Becker's asked C-suite executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share the trends they're currently following. 

Oracle introduced a new AI-powered clinical documentation tool designed for its ambulatory care customers. 

When hospitals raise prices, local companies lay off workers to manage the cost of higher premiums, a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research found. 

Healthcare professionals, lawyers and cybersecurity experts are raising concerns about an often-overlooked bureaucratic process that can impede hospitals and medical providers in their efforts to recover from ransomware attacks, Wired reported June 24. 

A 28-year-old patient stayed awake during an entire kidney transplant surgery at Northwestern Medicine, and he was discharged the next day. 

As "FLiRT" coronavirus variants account for about 77% of infections, COVID-19 cases are ticking upward this summer, according to CDC data. 

From a Texas physician convicted in a $70 million scheme to an Illinois physician getting an eight-year prison sentence for a $1.2 million scheme, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker's has reported since June 7:

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators have reached an agreement on the 2024 state budget, which includes delaying the start of minimum wage increases for healthcare workers to at least the fall.

KFF Health News' latest investigation into surprise medical bills poses an intriguing question for the industry: Should freestanding emergency departments be able to use "urgent care" in their names? 

Orlando (Fla.) Health's Hospital Care at Home has served 1,000 patients in Central Florida since launching 16 months ago and now is accepting participating commercial insurances.

Officials with the city of Pittsburgh halted construction work on UPMC's $1.5 billion hospital tower June 20, saying the health system did not have permits required for certain aspects of the project, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report. 

North Adams (Mass.) Regional Hospital reopened in March after abruptly closing a decade ago, but the hospital is still awaiting the critical access hospital designation that allowed its new owner to reopen the facility, The Berkshire Eagle reported June 23.

The U.S. national debt may exceed $50.7 trillion by 2034 as rising spending and interest expenses outpace tax revenues and deficits are amplified by increased costs for Medicare and Social Security, according to a report published June 18 by the Congressional Budget Office. 

The University of California San Francisco is ending its master's program for nurse midwives and moving to a doctorate program — and critics say it could make it harder for new midwives to enter the field, the San Francisco Chronicle reported June 23.

HHS finalized its final rule outlining disincentives for hospitals, health systems and clinicians blocking patient information exchange on June 24.

Robbinsdale, Minn.-based North Memorial Health has closed the specialty nursery unit at its hospital in the city, the Star Tribune reported June 23.

The Hospital of Central Connecticut, part of Hartford (Conn.) Healthcare, has filed an application with the state seeking permission to relocate its medical oncology service in a move it said will better accommodate expansions, the Hartford Business Journal reported June 21.

"Alexa, what are the side effects of amoxicillin?"

CVS Health is preparing to debut a new app and incorporate AI-driven tools to streamline customer interactions, decrease wait time and enhance overall service quality, The Wall Street Journal reported June 20.

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