Category: Becker’s Hospital Review

Illinois hospital to implement Meditech EHR

Gibson Area Hospital and Health Services, based in Gibson City, Ill., is upgrading its EHR system to Meditech Expanse.

Growth, integration and affordability: Sutter Health COO looks to 2025

Moving into 2025, Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health is focusing on deploying growth and integration strategies to tackle financial challenges, as well as on boosting workforce connections, Mark Sevco, senior vice president and COO, told Becker’s.

FTC withdraws antitrust guidelines: 6 things to know

The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department’s antitrust division on Dec. 11 withdrew the Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors.

UChicago Medicine to bring AI to the ED

UChicago Medicine, based in Chicago, is scaling up its use of AI technology from Abridge to streamline clinical workflows and enhance patient care.

Medical schools partner to develop obesity curriculum

Ten universities are working on a national effort to create an obesity curriculum for medical schools.

2,000 U of Michigan-Sparrow workers ready to strike

Nurses and healthcare professionals at Lansing-based University of Michigan Health-Sparrow have voted to authorize a strike if management and the union representing them fail to reach an agreement. 

Hartford Healthcare partners to open health equity clinic

Hartford (Conn.) Healthcare is partnering with the Mansfield-based University of Connecticut School of Law to launch a Health Equity Clinic.

Longitude Health launches population health company

Longitude Health, a new innovation consortium featuring four major health systems, is launching a population health company in early 2025. 

HonorHealth back in the black with 2.3% operating margin in Q3

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HonorHealth saw a $19.5 million operating income (2.3% margin) in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2024, up from a $27 million operating loss (-3.7% margin) during the same period in 2023, according to its Nov. 22 financial rep…

Norton Healthcare improves Q3 operating margin to 5.4%: 3 things to know

Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare reported a $65 million operating income (5.4% margin) in the third quarter of 2024, up from a $14.5 million operating income (1.5% margin) during the same quarter last year, according to its Nov. 13 financial rep…