T.J. Adams, BSN, has been appointed president of North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo, effective Aug. 24. Mr. Adams’ new position expands his current role as administrator of the hospital, according to an Aug. 27 LinkedIn post from Tupelo-based North Mississippi Health…
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Hospitals already know they are targets for cyberattacks. The emerging problem is whether they can afford to defend themselves as hackers begin adopting AI. James “Scott” Gee, deputy national adviser for cybersecurity and risk at the AHA, told Becker’s that…
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New York City-based Montefiore Health System recorded an operating loss of $69.1 million (-1.5% operating margin) through the first half of 2026, down from an operating loss of $17.9 million (-0.4% margin) during the same period last year, according to…
Christopher Lee was named CFO of Gold Coast Health Plan in Camarillo, Calif. on Aug. 24, according to an Aug. 27 news release. GCHP serves about 220,000 Medi-Cal members in Ventura County, Calif., through its network of hospitals, specialists, behavioral…
Becker’s asked pharmacy executives from hospitals and health systems, along with academic medical centers and universities across the U.S. to share what trends they deem dangerous. The 18 executives featured in this article are all speaking at Becker’s Healthcare 3rd…
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Most health care leaders can tell you why they are adopting AI. Far fewer can show you how their governance actually runs at scale on a random Tuesday afternoon. AI governance today is policy-heavy and operationally thin. Nearly every organization…
The forces that have long shaped the healthcare workforce have not gone anywhere in 2026: strikes with thousands of workers are still occurring, a long-term nursing shortage keeps widening and labor costs continue to rise. Alongside those pressures, Becker’s has…
Sanford Health’s planned combination with North Memorial Health is moving forward and Lifepoint Health struck an agreement to sell a Virginia hospital to Bon Secours Mercy Health. Here are four hospital M&A moves Becker’s reported during the week of Aug.…
Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health said it would terminate hospital and physician contracts with UnitedHealthcare at the end of 2026. Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, Lee Health will be out of network for UnitedHealthcare employer-based, individual and Medicare Advantage plan members. Lee Health…