Hospitals and insurers have been fighting an AI billing war for the better part of two years, with providers deploying the technology to optimize and defend their coding, and payers using it to audit and push back. “AI is placing…
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Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network finalized an affiliation agreement July 1 to acquire Beaver, Pa.-based Heritage Valley Health System, bringing the system’s footprint to 16 hospitals. The two parties, which shared plans to affiliate in October 2025, received formal approval from…
Jonathan Welch, MD, was named COO of Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health. Dr. Welch will join Dartmouth Health later this summer from Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger, where he served as chief population health officer and chief innovation officer, according to a June…
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has reviewed and approved more than 100 clinical AI applications in 2026 under an executive-led governance process. The health system requires every clinical AI tool to undergo review before deployment, evaluating factors including complexity, clinical setting,…
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Resident physicians and fellows at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, represented by the Committee of Interns and Residents, have ratified their first union contract, according to a July 1 union news release shared with Becker’s. The three-year contract…
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has opened the first two of three planned medical offices in Reno and Sparks, Nev. The opening is part of Kaiser’s joint venture with Reno-based Renown Health, finalized in February, to launch a new outpatient care…
Joint Commission International has launched a Center of Excellence Certification, which is designed to give international healthcare organizations an independently validated way to demonstrate expertise in specific clinical service lines. The certification is available at launch for five service lines:…
Registered nurse candidates passed the National Council Licensure Examination-RN exam at a 74.4% rate in the first half of 2026, already surpassing the exam’s entire 2025 pass rate, according to new data from the National Council of State Boards of…