As hospitals and health systems map out their priorities for 2027, many CEOs have already determined the budget lines they are increasing — and decreasing — in the coming year. The year ahead will build on existing challenges across the…
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Epic’s Hello World communication platform helped health systems prevent more than 3.4 million patient no-shows nationwide over the past 12 months, and the company has now added a feature that shows patients a branded caller ID before they answer. Hello…
Post-acute care leaders are navigating a tightening financial and workforce landscape even as new care models expand what’s possible outside the hospital. Home is becoming the new destination of care and post-acute is being repositioned as a strategic driver for…
The White House has dropped plans for an executive order that would have given federal officials greater authority over grantmaking at the National Institutes of Health, Roll Call reported Sept. 23, citing a person familiar with the matter. The order,…
Nearly one-third of working-age Americans with private insurance are paying off medical bills or debt over time, and many are delaying healthcare because of it, according to a Sept. 17 report from the Commonwealth Fund. The findings are based on…
The CDC reported its first measles death of 2026 but did not say where it happened, while Pennsylvania has reported four measles-associated deaths in August and September. The agency added the death to its measles dashboard with a note that…
South Bend, Ind.-based Beacon Health System plans to take “several steps” to improve its financial position amid industry financial pressures, including “organizational changes focused primarily on administrative and operational areas,” a system spokesperson said in a Sept. 23 statement shared…
The median base salary for all healthcare executives rose 4.1% this year, compared with 4.4% in 2025, according to a survey from consulting firm SullivanCotter. The 2026 Health Care Management and Executive Compensation Survey, released Sept. 24, covers positions across…
Hospitals have spent billions of dollars making workplace violence easier to count and no easier to survive. For decades, it has been treated as an occupational hazard, something clinical staff are expected to absorb as part of the job. That…
Rising drug spending, persistent shortages and a thin workforce pipeline are among the top challenges for Denise Scarpelli, PharmD, vice president and chief pharmacy officer at UChicago Medicine. Dr. Scarpelli oversees pharmacy operations, strategy, finances and growth across the system’s…