Five security officers at Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network are accusing the health system of failing to pay them for all hours worked, alleging the system manipulated timecards to avoid overtime payments for working through meal breaks, according to…
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Zachary, La.-based Lane Regional Medical Center’s board of commissioners has approved the exploration of a strategic affiliation with another healthcare organization to help the hospital expand services and invest in its future, a hospital spokesperson said in a July 20…
Ask a Revenue Cycle Leader is a new series featuring insights from health system and hospital revenue cycle executives nationwide. Becker’s poses questions on the most pressing issues in healthcare finance — from payer relations and automation to workforce and…
CMS is rapidly reshaping the federal health technology landscape, rolling out a series of initiatives over the past three months that touch nearly every stage of digital healthcare, from how AI tools are paid for and how prior authorizations are…
Six physician specialties saw lower rates of burnout between 2024 and 2026, but still reported lower rates of happiness. Becker’s compiled Medscape’s “Physician Mental Health & Well-Being Report” in 2025 and 2026 to determine the rate of happiness change. To…
Stanford University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School researchers ranked 24 AI systems by clinical safety in a new benchmark study, finding four medical-specialized tools topped the list in a statistical tie. The findings come from NOHARM (Numerous Options…
In this episode, William Morris, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Tennr, and Sarah Kier, Principal, ECG Management Consultants, discuss the growing challenges of patient access, referral management, and specialty care wait times. They explore how care orchestration, AI-enabled workflows, and…
In this episode, Anna Singh, Senior Vice President, Clinical Operations, Heartland Dental, discusses the evolving dental landscape, from workforce sustainability and organic growth to the role of AI, data, and technology in improving care delivery. She shares how dental leaders…
The FDA has retracted its statement that the cyclospora outbreak is linked to Taylor Farms, the supplier of Taco Bell lettuce, The Wall Street Journal reported July 20. Here is what to know. 1. On July 17, the CDC said…
Health system leaders should focus on three strategic decisions during the second half of 2026 to strengthen operations heading into 2027, according to Deloitte’s midyear healthcare outlook, published July 16.. The report argues that while hospitals continue to see strong…