Every element of a healthcare environment’s design influences how patients heal, how staff work and how efficiently the organization performs. Traditionally, healthcare design has relied mostly on a subjective feedback loop. But a novel approach is emerging that uses biometric…
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Jefferson, La.-based Ochsner Transplant Institute recently completed 10,000 organ transplants, an accomplishment that Ari Cohen, MD, attributed to having a strong team that’s invested in the outcomes for patients. Ochsner’s first strategy for a successful transplant program is having the…
A new C-suite position has been gaining traction among hospitals and health systems the last few years: chief advanced practice officer. Also called chief APPs, chief advanced practice officers oversee nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other advanced practice providers across…
Michael Radomski, vice president of finance and CFO of Cincinnati-based Mayfield Brain & Spine, has retired, according to an Aug. 17 LinkedIn post. Mr. Radomski served in the role for more than 35 years, according to his LinkedIn page. He…
Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner used her Aug. 18 UGM executive address to unveil a wave of Cosmos-powered AI tools, new smaller-organization product tiers, rural health expansions and a cybersecurity update disclosing the company’s use of Anthropic’s most restricted…
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Health systems by and large have realized that advanced practice providers are essential to meeting growing patient demand. The challenge is no longer about just hiring enough APPs to fill the staffing needs; it is about building organizations that allow…
In this episode, Chris Van Gorder, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, Scripps Health, discusses the growing affordability challenges facing hospitals, including reimbursement pressures, rising costs and California’s healthcare affordability regulations.
UCSF Medical Center is the top geriatric hospital in the nation, U.S. News & World Report found. U.S. News evaluated nearly 1,070 hospitals in the treatment of seniors and ranked the top hospitals for care of senior patients aged 75…
Emergency department visits rose in June and uncompensated care climbed across most of the country, according to Kaufman Hall’s latest “National Hospital Flash Report.” ED visits were up 4% year over year and 7% from May, the report found. Year…