In this episode, Paul Testa, MD, Chief Health Informatics Officer at NYU Langone Health, joins the podcast to discuss how AI is being leveraged to create the best possible patient experience. He shares the value of “practicing out loud” to…
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CT Lin, MD, chief medical information officer of UCHealth, retired June 30. Dr. Lin announced his retirement in a July 1 LinkedIn post and blog post. He had served in the role since 2012. Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth has 37,000 employees…
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Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network finalized an affiliation agreement July 1 to acquire Beaver, Pa.-based Heritage Valley Health System, bringing the system’s footprint to 16 hospitals. The two parties, which shared plans to affiliate in October 2025, received formal approval from…
Jonathan Welch, MD, was named COO of Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health. Dr. Welch will join Dartmouth Health later this summer from Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger, where he served as chief population health officer and chief innovation officer, according to a June…
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has reviewed and approved more than 100 clinical AI applications in 2026 under an executive-led governance process. The health system requires every clinical AI tool to undergo review before deployment, evaluating factors including complexity, clinical setting,…