The healthcare industry is primed to push diagnostic AI beyond pilot-stage experimentation, with new studies showing gains in detection of cancer, heart disease and even substance use disorders. As some diagnostic models approach near-perfect accuracy, broader clinical reasoning may still…
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Tens of thousands of University of California healthcare and service workers have ratified a labor contract with the university. The agreement, which expires Nov. 30, 2029, was ratified by 96.4% of voting AFSCME Local 3299 members, according to a May…
Epic continues to expand its footprint across health systems through new implementations, product updates and partnerships. In the past 30 days, organizations have gone live on Epic, adopted new artificial intelligence tools within the EHR, and participated in federal data-sharing…
Healthcare finance leaders are heading into the second half of 2026 with a shared sense of urgency and a familiar set of pressures making their work harder. Rising labor costs, reimbursement shortfalls, regulatory uncertainty, and payer friction are squeezing margins…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health has named Lauren Girardi associate vice president of revenue integrity and strategic pricing, according to a post on her LinkedIn page. Ms. Girardi joins Vanderbilt Health after more than a decade at Houston-based Texas Children’s, according…
Cleveland Clinic and Aspira Women’s Health have entered into a collaboration to support the development of AI-powered diagnostics for women’s health. Under the agreement, Cleveland Clinic and Aspira Women’s Health will collaborate on research focused on discovering and validating biomarker…
CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz is revamping leadership roles at the agency, a spokesperson told Bloomberg May 23. Rebekah Armstrong has been named CMS’ new chief of staff, according to the report. She most recently led the agency’s Office of Legislation.…
Washington, D.C.-based George Washington University, Medical Faculty Associates and King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services have reached a definitive agreement regarding a new academic affiliation arrangement for George Washington University Hospital and Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center. The deal…
While Epic continued to get larger in 2025, the company had its slowest year of EHR market share growth over the past half-decade. But health system CIOs told Becker’s they predict the healthcare IT giant can keep expanding its reach,…
Mechanicsburg, Pa.-based Select Medical Corp. and Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic are partnering to build and operate a 50-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Roanoke. Construction will begin on Carilion Rehabilitation Hospital this spring, with an expected opening in 2028, according to…