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How CommonSpirit Health doubled AI deployment in '24
Many of the largest U.S. health systems increasingly pivoted toward artificial intelligence in 2024 for tasks such as clinical documentation and physician inbox management.
17 CFO moves in December
As 2025 approaches, here are the 17 hospital and health system CFOs and assistant CFOs that Becker’s reported on in December:
3 healthcare unicorns in '24
Despite a mixed year for venture capital investment in healthcare, three digital health companies became “unicorns” in 2024.
Mayo Clinic patient portal messages dropped after e-visit billing
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic researchers say patient portal messages have declined after the system began billing the interactions as e-visits, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
No faculty role for former UNM Health CEO
Douglas Ziedonis, MD, former CEO of UNM Health System, has declined to take a faculty position at the academic system, the Albuquerque Journal reported Dec. 30.
2 more hospitals fined for price transparency violations in 2024
CMS has fined two hospitals for alleged price transparency violations, according to a Dec. 30 update on its price transparency enforcement website.
South Dakota system ends labor and delivery services
Winner (S.D.) Regional Health has shared plans that it will end labor and delivery services, effective Feb. 1.
Are Gen Zers better prepared to build CEO skills early?
“Human-centric” leaders balance hard business skills with soft skills to align aspirations with organizational performance, according to a McKinsey newsletter.
Cleveland Clinic's 'pod' concept for IT after mergers
Mergers and acquisitions are tough on health system IT teams. Workflow standardization and technology integration is a colossal task that becomes more difficult if the leadership team is focused on the digital product above service line alignment.
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Hospital charges spike post-merger
Consolidation in healthcare pushes up charges without improving quality of care, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
