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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.

How Hackensack Meridian is building equity into its AI

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health CIO Kash Patel told Becker’s that the health system has created a process to ensure that its artificial intelligence algorithms are equitable.

Methodist invests $75M to reopen shuttered Texas hospital

Dallas-based Methodist Health System invested $75 million to reopen a shuttered San Antonio hospital before the end of the month, San Antonio Business Journal reported Sept. 18.

How UPMC is using AI to create notes

Pittsburgh-based UPMC is using Abridge’s artificial intelligence software at scale to generate clinical notes by allowing it to hear patient conversations, local news outlet Fox43 reported Sept. 18.

What it's like to partner with One Medical

When Amazon bought primary care company One Medical in February for nearly $4 billion, the tech giant also picked up several new health system partners.