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Why healthcare has been 'appropriately forced' to rethink workforce structure

Healthcare workforce recruitment and retention challenges are hot topics among hospital and health system leaders seeking successful ways to meet these challenges.

Growing evidence points to inconsistent GLP-1 adherence: 6 notes

Recent research highlights a trend of high discontinuation rates among patients using glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for Type 2 diabetes and weight loss. 

Former HCA CFO joins Ensemble Health Partners board

Retired HCA Healthcare Executive Vice President and CFO Bill Rutherford is joining revenue cycle management company Ensemble Health Partners’ board of managers.

CMS' Transforming Episode Accountability Model: 5 strategic considerations for hospital leaders

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ new Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) represents the most significant mandatory bundled payment program, affecting nearly 750 hospitals across 188 geographic markets. Starting January 2026, t…

VUMC acquires cardiology practice from CHS

On Feb. 1, Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center acquired a cardiology practice from a subsidiary of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems. 

OpenAI debuts 'deep research' tool: 6 notes

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has launched a “deep research” tool designed to conduct multi-step research tasks at a professional analyst level. 

Nurses at Ascension hospital recertify union

Registered nurses at Ascension St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore have voted to retain the National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United, as their labor representative, according to a Feb. 3 union news release.

HCA Florida hospital taps VP of operations

HCA Florida Englewood (Fla.) Hospital has named Shannon Piatkowski vice president of operations, effective March 3.

Baxter CEO retires following IV plant restoration

Baxter International’s CEO, president and chair, José “Joe” Almeida, abruptly retired from the medtech company Feb. 3 after nine years at the helm. 

'The future of hospital rooms': Inside UT Health's new $472M facility

UT Health San Antonio’s new $472 million hospital has rooms outfitted with technology that allows for virtual visits with up to six people and high-resolution cameras that can tell what medications a patient is taking.