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St. Louis-based Ascension wanted to test whether sending patients a personalized text message before a primary care appointment could improve…
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For a decade, cardiology’s exposure to value-based payment has run largely through the Merit-based Incentive Payment System, or MIPS — a program that scores group practices and moves payments modestly. The next model raises the stakes. On Jan. 1, 2027,…
Women’s share of hospital and health system COO appointments tracked by Becker’s rose from 29.3% in 2025 to 50.9% in 2026 — the largest year-over-year swing of any role in an analysis of executive move reporting. The analysis compared appointments…
The COO role continues to evolve as health systems grow, adopt new technology and take on increasingly complex operational priorities, underscoring the importance of having the right metrics to track performance and guide decisions. Those priorities are reflected in what…
When William “Bill” Robertson, CEO of Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System, described how his organization grew into the largest community-based health system in the Pacific Northwest over 12 years, he credited three cultural principles. Among them is what he calls…
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is planning to expand its footprint and pediatric services across metro Atlanta as Patrick Frias, MD, officially assumes the CEO role. The system aims to put its pediatric services within 30 minutes of every family in…
Interoperability was supposed to connect healthcare, enable data sharing and allow organizations to derive value from their massive amounts of data. Yet in most health systems, data remains fragmented and, in many cases, unusable. Instead, health systems incur hidden costs…
Walmart employees enrolled in the company’s health plans can receive care for complex conditions at certain health systems across the country through the retailer’s Centers of Excellence program, which covers treatment, travel and lodging at no cost for most eligible…
Cleveland-based University Hospitals has retired an additional 400 policies in the year since it cut 2,812 systemwide policies. The reductions came through a structured review process that aimed to eliminate duplication, improve clarity and keep policies useful for front-line caregivers,…
Health systems face no shortage of strategy. What many are running low on is the capacity to execute it. That observation sits at the center of a conversation that Mandy Eaton, PhD, president and CEO of Springfield, Ill.-based Memorial Health,…
Closing the Cancer Care Gap for Veterans
For many veterans who served, the risks of military life do not stop once they return home. Toxic exposures encountered during service like burn pits, contaminated water, chemical agents, and more can increase someone’s risk of cancer for years afterward.1…