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AI-powered healthcare personalization company raises $5M

RadiantGraph, an artificial intelligence-powered platform designed to drive health plan engagement, raised $5 million in seed financing. 

Alabama system names 1st chief medical office in 100 years

Alexander City, Ala.-based Russell Medical Center has appointed the first chief medical officer in its 100-year operational history, The Outlook reported Oct. 27.

CMS' CFO on the agency's 'true north star'

Megan Worstell is CMS’ CFO and director of the office of financial management and has worked for the agency for more than 22 years. 

The biggest financial challenges hospital execs are facing

Health system CFOs told Becker’s that increasing costs followed by reimbursement rates that aren’t budging remains a massive source of financial pressure on hospitals.

Cedars-Sinai patients seeing payoff from AI tools

Cedars-Sinai is creating a digital health strategy that uses artificial intelligence tools and virtual care to alleviate capacity issues in its in-person care locations.

Cincinnati Children's breaks ground on $85M expansion

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital broke ground on an $85 million two-story, 110,000 square-foot medical facility that will provide urgent care and an outpatient surgery center,Cincinnati Business Courier reported Oct. 27.

Indiana lawmakers form task force to tackle spiraling hospital costs

Indiana state representatives are forming a task force in a bid to lower escalating healthcare costs in the state, one of the most expensive places in the country for healthcare, according to an Oct. 27 report from 14 News.

Local governments look to revive shuttered hospitals

Local governments across the country have set their sights on closed hospitals in an effort to keep care close to home. 

MSU, Henry Ford combine to open 6 new medical departments

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health has extended its partnership with Michigan State University with a plan to open six new departments at the school’s Grand Rapids-based MSU College of Human Medicine.

Fall interventions similar across patients with different risk levels: 4 notes

Overall, there is little variation in interventions used to prevent patient falls, despite different risk levels, according to a new data analysis from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.