CMS will add four condition tracks to its Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) model starting April 1, 2027, the agency said in a Sept. 15 news release. Six things to know: 1. The expansion adds heart failure,…
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Oracle has expanded its fiscal 2026 restructuring plan by approximately $700 million, bringing expected costs to roughly $2.8 billion as the company pursues strategic initiatives and operational efficiencies that include adopting and integrating AI across certain functions. The Sept. 11…
Bob Sutton, who served as president and CEO of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health from 2018 to 2023, has been appointed the next leader of Pierre-based Delta Dental of South Dakota. Mr. Sutton will become executive vice president Dec. 1…
San Francisco-based Sutter Health is the first nonprofit health organization to have an official partnership with a national park site. Sutter Health is partnering with the Presidio Trust on a model that will bring healthcare, nature and community well-being together,…
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has acquired the nine-story, 235,000 square-foot Fairbourne Building in West Valley City, Utah, and plans to convert it into a medical campus. Four things to know: 1. The building, located on 8.5 acres, will become…
The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed a fourth measles-associated death Sept. 15, an unvaccinated 18-year-old who lived in Mifflin County. The Mifflin County coroner’s office said the cause of death was acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, a rare and severe neurological complication…
Corpus Christi, Texas-based Driscoll Health System has promoted Shane Casady to COO. In his new role, Mr. Casady will lead operations across the pediatric health system’s two hospitals, Driscoll Health Plan and specialty centers and clinics across South Texas, according…
Ville Platte, La.-based Mercy Regional Medical Center has signed a prime vendor agreement with Medline for medical-surgical products and distribution services. Medline will supply commodity items, urology products and distribution services to support the health system’s ordering and delivery of…
Mayo Clinic and Thermo Fisher Scientific have launched Precure, a joint venture designed to detect biological signs of disease before patients develop symptoms, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, will serve as majority owner…
For some health system technology leaders, rolling out AI tools was the easy part. Proving they are still worth paying for is the harder, ongoing job. Shahidul Mannan, chief data officer at Boston Medical Center, put the sharpest number on…