Stephens Memorial Hospital District in Breckenridge, Texas, will switch to Oracle Health’s CommunityWorks EHR system, The Breckenridge Texan reported July 16. The new platform, which will go live on July 20, will unify patient records across every facility in the…
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Springfield (Vt.) Hospital said it plans to close adult day services Sept. 30 due to unsustainable finances, according to a July 15 Facebook post. The nonprofit critical access hospital offers inpatient and outpatient care, 24-hour emergency care and multiple special…
In this episode, Joe Davi, Chief Executive Officer, Med-Metrix, discusses how healthcare organizations can strengthen revenue cycle integration to capture the full value of mergers and acquisitions. He shares strategies for successful post-merger execution, standardizing operations, and leveraging AI to…
Rural healthcare is at an inflection point Rural healthcare organizations are under intensifying pressure. Nearly 46% of rural hospitals are operating with negative margins, and more than 400 are considered vulnerable to closure. At the same time, workforce shortages persist:…
The CDC has linked a five-state cyclosporiasis outbreak to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell and warned the public not to eat it, but the agency has not publicly named the supplier. The agency’s July 16 notice covers Taco…
Senate Republicans have blocked an effort to advance a Democratic-led resolution to repeal CMS’ Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model, an AI-assisted prior authorization pilot within the traditional Medicare program. On July 16, senators voted 46-50 along party lines against…
Supply chain leaders say the key to gaining physician support for product standardization is not leading with cost savings — it is leading with data, transparency and collaboration. Across health systems, executives described a common shift away from telling physicians…
Federal authorities are intensifying their pursuit of the cybercriminals behind hospital and healthcare ransomware attacks, bringing charges against ransomware developers, state-sponsored hackers and even insiders from the cybersecurity industry. The latest move came July 14, when the Justice Department indicted…
Richard DeCarlo, executive vice president and COO of Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth, will retire Aug. 14 after nearly 10 years with the health system, according to a statement shared with Becker’s. Mr. DeCarlo is the third senior PeaceHealth leader to exit…
Clinicians using at least one AI tool report significantly higher EHR satisfaction than non-users, according to a KLAS Arch Collaborative report released July 17. The report, “AI Insights from the Arch Collaborative 2026,” draws on survey data from 12 Epic…