Highlights from our conversation with Thomas Jefferson University’s Judd Hollander, MD, Senior Vice President of Healthcare Delivery Innovation, and Colleen Mallozzi, MBA, RN, Senior Vice President, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer.

Healthcare C-suites are zeroing in on system "redesigns" to provide more care and services with fewer staff members and tighter margins than ever before.

Ask anyone to name healthcare's emerging disruptors, and Amazon will be among the top three – if not No. 1. The company with a $6.7 billion Q2 profit has a strong chokehold on the industry's hypothetical thinking. 

Anesthesiology plays a critical role across all facets of perioperative and procedural services. With clinical expertise in pre-, intra-, and post-operative care, your anesthesia team has the potential to build strong networks with surgeons, nurses, and other peers in perioperative services and facility operations. These ties can enhance your existing surgical services to save time, reduce costs, and improve your facility’s brand among surgeons and patients.

Hospital and health system leaders have various issues demanding their attention. Among the list is crafting strategies to provide the most effective care access for people.

On July 27, two health systems reported they were nixing the chief operating officer role, adding to a growing list of C-suites reevaluating the position. 

Hospitals and health systems have spent years sounding the alarm: there are not nearly enough working nurses in the field to meet patient demand.

Leading companies like Uber, Google, Delta Airlines and UPS deliver value by using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze historical data, predict what will happen and suggest the next right action. By applying these best practices in healthcare sector, hospitals and health systems can improve the patient experience, as well as the bottom line. 

Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy recently realigned into three divisions, a decision that represents a rapidly growing health system under the crunch of industry pressures. 

Data is an incredible resource for healthcare providers, but many organizations don’t know just how powerful a tool it can be. At a time when competition for staffing is staggering, budgets are squeezed by inflation, and denials are surging—it can be especially challenging to allocate appropriate attention to your metrics. According to Senior Vice President of Customer Care at Med-Metrix, Victor Zamora, a mistake he sees client partners make over and over again is “not monitoring key performance indicators as tightly as they should.” This comes at more of a cost than you might expect.

Texas Children’s Hospital consolidates seven business systems on Oracle to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve the employee experience

On July 13, New Orleans-based Ochsner Health and Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health announced they signed a letter of intent to partner on expanding access to care for adults 65 and older. 

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health and Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health have signed a letter of intent to partner on expanding access to care for adults 65 and older, the health systems announced in a July 13 news release.

Health systems across the country have outsourced administrative functions to UnitedHealth Group's Optum in an effort to cut costs and streamline operations.

Providence, a 51-hospital health system based in Renton, Wash., is exiting office space in downtown Seattle as part of the organization's flexible work model strategy, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker's on July 12.

The vision for digital transformation doesn't always match reality. Across industries, almost everyone has a horror story about a new system that fell short of expectations or a rollout plan that left them feeling flabbergasted.

During Becker's 20th Annual Spine, Orthopedic + Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, economic and human resources experts led a group of ASC leaders in a roundtable discussion about staffing and retention strategies in surgery centers.

Implementing a minimally invasive surgery (MIS) program can make a positive impact on hospital finances and help lower the total cost of care while improving health outcomes.

In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, hospitals face numerous challenges in delivering quality patient care while optimizing their daily operations. One crucial aspect of achieving this balance is their investment in human capital. Hospital staff members are the lifeblood of any healthcare institution and enabling them to focus on patient care rather than being burdened by IT challenges is key. In short: enabling your people with the right tools, automating workflows and leveraging an IT managed services team can streamline and enhance your hospital’s IT infrastructure. Let me explain.

In recent years, hospital at home programs have become a compelling adjunct to traditional, inpatient hospital care. These programs can increase patient satisfaction, reduce healthcare costs, and improve outcomes by providing acute care services to patients in the comfort of their homes.