From restructuring leadership teams to limiting hiring and adjusting compensation, health system leaders are making difficult workforce decisions that require balancing organizational priorities, financial realities and employee needs. While the circumstances vary, those decisions often require balancing several competing priorities…
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Novant Health received approval to move forward with a proposed hospital acquisition in North Carolina, and Baptist Health closed the acquisition of its 13th hospital. Here are two hospital M&A moves Becker’s reported during the week of June 15: 1.…
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting features Kevin Zeng, Chief Nurse Executive, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Sutter Health. Kevin shares how his team is expanding patient access while supporting workforce well-being, and discusses the importance…
A wave of new medical schools has opened across the country in recent years, and more are in the planning stages. For health system leaders, each represents a rare opportunity to address one of the industry’s most pressing long-term threats. …
Health systems are expanding into Florida and other Sun Belt markets, chasing population growth and the patients who have relocated there. At the same time, a growing share of wealthy retirees are anchoring themselves to health systems by purchasing second…
OpenAI said a physician panel rated its new GPT-5.5 Instant model higher than responses written by physicians on a set of real-world health questions. The AI developer said more than 230 million people use ChatGPT each week for health and…
CMS is tightening oversight of accrediting organizations, prompting hospital leaders to examine what the changes could mean for accreditation surveys and survey preparation. On June 12, the agency published a final rule strengthening oversight of the nine accrediting organizations that…
Eli Lilly has begun denying 340B drug discounts to hospitals that have not submitted claims-level data under its reporting requirements, according to a June 18 news release from the American Hospital Association. “AHA can confirm that Eli Lilly has taken…
The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda has increased 38% in a single week and claimed more than 200 lives in its first month, the worst known outbreak at this stage with up to 35,000 suspected potential contacts, The…
Seattle-based UW Medicine has appointed Yuan Luo, PhD, as its new chief data officer and associate vice president for data, analytics and AI integration for the University of Washington, effective July 16. Dr. Luo made the announcement via LinkedIn June…