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Healthcare access is increasingly treated as an engineering problem. Health systems across the country are building centralized referral hubs, deploying navigator workflows and redesigning the path from primary to specialty care. The bottleneck isn’t a shortage of desire to treat…

Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus Health has opened its 18th hospital, expanding access to inpatient and outpatient services in a region affected by two hospital closures in 2024. Aspirus Chippewa Falls Hospital and Clinic held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and community open house…

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health is requiring executive sponsors to commit to funding successful artificial intelligence pilots before the health system evaluates launching them. “We’re not evaluating launching a pilot unless the executive sponsor commits to paying for it if…

Health systems are pushing more care into patients’ homes. At the same time, several systems in 2026 have closed, suspended or reduced services across the broader home-based care landscape. While some health systems have launched and expanded hospital-at-home programs this…

More than 230 healthcare organizations, including 35 health systems, are urging CMS not to finalize proposed 2027 restrictions on remote patient monitoring. The Sept. 14 sign-on letter, organized by the Alliance for Connected Care, represents an expansion from an earlier…

Health system CIOs have spent the past several years building AI programs around clinicians. Governance committees, intake dashboards, open office hours, ambient tools — the clinical side of the house has been the primary beneficiary of digital investment. For Donna…

Sixteen nursing schools were awarded the 2026 Best Schools for Men in Nursing Award from the American Association for Men in Nursing. The award recognizes nursing schools and colleges for significant efforts in recruiting and retaining men in nursing, providing…

Brittany Johnson has been named CFO of Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center in Portsmouth, Va., according to a Sept. 17 LinkedIn post. Prior to her new role, Ms. Johnson served as assistant CFO of CJW Medical Center in Richmond, Va.,…

Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System has named Denise Waters vice president of revenue cycle, according to a post on her LinkedIn page.  She joins Wellstar from Bloomington, Minn.-based HealthPartners, where she served as vice president of revenue cycle since June…