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The Trump administration has finalized an overhaul of the No Surprises Act’s independent dispute resolution process, establishing a centralized disputes gateway, creating a new federal payer registry, and reducing administrative fees. The final rule, issued jointly by HHS, the Labor…
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Major EHR vendors are racing to dominate healthcare AI, but IT leaders at health systems say their AI strategies extend far beyond their EHR vendors. Epic, Oracle Health and Meditech, the three largest EHR vendors in the U.S., have leaned…
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Hospitals and health systems face a growing cyberattack surface because of the increasing use of largely autonomous agentic AI. Here are five updates: 1. As the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center reported May 26: “Cyber risk is no longer…
Dickson, Tenn.-based TriStar Horizon Medical Center, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, has received certificate of need approval from the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission to build a $21 million freestanding emergency department in Fairview, Tenn. TriStar Fairview ER will comprise…
Vascular surgery is projected to have the highest shortages of physicians, the Health Resources and Services Administration’s National Center for Health Workforce Analysis found. The HRSA workforce simulation model assesses the adequacy of the nation’s projected workforce supply for 35…
Midcareer physicians report the highest levels of burnout and job stress and the lowest rates of job satisfaction and feeling valued, the American Medical Association found. The 2025 AMA Organizational Biopsy surveyed nearly 19,000 physicians across 38 states and 106…
Phoenix-based Banner Health, a 33-hospital system, reported an operating income of $180 million (4.4% margin) in the first quarter of 2026, up from a $142 million operating gain (3.6% margin) in the same period last year, according to financial documents…