Six physician medical groups are speaking out after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. described AI as offering “a second opinion that is much better informed than any doctor in the country,” and has the power to “free us from…
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Conifer Health Solutions will lay off more than 1,000 employees after its contract with CommonSpirit ends, and Oracle Health unveiled new capabilities for its revenue cycle management portfolio. Here are 12 revenue cycle updates that Becker’s reported in September:
Hiram Jacob was named president of Ascension Providence in Waco, Texas. Mr. Jacob most recently served as COO of Chippenham Hospital, a 466-bed tertiary care facility in Richmond, Va., according to a Sept. 22 news release. There he provided executive…
A coalition of more than 2,500 physicians is calling on the Senate to reject the nomination of Heidi Overton, MD, to lead the FDA, citing concerns about her record on vaccines and abortion. The Sept. 30 letter, organized by the…
Google AI’s flu forecasting model was the top-performing model among 39 at forecasting flu-related hospital admissions during the 2025-26 season, the CDC found. The CDC’s FluSight program combines weekly submissions from government, industry and academic teams that predict flu hospital…
From explaining workforce reductions to service line closures to ongoing payer negotiations, hospital CEOs are being asked to deliver difficult news more often than ever. The hard conversations are not going away. Nearly 40% of hospitals were already losing money…
When primary care serves as the coordinating engine of a health system, care can become more connected, preventive and sustainable. The longitudinal relationships primary care teams build with their patients equip clinicians with a complete view of baseline health, history…
San Francisco-based Innovaccer has appointed Paul Black, former CEO of Allscripts, to its board of directors, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Black led Allscripts from 2012 to 2022. Before that, he spent more than 13 years…
Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare announced that Patsy McNeil, MD, executive vice president and system chief medical officer, will depart the organization Nov. 6. Dr. McNeil joined the system in 2018 as CMO of Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, and…
In this episode, Ceci Connolly, President and CEO, Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP), discusses Medicare Advantage market disruption, plan exits, beneficiary impacts, and the need for risk adjustment reform to support sustainable coverage in local communities.