Submissions are due May 20 for the first phase of HHS’ EHIgnite Challenge to transform raw EHR data into actionable intelligence for clinicians and patients. ONC launched the competition in February and plans to award nine prizes of $10,000 each…
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Older adults are interested in using digital tools to manage their healthcare but often lack the technological wherewithal to do so, CVS Health found. Here are four things to know from CVS’ May 18 research report, which included ethnographic studies,…
Members of the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals have ratified their first labor contract, averting a five-day strike that was set to begin May 19 at Butler (Pa.) Memorial Hospital, part of Greensburg, Pa.-based Independence Health System,…
The Oregon Health Authority has approved, with conditions, Renton, Wash.-based Providence’s plan to operate its home care joint venture with Compassus in the state, an agency spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s May 18. Providence first announced its joint venture with Compassus,…
A patient with a gun was shot by an off-duty officer May 12 at Methodist Northlake Hospital in Gary, Ind., ABC affiliate WLS reported May 13. The Gary Police Department told Becker’s one man sustained a gunshot wound during a…
HHS is preparing to reclassify hundreds of senior staff members’ roles under a new civil service category that would remove certain procedural protections and make them easier to fire, Politico reported May 15. The reclassifications could happen if President Donald…
Don Milligan, chief administrative officer of the Cancer Hospital at Huntsman Cancer Institute and University of Utah Health, is retiring after 29 years with the organization. Mr. Milligan joined Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah in Salt Lake…
Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health’s Milton S. Hershey Medical Center said it has addressed sterilization unit issues after a January 2025 incident, but employees are still raising concerns, according to a May 14 report from Spotlight PA. Seven unnamed individuals…
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting features Christopher Douglas, Houston Market Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Diagnostics Healthcare System. He discusses expanding mobile diagnostics and bedside specialty services, building adaptable teams, and how operational agility and payer…
Clinical documentation integrity teams have long relied on retrospective queries to close gaps in physician documentation. But as payers accelerate AI-driven claims review and increasingly deny diagnoses added to the chart after the clinical moment, that approach is becoming a…