The American Hospital Association has urged the Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department to exempt hospital mergers from proposed changes to premerger notification requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act. In a May 26 letter to the federal regulators, the…
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In this episode, Laura Dyrda, Vice President, Editor-in-Chief, Becker’s Healthcare, discusses major healthcare trends shaping the industry, including Providence’s decision to wind down its insurance business, evolving hospital financial performance, and how health systems are approaching AI adoption and governance.
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting features Chris Bjornberg, Chief Executive Officer, Imperial Valley Healthcare District. He discusses leading a long anticipated hospital merger, aligning teams through uncertainty, and expanding access to care across Imperial County…
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health has cut care gap chart review in half with Microsoft’s Fabric data platform. Here are five things to know from a May 26 Microsoft news release: 1. The 20-hospital system deployed an AI framework called…
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health plans to go live with Epic on May 30. The health system, which has over 40 hospitals across South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and North Dakota, said in July 2024 it was installing the new…
The state of Utah has analyzed the results of the first four months of a pilot program allowing AI to renew prescriptions. Here are six updates about the program, a partnership between the Utah Department of Commerce’s Office of AI…
Rural healthcare is entering a period of widespread change, with financial strain and workforce shortages now running up against new policies and shifting demographics that could reshape how care is delivered, according to a March 12 research summary from Brookings.…
Carolyn Hunter has been appointed COO of TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. Ms. Hunter most recently served as COO of HCA Healthcare Florida Aventura Hospital for the past three years, according to a May 26 LinkedIn post from…
In this episode, Dr. Charles Liu, Director of the USC Neurorestoration Center, and Dr. Iftach Dolev, CEO of QuantalX Neuroscience, discuss the future of functional brain assessment, the importance of measurable neurofunctional data, and how scalable technologies could transform neurological…
Fathers with college degrees and children who are 5 or younger have decreased their work hours by more than six a week while increasing their time spent on childcare and housework by more than four hours a week, according to…