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Mount Sinai Hospital hit with rating downgrade

Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded Mount Sinai Hospital’s rating to “Baa1” from “A3” as the agency expects the system’s operating performance and liquidity to be below historical averages for several years.

Sanford looks to gen AI, predictive models to alleviate administrative burdens

Sanford Fargo (N.D.) Medical Center is applying predictive models and risk stratification to its electronic medical record to inform clinical decision-making, Susan Jarvis, vice president of operations of the health system, told Becker’s. 

Kansas health system cuts documentation time in half with AI

The University of Kansas Health System has been able to cut clinicians’ documentation time from five hours to one using AI technology from Abridge, Fox4 News reported Aug. 9.  

More than 20% of employees say hospitals aren't addressing workplace violence

Violence against nurses, physicians and hospital staff continues to plague the healthcare industry, and despite multiple calls for action, in a recent poll from Becker’s on LinkedIn, 23 percent of respondents said their hospital does not have a plan cu…

Tenet names former Missouri senator to board

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has appointed Roy Blunt, former senator of Missouri, to its board.

Hospital leaders, workers at odds over AI

When it comes to weaving AI into daily hospital work, executives are rushing the field while their employees hesitate on the sidelines.

Abrazo Health names dual-hospital CEO

Phoenix-based Abrazo Health has tapped Ruben Castro to lead two hospital campuses, the Daily Independent reported Aug. 10. 

NewYork-Presbyterian promotes hospital COO to president

Juan Mejia has been promoted to president of NewYork-Presbyterian/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in New York City. 

Cigna looks to break into digital health

Cigna Healthcare is offering customers new digital health tools through a partnership with Virgin Pulse.

Vanderbilt subsidiary, Standigm collaborate for AI drug discovery

Nashville Biosciences, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center, is collaborating with Standigm, a company that uses artificial intelligence for drug discovery and development, to customize AI models for …