A former ransomware negotiator has pleaded guilty to committing cyberattacks himself, including some involving healthcare. Angelo Martino, 41, of Land O’Lakes, Fla., entered the plea to one count of conspiracy to obstruct, delay or affect commerce or the movement of…
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Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare’s United Surgical Partners International ended 2025 with ownership interests in 533 ambulatory surgery centers and 26 surgical hospitals as the health system’s decade-long pivot away from acute care toward ambulatory and specialty services continued to generate strong…
Nurses’ assessment of staffing adequacy is a more accurate predictor of patient falls on medical surgical units than traditional data, a recent study found. The study was conducted by Philadelphia-based Penn Nursing’s Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, and…
Amazon has launched a new weight management program through Amazon One Medical that integrates primary care, pharmacy services and virtual care to support patients using GLP-1 medications. The program, announced April 21 in a news release, aims to streamline obesity…
On April 24, Becky Wagner, DNP, RN, will retire as vice president of nursing and patient care service at Iredell Health System. Dr. Wagner’s 40-year nursing career has primarily seen her in leadership roles, including charge nurse, director, educator and…
For years, health care interoperability has existed in two realities at once. In one, it has been a policy conversation. Lawmakers, regulators, vendors, health systems, and industry groups have spent years working through governance, privacy, security, and the mechanics of…
Artificial intelligence is moving faster than healthcare organizations can govern it and the executives trying to keep pace know it. That tension sat at the center of a recent panel discussion at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting on AI investment…
Daniel Barchi, CIO of CommonSpirit Health, has a hierarchy for everything, including AI adoption. Speaking at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting, Mr. Barchi said CommonSpirit’s approach to artificial intelligence through the lens of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, with core technology…
Great healthcare leaders are proactive changemakers, always looking ahead and striving for better. The executives recognized here represent the best of the best in healthcare leadership. They are bold, courageous and deeply committed to their causes. Whether pioneering new models…
Minneapolis, MN and Clearwater, FL — hellocare.ai, a leading provider of AI assisted virtual care solutions, today announced that Allina Health has selected hellocare.ai as its enterprise platform for AI assisted intelligent hospital rooms and virtual care delivery across its…