Hospital pharmacy has quietly become one of healthcare’s most data-intensive divisions. Pharmacy teams analyze controlled substance movement to detect drug diversion, optimize drug spending, monitor shortages to plan purchasing and clinical strategies, and ensure that every high-cost drug in decentralized…
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Healthgrades recognized 373 hospitals with its 2026 Outstanding Patient Experience Award. The organization evaluated 3,020 hospitals that submitted at least 100 patient experience surveys to CMS’ Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems between January and December 2024. Hospitals…
Healthgrades recognized the 16 hospitals that earned Outstanding Patient Experience, Patient Safety Excellence, and America’s Best Hospitals distinctions for 2026. The organization evaluated 3,020 hospitals that submitted at least 100 patient experience surveys to CMS’ Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare…
Healthgrades recognized 80 hospitals with its 2026 Outstanding Patient Experience Award and the Patient Safety Excellence Award. The organization evaluated 3,020 hospitals that submitted at least 100 patient experience surveys to CMS’ Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems…
Todd Conklin, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Care New England Health System
In this episode, Todd Conklin, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Care New England Health System, joins the podcast to discuss how AI is transforming healthcare operations and decision-making. He shares perspectives on the shift toward more continuous,…
In this episode, Scott Becker highlights 12 healthcare innovations shaping the future of care, including AI, GLP-1s, precision medicine, minimally invasive surgery, and more.
Entry-level hiring has declined as artificial intelligence reshapes many of the capabilities that once defined first professional jobs, according to a May 4 LinkedIn News post. The average seasonally adjusted hiring rate of U.S. entry-level employees declined 6% between December…
Ascension Texas has appointed Joshua Pozos, MD, chief clinical officer for the market. Dr. Pozos most recently served as chief medical officer of Ascension Seton Hays, based in Austin, Texas, according to a May 11 health system news release. In…
Building winning digital health strategies for patient-centered care — Lessons from 3 health systems
Health systems aren’t short on digital health pilots. They’re short on digital health pilots that actually change outcomes. Across the industry, promising initiatives too often run into the same wall: technology that works in a demo but stalls against the…
Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health has sped up prior authorizations with AI in Epic. Here are five things to know from a May 4 Epic case study: 1. Advocate Health replaced phone and fax-based prior authorization workflows with digital processes in…