Strategy

To keep up with growing workforce demands, Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health is turning to high schoolers for the first time in its history, according to the Dayton Business Journal.

Hospitals and health systems initially began using voice assistants like those created by Apple, Google, Amazon and others to make patients' stays more convenient. However, such devices may become more widely used and accepted in the industry during the next…

Roughly four months after announcing their intent to merge, Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health and Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System decided to end discussions on the planned combination Feb. 5.

Members of the C-suite can earn higher salaries and potentially obtain seats on their organizations' corporate boards by parroting their CEO's language style, according to a May 2018 study cited by Phys.org.

Clive, Iowa-based Mercy Health Network unveiled a new brand and name Feb. 1.

1. Mark Zuckerberg donated $75 million to San Francisco General Hospital, the city's public safety-net hospital. The cofounder, chairman and CEO of Facebook did this in 2015. The hospital was subsequently renamed Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.

Today's health systems are operating in a rapidly transforming industry filled with new competitors, incentives, penalties and regulations, and are challenged with fulfilling a mission to improve health in their communities.

Three trends will likely shape healthcare in 2040, according to an analysis from consulting firm Deloitte.

As of February 1, there's a new name in healthcare: CommonSpirit Health. The $29 billion Chicago-based system, formed by the merger of Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives, is jointly led by two CEOs who believe everyone deserves access to…

Premier won the No. 1 spot on KLAS Research's ranking of overall healthcare management consulting firms.