When Corewell Health began evaluating how to structure its lab services strategy, President and CEO Tina Freese Decker said leadership first had to answer a foundational question: Should the system pursue a partnership model? For Ms. Decker, the answer was…
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Women are increasingly leading IT strategy for the nation’s biggest health systems. Here are female CIOs serving at the top 100 health systems by annual revenue: — Bobbie Byrne, MD, has been executive vice president and CIO of Charlotte, N.C.-based…
St. Louis-based Ascension is finding success using nurse scientists to improve workforce challenges and patient care. In 2021, Ascension established its National Nurse Research Affinity Group, which brings together clinical nurses, nurse leaders, nurse scientists, clinical informationists and workers in…
Deepfake physicians created by AI are popping up on social media, often endorsing unproven treatments. The American Medical Association released seven key policy principles for preventing AI-generated physicians from proliferating, according to a May 11 news release: 1. Make physician…
A Houston Methodist employee was attacked the morning of May 11 at a Texas Medical Center parking garage and was released from the hospital the same day, a health system spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s. Three things to know: 1. A…
California’s uninsured population could double by 2030, according to a May 4 report from the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office, which is responsible for nonpartisan fiscal and policy advising. HR 1’s provisions — including work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks for Medicaid — are…
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting features Stephen Parodi, EVP, External Affairs, Communications & Brand, The Permanente Federation & The Permanente Medical Group. He discusses leading through healthcare transformation, expanding value-based care into new markets, leveraging…
Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health plans to build a 50-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Post Falls, Idaho. Three things to know: 1. The freestanding hospital will serve patients recovering from stroke and other neurological conditions, brain and spinal cord injuries, amputations…
Breast cancer patients with obesity or Type 2 diabetes who used GLP-1s had lower all-cause mortality and risk of recurrence, according to a study published May 11 in JAMA Network Open. Researchers from Richmond, Va.-based VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center…
Northwell Direct, the direct-to-employer healthcare network and benefits arm of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, has launched a healthcare partnership with 32BJ Health Fund, a union health fund serving building service workers and their families, expanding access to care…