A Utah pilot program allowing AI to autonomously renew prescriptions is raising clinical and legal concerns, according to a perspective piece published April 23 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Launched in January, the program uses an AI system…
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President Donald Trump has nominated Erica Schwartz, MD, to lead the CDC, following months of leadership instability at the agency. The CDC has been without a Senate-confirmed director since August, with the White House delaying a nomination and relying on…
Rupert, Idaho-based Minidoka Memorial Hospital had to transfer some emergency patients after an Easter morning cyber incident disrupted its imaging services. The hospital said April 17 that care wasn’t otherwise interrupted by the April 5 event that affected certain IT…
Oklahoma City-based Integris Health is preparing to scale back or eliminate select service lines within its medical group as it braces for anticipated Medicaid and Medicare funding cuts. The health system communicated the planned changes April 16, a spokesperson said…
UnitedHealthcare is expanding rural healthcare initiatives to cover the entire U.S., according to an April 20 news release shared with Becker’s. These efforts include accelerating payments by up to 50% for roughly 1,500 hospitals and all critical access hospitals, reducing…
In this episode, Perry Sham, Chief Financial Officer at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, joins the podcast to discuss managing rising healthcare costs and identifying opportunities for growth through joint ventures and strategic partnerships. He also shares his perspective on…
A retired chief philanthropy officer and four other former employees at Renton, Wash.-based Providence filed a lawsuit April 17 against the system, alleging the organization failed to monitor retirement plans that lost nearly $70 million in five years. The lawsuit alleges…
This episode features Chuck Porth, CEO at Uncompahgre Medical Center. Here, he discusses his career journey, how healthcare is evolving in rural areas, what initiatives he is currently focusing on, and more.
Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health recorded an operating loss of $33.9 million (-0.5% operating margin) in 2025, an improvement from a $494.3 million loss (-8.3% margin) in 2024, driven by a significant reduction in legal settlement costs. In 2025, Endeavor incurred…
After a critical access hospital in Sedro-Woolley, Wash., redesignated all 25 acute care beds to a “swing” status, nurses have raised patient safety concerns, according to an April 19 report from the Cascadia Daily News. In March, Washington state approved…