Physicians in value-based contracts are doing two jobs at once: delivering care and proving it. Risk adjustment, quality reporting and payer-specific documentation all land on the same clinicians already spending 5.3 hours in the EHR for every eight hours of…
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Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Health System recorded operating income of $261 million (2.8% margin) for fiscal year 2026, compared with operating income of $239 million (2.8% margin) in fiscal 2025, according to its Sept. 25 financial report. Four things to know:…
For most health plans, social risk lives inside care management, disconnected from strategy and the balance sheet. The result is avoidable utilization no one has quantified and spending no one has traced to a cause. As medical costs climb and…
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Cristine More has been named vice president of philanthropy for Nashua-based Southern New Hampshire Health, according to a Sept. 29 news release shared with Becker’s. In her new role, Ms. More will lead the system’s philanthropic strategy and legacy trust,…
Hospitals in multiple states have earned new trauma center designations or secured re-verification in 2026, expanding access to emergency care and reinforcing regional trauma networks. The designations — awarded by state health departments or the American College of Surgeons —…
Williamsburg, Va.-based Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center has earned provisional Level III Adult Trauma Center designation from the Virginia Department of Health. The designation followed years of preparation and a site review in June, according to a Sept. 28 news…
In this episode, Dr. Sheila Bond, Head of Clinical AI, Wolters Kluwer Health, discusses the pillars of trustworthy clinical AI, including governance, validation, accountability and post-use monitoring. She also explores how healthcare organizations can build strong AI foundations while using…
In 2026, 4.6 million Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, or 16% of enrollees, experienced disruptions to their health plan, according to a recent brief from the Alliance of Community Health Plans and consulting firm HealthScape Advisors. Hospitals have been dropping MA plans,…
Two units at Palo Alto, Calif.-based Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford cut bedside monitor alarms from 60,000 to 26,000 without an increase in emergencies, The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 28. The result points to a shift in how hospitals…
Bloomington, Minn.-based HealthPartners and Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health plan to combine to form a 22-hospital nonprofit health system with more than 135 clinics and 6,000 clinicians. Six things to know: 1. The organizations’ boards approved an affiliation agreement to combine,…
