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How Penn Medicine cut immunotherapy visits by 1 hour

Cancer patients saved more than 60 minutes per visit when text messaging was offered as an alternative to in-person immunotherapy check-ins, according to a study published Feb. 19 in NEJM Catalyst. 

SSM Health's blueprint for navigating the 'change curve'

Addressing the challenges facing healthcare leaders requires focus on more than one priority. In the case of SSM Health, four areas are at the foundation of its approach to taking on what President and CEO Laura Kaiser calls “wicked” problems.

Tenet hospitals by state

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare operated 49 hospitals as of Dec. 31 after selling 14 hospitals in 2024 

Illinois hospital names chief medical officer

Morris (Ill.) Hospital and Healthcare Centers has named Anthony Leazzo, DO, chief medical officer.

SurgCenter founder joins cellular medicine developer

Gregory George, MD, PhD, founder and former manager of SurgCenter Development, the largest privately owned ASC company in the U.S., has joined Mesoblast Limited’s board.

How Fred Hutch is facing the next era of cancer research, patient care

Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center’s sixth president, Thomas Lynch, MD, stepped into the role in February 2020, at the same time COVID-19 was beginning to transform the healthcare industry. 

Gastro Health keeps physicians in control of care — here's how

Miami-based Gastro Health is reinforcing its commitment to physician autonomy, ensuring that clinical decision-making remains in the hands of its medical professionals despite the organization’s partnership with private equity.

ASCs poised to win big in the value-based care revolution

As the healthcare industry continues its shift toward value-based payment models, ASCs could be poised to be major beneficiaries of this transformation. 

Incredible Health expands to tackle the next workforce crisis

Incredible Health, the most expansive AI-driven career platform for permanent healthcare professionals, is growing its marketplace to include technicians, branching into home health organizations and ambulatory surgery centers.

Hospitals decry House GOP budget plan: 4 federal health updates

Hospital leaders nationwide are urging lawmakers to reconsider a Republican-backed budget resolution that could significantly cut Medicaid funding, warning of serious consequences for patients and healthcare providers.