In an interactive session at Becker's 11th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable, American Medical Association representatives discussed how policy is made within the organization and how health system leaders and individual physicians can be involved in the process. The panelists emphasized that policy is made by the AMA's House of Delegates, not the board of trustees. 

The nation's demographics, patient expectations and the technology landscape continue to rapidly evolve, and hospital leaders must understand these dynamics to maintain the industry's relevance in healthcare delivery moving forward, according to AdventHealth CEO Terry Shaw.

In a discussion at Becker's 11th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable, two leaders from 3M's health information systems division — Diana Ortiz, revenue cycle senior business director, and Simone Gravesande-Joseph, consulting senior manager — discussed challenges and solutions in the healthcare industry regarding coding, documentation and revenue cycle management.

Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban has made substantial progress in the healthcare and pharmacy space in nearly four years, and he's learned a lot about its costs for employers and workers in that time, too. 

ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, is hiring American talent for at least 17 roles related to healthcare and science, Forbes reported Jan. 3. 

Fathom hosted a lively, interactive session with healthcare leaders at Becker's 11th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable on artificial intelligence and the benefits of medical coding automation, including its ability to reduce workloads for physicians and support staff amid labor shortages. 

Shadow IT / ˈʃæd oʊ aɪ tiː / – Software, applications or devices in the workplace, that are managed outside of, and without the knowledge of the company’s IT department.

The Biden administration's initiative to strengthen primary care in the U.S. has been met with both praise and criticism by health experts, The Washington Post reported Dec. 29.

From the launch of ACO programs to system-wide infrastructure improvements, Advocate Health made a lot of changes to its population health strategy last year, and the Charlotte, N.C.-based health system has even more planned for 2024, according to its Chief Population Health Officer, Terry Williams.

The year begins with a number of challenges that have only intensified for U.S. healthcare providers. 

In an interactive session at Becker's 11th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable, Susan Pasley, MSN, BSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer at CareRev, and Mark Smith, Insights, Optimization and Staffing Executive at Renton, WA based Providence, discussed the benefits of using a flexible workforce and other innovative staffing efforts to save on labor costs, reduce turnover and increase the number of filled roles.

In an interactive session at the Becker's 11th CEO + CFO Roundtable, Seth Lovell, BSN, RN, system vice president of nursing for SSM Health, and Todd Walrath, CEO and founder of ShiftMed, discussed the benefits of on-demand healthcare staffing.

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based Advent Health launched a new primary health division focused on whole-person care this year and is looking forward to modernizing and unifying its statewide network structure in 2024, according to Jennifer Jackson, AdventHealth's senior vice president and chief population health officer.

The COVID-19 pandemic took a significant toll on healthcare providers. As a result, many physicians and advanced practitioners are now on a quest for greater flexibility, work-life balance and meaning in their work — and increasingly, are turning to locum tenens positions.

Memorial Healthcare, a 161-bed community hospital in Owosso, Mich., will henceforth be known as Memorial Health System. 

Looking ahead to the future of healthcare, we acknowledge that the industry is constantly evolving and facing new challenges and opportunities. As we approach 2024, we can expect to see the continuation of several trends that are significantly impacting the industry.

Patients who are treated by their physicians as unique individuals and not as a category of diseases experience their healthcare journey in a more positive light. However, organizations are struggling to deliver such personalized patient experiences.

As violence against physicians and nurses continues to rise, the need for additional security measures has become more urgent.

Hospital closures, cyberattacks and care delays reflect that the American healthcare system is already strained. In the case of a large-scale emergency, like a terrorist attack, it could crumble, three physicians argued in an op-ed published to Forbes Dec. 20.

Despite the ongoing buzz around artificial intelligence (AI), healthcare leaders are finding it difficult to proceed confidently with new solutions.