Senate Republicans have blocked an effort to advance a Democratic-led resolution to repeal CMS’ Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model, an AI-assisted prior authorization pilot within the traditional Medicare program. On July 16, senators voted 46-50 along party lines against…
The Latest
Supply chain leaders say the key to gaining physician support for product standardization is not leading with cost savings — it is leading with data, transparency and collaboration. Across health systems, executives described a common shift away from telling physicians…
Federal authorities are intensifying their pursuit of the cybercriminals behind hospital and healthcare ransomware attacks, bringing charges against ransomware developers, state-sponsored hackers and even insiders from the cybersecurity industry. The latest move came July 14, when the Justice Department indicted…
Richard DeCarlo, executive vice president and COO of Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth, will retire Aug. 14 after nearly 10 years with the health system, according to a statement shared with Becker’s. Mr. DeCarlo is the third senior PeaceHealth leader to exit…
Clinicians using at least one AI tool report significantly higher EHR satisfaction than non-users, according to a KLAS Arch Collaborative report released July 17. The report, “AI Insights from the Arch Collaborative 2026,” draws on survey data from 12 Epic…
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is collaborating with Scale AI to develop and deploy clinical AI applications aimed at reducing administrative burden and improving patient safety. The partnership focuses on three areas: streamlining clinical documentation review before patient visits, automating detection…
Connecticut has paused plans to seek federal approval to partner with a generic drug manufacturer to lower the cost of GLP-1 medications, despite a state law requiring the effort, according to a July 16 report from the CT Mirror. Gov.…
Madison, Wis.-based UW Health Kids has opened a dedicated pediatric interventional radiology suite at American Family Children’s Hospital. The suite is the first implementation in the world of GE HealthCare’s Allia Moveo image-guiding system for pediatric interventional radiology and the…
Pittsburgh-based UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have named Maureen Kohi, MD, chair of the Department of Radiology, effective Oct. 12. Dr. Kohi joins Pitt and UPMC from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where…
Southfield, Mich.-based Corewell Health is expanding access to care across Southwest Michigan with new care centers, clinic expansions and workforce investments aimed at bringing services closer to where patients live. The initiative includes new urgent care locations, expanded primary and…