Rural hospitals face an accelerating financial squeeze, driven by declining reimbursement, rising labor costs, workforce shortages and increasing demand from aging populations. In response, policymakers have proposed financial support, including a $50 billion federal allocation intended to stabilize rural healthcare…
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When it comes to attempts at insurance fraud, the story behind claims could be a major threat. In a 2025 issue brief shared with Becker’s, the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association outlined several possibilities for fraud that AI could spur:…
Leominster, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health-Community Healthlink will lay off 78 employees, effective June 30, according to a WARN report. The organization serves more than 22,000 patients across the Worcester County North and Central regions, according to its website. It is also a designated MassHealth Behavioral…
Jeff Prater has been named vice president of rural health for Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health. Prior to his new role, Mr. Prater served as CEO of Gardnerville, Nev.-based Carson Valley Health, according to an April 29 news release. In his…
An April 2026 lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California alleges two healthcare organizations used ambient AI-based tools to record and transmit audio conversations without prior consent. The class-action complaint, filed as Washington et…
Irving, Texas-based Christus Health took over operations May 1 at Mount Pleasant, Texas-based Titus Regional Medical Center, and renamed it Christus Health – Mount Pleasant Hospital, according to a May 1 release shared with Becker’s. Christus Health was selected as…
Steve Hyde plans to retire as CEO of Paris (Texas) Regional Health, effective June 3. Mr. Hyde has served nearly a decade at the hospital and had a more than 40-year career in healthcare, according to a May 4 hospital…
Pharmacy procurement has never been more complex — and the tools most organizations rely on haven’t kept up. At a featured session during Becker’s Spring Chief Pharmacy Officer Summit, pharmacy leaders and a technology expert examined what it takes to…
Global investment firm Carlyle has acquired a majority stake in revenue cycle management companies Knack RCM and EqualizeRCM. Knack and Equalize are complementary RCM providers serving rural hospitals, physician groups, durable medical equipment providers and other specialty provider segments, according…
Healthcare has long been chasing digital innovation with multiple platforms, targeted tasks and now AI-powered everything. And yet, despite the years and billions spent, health systems are still wrestling with how to work with point solutions — and more troubling,…