Strategy

Clinical documentation integrity teams have long relied on retrospective queries to close gaps in physician documentation. But as payers accelerate AI-driven claims review and increasingly deny diagnoses added to the chart after the clinical moment, that approach is becoming a…

Healthcare leaders are navigating a moment where the levers that matter most — AI, workforce retention, supply chain visibility and revenue integrity — are all evolving at once. The systems that succeed move deliberately, learning from peers and turning emerging…

HHS is asking the nation’s hospitals to serve healthier food and directed them this spring to align their menus with new federal nutrition guidelines. But a new CMS response obtained by Becker’s suggests the pressure may be less intense than…

Four health systems have selected strategy executives to fill their respective CEO roles in 2026. Is the rare path to the helm gaining prominence? While executive search firm Spencer Stuart does see the occasional chief strategy officer move into the…

Avaamo is partnering with ECG Management Consultants to conduct a market-leading survey regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the healthcare space, specifically related to patient care. The goal of this initiative is to gather primary market data from relevant healthcare providers…

Don’t underestimate one of your health system’s most powerful strategic assets. Diagnostic imaging sits at the front door of diagnosis, drives downstream revenue, and enables high-value specialty care across cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, and more. When managed well, it is a…

Donald Gintzig has led WakeMed Health & Hospitals for 13 years and is only the fourth CEO in the Raleigh, N.C.-based system’s 65-year history. During his tenure, he has navigated industry headwinds ranging from COVID-19 and workforce shortages to mounting…

An April 2026 lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California alleges two healthcare organizations used ambient AI-based tools to record and transmit audio conversations without prior consent. The class-action complaint, filed as Washington et…

Healthcare facilities are among the most energy-intensive in the world due to large heating and cooling loads as well as power requirements for critical medical equipment. In fact, the healthcare sector accounts for 4.4% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.…

Healthcare leaders are solving the anesthesia shortage the wrong way—and it’s costing more than they realize. Across the country, hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers are increasingly relying on national anesthesia companies and traveling 1099 providers to maintain coverage. On paper,…