Cardiovascular service line leaders are under pressure to do more with less — expand access, reduce diagnostic delays, and improve outcomes while navigating tight budgets and operational complexity. Few people understand this challenge as well as Amanda Maples. After starting…
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This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting features Dr. Stephen Master, MD, PhD, Vice Chair for Innovation, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Director, CHOP Center for Diagnostic Innovation, CHOP, Dr. Deborah Boles, PhD, Vice President, Research…
New Albany, Ind.-based Baptist Health Floyd has appointed Eric Loeliger, MD, as chief medical officer. Dr. Loeliger joined the hospital earlier this month after spending 17 years at Medford, Ore.-based Asante, where he most recently served as senior vice president…
Physician well-being is a critical but often misunderstood metric for hospitals and health systems. To improve well-being, healthcare organizations need an evidence-based roadmap and need the right survey tools to measure burnout. This was a key theme at an executive…
As hospitals strive to expand access and increase capacity, more care — even for higher-acuity patients — is shifting to the post-acute space. As this occurs, patients previously cared for by post-acute providers are being cared for at home, driving…
UnitedHealthcare’s commercial business is planning more prior authorization rollbacks and wants to be seen as a better partner to the health systems it negotiates with, the unit’s CEO and CFO said at Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting in Chicago. Dan Kueter,…
Pat Keel, CFO of Memphis, Tenn.-based St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, is leaving the organization for a new opportunity in West Virginia. She served the organization “with distinction for more than a decade, and we are deeply grateful for her…
The FDA is issuing national priority vouchers to three companies studying psychedelic drugs to treat serious mental illness. The vouchers were issued to companies studying psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression and major depressive disorder as well as methylone for post-traumatic stress disorder, following President Donald…
Renton, Wash.-based Providence now has 12 AI use cases in Epic after upgrading the EHR in April. As part of the 51-hospital system’s Project Pixel, clinical and revenue cycle applications, informatics and healthcare intelligence staffers are rolling out Epic AI…
Cathie Kocourek, president of Aurora Medical Center–Manitowoc (Wis.) County, will retire in 2027. Ms. Kocourek’s retirement will mark a 51-year career with the organization, according to an April 24 hospital news release shared with Becker’s. She began her career as…