When a hospital merger closes, one veteran CIO reaches for the exact same playbook every time, while another insists no two acquisitions ever call for the same one. Health systems keep getting bigger. Mergers, acquisitions and affiliations have become one…
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Phoenix Children’s has named Joshua Koch, MD, as senior vice president and hospital based in chief, a new role at the pediatric health system. Dr. Koch will oversee critical care, neonatology and fetal care, emergency departments and urgent cares, hospital…
The University of Houston has established the Institute for Digital Healthcare Transformation, a cross-campus effort to push emerging technology into clinical use. The institute operates under UH Health, the university’s academic health enterprise, and draws on expertise from engineering, medicine,…
Prescription drug spending has become increasingly concentrated on highly novel medicines over the last decade, driven by greater prescribing rather than higher prices, according to a study published Aug. 3 in Health Affairs. Researchers at the USC Schaeffer Center for…
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham is improving access to care outside of traditional clinical settings with its Community Health Improvement Corps. The Corps is a workforce of community health workers with clinical training who are supported by a registered nurse…
Here are 62 health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from credit rating agencies Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service released in 2026. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Health systems were compiled…
CIO and IT executive salaries continue to grow as organizations seek to optimize tech purchases and incorporate AI into daily workflows. Cherry Bekaert’s 2026 IT Salary Guide outlines how CIO pay, IT budgets and hiring practices are shifting this year…
Wellstar Health System cut the ribbon Aug. 4 on Wellstar Columbia County Medical Center in Grovetown, Ga., the first dedicated hospital in Columbia County. The facility will begin receiving patients Aug. 26, more than 12 years after Augusta University first…
While Santa Paula (Calif.) Hospital and its surrounding ambulatory care clinics remain fully operational, Ventura County (Calif.) Health Care Agency officials are evaluating the facility’s long-term plans as they consider a Jan. 1, 2030, compliance deadline that officials said could…
The Virginia Department of Health said Aug. 4 it has identified the state’s first locally acquired case of dengue. The patient lives in the Fairfax and Loudoun county area and had not traveled outside Virginia before falling ill. State officials…