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How NYC Health + Hospitals built one utilization review process for 11 hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals runs 11 acute care hospitals and more than 70 patient care locations, making it the largest public health system in the country. Standardizing anything across that footprint is difficult. Standardizing emergency department utilization review is harder.…

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Joshua Moskovitz, MD, MPH, MBA, Medical Director of Utilization Management, NYC Health + Hospitals
Joy Osa Uzamere, DNP, RN CCM-BC, Director, Emergency Department Utilization Review Care Management, NYC Health + Hospitals
Rob Shutter, LMSW (he/him/his), Director of Utilization Management, NYC Health + Hospitals

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6 months after sale, Rhode Island attorney general questions hospital owner's financial health

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha is raising new concerns about the finances of CharterCARE Health of Rhode Island, the nonprofit system formed when the Atlanta-based Centurion Foundation completed its acquisition of two hospitals in the state six months ago,…

One of the 'most frequently reported health concerns' in the US: What to know

In 2024, 71.5% of adults reported experiencing fatigue at least some days in the past three months, a Sept. 3 CDC report found. The CDC used 2024 National Health Interview Survey data to estimate fatigue symptoms among about 27,000 adults…

Capacity without new beds: Inside VHC Health's approach to earlier discharge decisions

Every patient recovering in an inpatient bed who could safely recover at home is a patient in the wrong setting. Meanwhile, a patient in need of acute care waits for a bed. Arlington, Va.-based VHC Health addressed this challenge by…

Oct 7, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

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James Meenan, FACHE, CCM, Associate Vice President of Population Health, VHC Health
Russell Graney, Founder, Aidin (a part of LeanTaaS)

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Anthropic CEO calls for AI slowdown: Key notes for health system leaders

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay Sept. 12 calling for a deliberate slowdown in AI capability development, a position that carries direct implications for health systems that have already deployed Claude or are evaluating AI platforms for clinical and…

HIV prevention belongs in primary care: How 4 health systems are starting to make it routine

More than 1 million people in the U.S. are living with diagnosed HIV, yet prevention still sits largely in specialty settings. CDC survey data shows how often testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis conversations are missed even when patients do reach care.…

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New Mexico hospital taps new CFO

Kimberly Cooper has been named CFO of Union County General Hospital in Clayton, N.M., according to a Sept. 12 LinkedIn post. The facility is part of Plano, Texas-based Community Hospital Corporation’s family of hospitals. Prior to her new role, Ms.…

Medicare's GLP-1 program is 'far exceeding' expectations, but a plateau could be coming

Pharmacies have been seeing compelling interest in Medicare’s GLP-1 Bridge program since its July launch, NPR first reported. The demonstration, designed to give eligible Medicare Part D beneficiaries access to certain GLP-1s at a fixed monthly cost, will run through…

CDC declares 21-state cyclospora outbreak over

The CDC has issued its final update on a multistate cyclospora outbreak that sickened 12,883 people, hospitalized 570 and killed two across 21 states, according to a Sept. 11 food safety alert. The agency said the outbreak has ended and…

Two MSK care pathways, $211.56 per member per month apart

For Medicare Advantage members with similar MSK conditions, the path they take through care can make a dramatic difference in downstream cost. One path can lead to imaging, surgery, and post-acute care. Another can resolve the condition through guided, low-intensity…

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