Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth is relocating an urgent care center to a more central location in Eugene, Ore., as it takes steps to close a hospital in the city. 

Cleveland Clinic has established a joint advisory council with the largest private healthcare network in Chile to share best practices and strategic guidance around patient care and growth. 

General Catalyst is launching a healthcare company with plans to purchase and operate a health system, the venture firm said Oct. 8. Former Intermountain CEO Marc Harrison, MD, will lead the effort.  

Data that provide visibility into the patient experience, such as patient stories and metrics that capture patient sentiments, are crucial to understanding the healthcare user and creating compelling, patient loyalty-enhancing internal and external messaging.

In recent years, health systems have made huge technology investments, generating massive amounts of data that now must be analyzed to drive effective change. Transforming this data into actionable insights is one of the greatest challenges in healthcare revenue cycle management today.

There are more questions as of late around one of hospital executives' most customary activities: strategic planning. 

The Laboratory Stewardship Committee at PeaceHealth, a community-based healthcare system in the Pacific Northwest with hospitals and clinics in Oregon, Washington and Alaska, spearheaded efforts that have delivered savings of $2.25+ million for patients each year after discontinuing procalcitonin testing—and an additional $1.6+ million in gross annual patient savings by changing in-house testing menu to guide providers towards ordering troponin I for acute myocardial infarction.

This year, Merritt Hawkins and Staff Care, two leaders in physician staffing, are becoming one. On October 1, 2023, these AMN Healthcare businesses will transition into one brand: AMN Healthcare Physician Solutions.

In the fast-evolving landscape of healthcare, true, quantitative data has emerged as an indispensable asset to drive critical decisions and positive change. While this applies throughout the healthcare ecosystem, it is especially true for the perioperative suite.

The healthcare industry demands the highest levels of security around patient data sharing. Connectivity barriers have made it a challenge for clinicians to easily access and analyze patient data securely on any device from any location. Healthcare's first 5G hybrid network is designed to change that.

Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to dramatically improve and transform the way we work, interact, and manage our lives. The scope of potential AI applications expands continuously.

Long-term vision is crucial for any hospital and health system. And today, health system executives must balance the need for growth with challenges related to finances, the workforce and operations.

Cleveland Clinic and the Cleveland Cavaliers, Ohio's NBA team, have revealed conceptual plans for the Cleveland Clinic Global Peak Performance Center. 

Healthcare systems continue to struggle with labor shortages alongside increasing patient volume and expectations. One successful solution revolves around consolidation of technologies and vendors to create a more connected patient experience from the moment a patient begins seeking care through final payment.

As healthcare organizations seek efficiency while striving to maintain top-tier care delivery, the integration of telehealth solutions and a locum tenens workforce has emerged as a dynamic duo that demonstrably enhances patient access while positioning healthcare entities ahead of their competition. Although these innovative workforce strategies hold immense promise for healthcare organizations during a trying phase of the healthcare industry, one aspect that is often critically overlooked is billing for these services.

Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health launched its Population Health Services Organization, a national value-based services platform, on Sept. 20. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare CEO Sam Hazen sees a big opportunity for the largest health system in the U.S. in an unlikely place: research, according to the Nashville Business Journal.

Finvi, a leading provider of enterprise workflow automation software built to accelerate revenue recovery and simplify the payment process, announced that it has enhanced its industry-leading Artiva HCx® solution with a new Denial Management Suite designed to make the denial process more efficient for revenue cycle management (RCM) departments in the healthcare industry.

Tasked with driving innovation and improving quality while simultaneously controlling costs, healthcare leaders are in an incredibly difficult position. As healthcare costs continue to rise, these challenges become even more critical. Some leaders are leaning on a proven, strategic framework for support.

In the wake of the pandemic, healthcare leaders were compelled to implement innovative and resilient solutions to support their teams in caring for patients. While these quick fixes served their purpose during the crisis, they weren’t designed for the long term. With the conclusion of the public health emergency, healthcare executives must now focus on rebuilding their workforces strategically, emphasizing both organizational flexibility and cost containment.