Health systems are entering a new era of financial pressure, one where margin is no longer recovered downstream, but protected upstream. Across the industry, leaders are navigating shrinking reimbursement, evolving payer behavior and rapid AI adoption. The question is no…
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Oracle Health is advancing voice commands in the EHR while participating in government initiatives to expand interoperability and the adoption of electronic prior authorizations. Here are nine times Becker’s reported on the EHR vendor in the past month: 1. Oracle…
York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health has appointed Kevin Lewis, MD, as executive vice president and chief physician executive, effective June 1. Dr. Lewis, a pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine specialist, will serve as president of WellSpan Medical Group and provide…
Emergency departments across the country are caught in a familiar bind: behavioral health patient boarding for hours or days, medical beds occupied, staff stretched thin and a laundry list of resources often complicating the patients care journey. Four health systems…
Insurers are facing a June 1 deadline to submit their 2027 Medicare Advantage bids to the federal government, including their benefits. In recent years, MA plans have been under pressure amid rising medical costs and utilization. While the federal government…
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has developed a firearm safety screening tool that is now available to health systems nationwide through Epic. The tool was integrated into Epic’s May 2026 software release, allowing Epic customers to adopt Northwell’s firearm…
On June 1, Kenyan authorities said they will continue to build a Ebola treatment complex for “everyone” using U.S. funds, Bloomberg reported. The facility will be built on a U.S. base 125 miles from Kenya’s capital. Health Minister Aden Duale…
Brad Holland, president and CEO of Abilene, Texas-based Hendrick Health, has left the role, according to a May 29 news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Holland’s departure comes after more than seven years leading the system. He was named president…
Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner said the EHR vendor’s interoperability push over the past two decades has improved care and saved lives. The company launched Care Everywhere in 2008, allowing patients to share their electronic medical records across disparate…
The American Nurses Association and nine other national nursing organizations sued the Education Department on May 29, challenging the exclusion of advanced nursing degrees from the federal definition of “professional degree” under a final rule that caps graduate and professional…