Columbus, Ohio-based OhioHealth reached an agreement June 16 with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Ohio Attorney General to end a civil antitrust lawsuit that alleged the health system used anticompetitive contract provisions to drive up healthcare costs for…
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Hattiesburg, Miss.-based Forrest Health has deployed an AI tool embedded in its Epic EHR that flagged more than 173 incidental lung nodules in its first six weeks, connecting rural patients to follow-up care. The Incidental Lung Nodule AI and Navigator…
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health has cut coder chart review time by 20% after deploying Epic’s AI Professional Billing Coding Assistant, generating an estimated $924,000 in annual labor savings. The tool surfaces suggested codes from clinical documentation, allowing the health system’s…
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s Spring 2026 Payer Issues Roundtable features Liz Signorella, Senior Director of Payor Contracting, Clover Health. She discusses reducing administrative burdens for providers, leveraging AI and real-time data to support proactive care, and improving…
One Medical has continually expanded its network of health system partnerships in the three-plus years since Amazon closed its $3.9 billion acquisition of the hybrid primary care company in 2023 — even as the lineup of partners has shifted. Amazon…
Sturgis (Mich.) Hospital will cease operations at noon on June 19 after years of financial challenges and unsuccessful efforts to secure a long-term path forward. The hospital cited years of ongoing financial challenges — including declining reimbursement rates, rising operating…
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting features Greg Sieg, Chief Information Security Officer, University of Michigan Health Regional Network. He discusses aligning cybersecurity programs across a growing health system, navigating the rapid rise of AI, and…
Jeremy Cummins has been appointed CEO of Noxubee Medical Complex, which includes a hospital and nursing home in Macon, Miss., according to a June 12 Facebook post. Mr. Cummins previously served as administrator of The Carrington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center…
Springfield, Ore.-based McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center has named Mark Robinson CEO, effective July 20. Mr. Robinson brings nearly 30 years of hospital operations and executive leadership experience to the role, according to a June 16 hospital news release. Most recently, he…
Georgetown, S.C.-based Tidelands Health has named Jay Hinesley CEO, effective July 1, as part of the next phase of its partnership with the Medical University Hospital Authority. Mr. Hinesley has served as CEO of Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health’s Pee Dee…