Cone Health is investing at least $40 million to rebuild the foundation of its Epic EHR after years of customization left the health system with technical debt and limited its ability to adopt newer Epic capabilities. Mike Kramer, MD, chief…
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An aging, higher-acuity population is colliding with contracting insurance coverage, care redesign, new therapies and competition from disruptors — and the net effect is care leaving the hospital faster than raw population math alone would indicate.
Healthcare added 21,500 jobs in June, slowing down from the average monthly gain of 38,000 over the past year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here are four things to know from the July 2 jobs report: 1.…
New Bern, N.C.-based CarolinaEast Medical Center has officially exited Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina’s Medicare Advantage network while extending its participation in UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage plans through the end of the year. According to a updated payer list…
The nation’s age-adjusted death rate fell 4.6% in 2025 to 689.2 deaths per 100,000 people — the lowest rate ever recorded in the U.S. — according to provisional CDC data published July 2. An estimated 3,094,593 people died in the…
Orlando (Fla.) Health is unifying its pediatric services under a single new brand, Orlando Health Children’s. As part of the change, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando will be renamed Orlando Health Children’s Arnold Palmer Hospital. The…
Kansas City, Mo.-based Children’s Mercy’s inaugural chief people officer is taking part in its voluntary early retirement program. Chief People Officer Michelle Wimes is departing from the organization after nearly six years and will “begin the next chapter of [her]…
Iowa hospitals, clinics and other healthcare providers offering medication abortions must now follow new in-person prescribing requirements under a law that took effect July 1. The law, signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds May 19, requires providers to see patients in…
A federal appeals court has upheld Missouri’s law protecting 340B contract pharmacies, rejecting Novartis’ bid to block enforcement of the statute while its lawsuit proceeds. In a July 1 opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit affirmed…
An investigational oral GLP-1 receptor agonist helped adults with overweight or obesity lose up to 11.3% more body weight than placebo over 36 weeks, according to a phase 2b study published July 1 in Nature Medicine. Here are four things…