Providence Health Plan will completely shut down after it was unable to reach a deal with a national insurer to operate its Medicare Advantage business. “We are in discussion with regulators about this development and the broader wind-down of Providence’s…
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Studer Family Children’s Hospital has a SEAL team — not one that executes military missions, but one that helps physicians, nurses and other hospital employees prepare for high-risk, low-frequency situations. The project — which stands for Simulating Emergency Action for…
Mellissa Gardner, chief marketing and strategy officer of Plano, Texas-based CorroHealth, has been named to the 2026 class of PRNEWS People of the Year. Ms. Gardner was recognized in the brand reputation category and was selected following a nomination process…
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Most health systems begin their AI journey with a single narrow use case and hope it scales. Far fewer get past the pilot. The hard part is proving value in one department convincingly enough that surgeons, schedulers and IT leaders…
In healthcare, a data breach represents a threat to patient safety, institutional trust and the integrity of care. The leaders charged with defending against cyberattacks have become among the most critical figures in any hospital or health system. The CISOs…
Renton, Wash.-based Providence has now sustained more than a year of positive operating margin, and executives say the improvement is being driven by a sustained set of operational changes across the system. The 51-hospital system’s first-half operating income improved by…
Women accounted for a larger share of hospital and health system leadership appointments in 2026 than in the same stretch of 2025, according to a Becker’s analysis of its executive move reporting. Becker’s compared appointments tracked in its women leadership…
July 29-Aug. 14 1. Bob Flannery has shared plans to retire as CFO of Madison, Wis.-based UW Health on Jan. 8, 2027. 2. Rhonda Deskins has retired as CFO of Tennova Healthcare-North Knoxville Medical Center in Powell, Tenn. 3. Andrew…
Madison, Wis.-based UW Health Bob Flannery has shared plans to retire Jan. 8, 2027, a spokesperson for the health system confirmed Aug. 14 with Becker’s. Mr. Flannery has served as UW Health’s CFO for more than a decade, according to…
Health systems have spent years arguing that growing leaders from within often beats importing them, for a few reasons: it is more cost-effective, more culturally aligned and more sustainable. The logic underpins everything from executive-level succession conversations to the structured…