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CommonSpirit, HCA IT leaders join AI council

IT leaders from CommonSpirit, HCA Healthcare and Sutter Health have been appointed as council members to health tech company Augmedix’s AI Advisory Council. 

CHOP, Lehigh Valley Health Network to affiliate

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network have inked an affiliation agreement to expand on their long-standing relationship. 

Google Health's chief clinical officer envisions AI as a vital support tool

Michael Howell, MD, chief clinical officer of Google Health, said in a Sept. 20 JAMA article that AI is going to be tasked with assisting people in things that take them away from the bedside and away from “the cognitive, procedural or emotional work o…

55 health systems with strong finances

Here are 55 health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from credit rating agencies Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global in 2023. 

What 68 health system leaders have done to boost the bottom line

Becker’s asked C-suite executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share their organization’s areas of growth for the next few years. 

The cost of physician turnover

Physician turnover rates are increasing as more clinicians experience burnout and decide to retire early, leave the field or refresh their practice setting.

The reasons behind 14 hospital closures

From declining patient volumes, reimbursement challenges, spiraling labor costs and collapsed health system deals, many factors can contribute to hospitals shutting down.

14 RCM companies making exec moves

Here are 14 revenue cycle management companies that have announced executive leadership changes in 2023:

CommonSpirit's plans in Utah, per its new market CEO

Kevin Jenkins recently began serving as CEO of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health’s Utah market and CEO of Holy Cross Hospital-Salt Lake, and he brings years of leadership experience to the role.

Where nurses, CDC don't see eye to eye

National Nurses United’s recent scrutiny over the CDC’s proposed masking standards in hospitals is the latest example of the two entities not seeing eye to eye on infection control.