AI announcement, a new consumer engagement platform, or a new prediction about the future of healthcare. As health systems navigate the changing landscape, it’s critical that they don’t just look at tools the organization has;…