Health systems’ AI champions — the people who develop novel uses for the technology and sell their peers on its value — don’t always come from the C-suite, or even the IT department. Some are bedside clinicians finding new uses…
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The FDA has released the names of panel members who will weigh in on whether seven popular peptides should be more widely available for pharmacy compounding. The new roster mainly includes physicians who run wellness, longevity and regenerative medicine clinics…
American hospitals are under extraordinary pressure: margins remain thin, workforce shortages persist, emergency department boarding continues to frustrate patients and clinicians alike, and many organizations are struggling simply to maintain financial stability. Hospital leaders often attribute these challenges to forces…
Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health, one of the biggest U.S. health systems with 69 hospitals, is building a workforce pipeline with the nation’s largest nursing school. The system is collaborating with Chamberlain University, which is teaching about 40,000 students across 24…
Health system executives face an uncertain financial reality heading into the second half of 2026. Medicaid changes, disruption to the 340B drug discount program and flat federal research funding are reshaping the operating environment for hospitals of every size. Executives…
Why the nursing workforce crisis won't be solved without rebuilding academic-practice partnerships
The nursing shortage has passed the point of being a pipeline problem. It is now a structural one — driven by clinical placement constraints, rising student volumes and a growing gap between what new graduates can do and what hospitals…
Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, impacted health plans must exchange prior authorization data through standardized application programming interfaces (APIs). The mandate reaches Medicare Advantage organizations, state Medicaid and CHIP fee-for-service programs, managed care plans and Qualified Health Plan issuers on the…
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Ricky Ramirez, MSN, RN, was named COO of St. Mary’s Medical Center and Palm Beach Children’s Hospital, both based in West Palm Beach, Fla. Mr. Ramirez recently served as chief nursing officer at West Boca Medical Center, but served as…
The Health Resources and Services Administration has opened applications for nearly $140 million in new grant funding aimed at expanding healthcare access and strengthening rural health systems. The funding, announced June 29, will support rural hospitals, telehealth, physician workforce development,…
Cleveland Clinic and the Ellison Institute of Technology have entered a strategic collaboration aimed at accelerating scientific discovery and expanding access to healthcare innovation worldwide. Representatives from Cleveland Clinic and the Ellison Institute of Technology formalized the partnership during a…