Several major U.S. health systems have appointed COOs this year — some to newly created positions — amid a resurgence of the COO role. While some systems have tapped internal veterans as successors, ...

A few weeks ago, CIO of Richmond, Ind.-based Reid Health Muhammad Siddique was doing a round of the ED department when he ran into one of his physician colleagues. She stopped to make a quick but ...

An AI tool developed and evaluated by researchers at Stanford (Calif.) Medicine was able to identify 44% more lesions than human interpreters when reviewing prostate biopsy ultrasound images, ...

Brockton, Mass.-based Signature Healthcare will reduce workforce by 3.8% at its Brockton Hospital and Signature Medical Group due to ongoing financial challenges. The health system is also pausing or ...

Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine is notifying more than 1,000 people that some of their health information may have been exposed after a research study mailed postcards without envelopes. The ...

As semaglutide sees a surge in use, new research raises questions about the medication’s effects on muscle health. A study published Aug. 5 in Cell Metabolism and led by researchers at Salt Lake ...

Cherry Hill, N.J.-based Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital has become the first oncology center in Southern New Jersey to implement a radiation therapy ...

Cleveland Clinic launched an ambient AI scribe for all of the health system’s U.S. outpatient clinicians in spring 2025. Here’s how the rollout went, according to an Aug. 14 Cleveland Clinic article: ...

Several dozen healthcare organizations, including 48 health systems, have written a letter to Congress, urging lawmakers to extend telehealth coverage for Medicare beneficiaries. The pandemic-era ...

Ascension St. John Medical Center recently became the first and only verified level 1 trauma center in Tulsa, Okla., marking a significant expansion in the state’s access to comprehensive, lifesaving ...

The potential expiration of the ACA premium tax credits at the end of 2025 could lead to a significant increase in emergency department visits, exacerbate provider burnout and drive up healthcare ...

HHS has reinstated the Safer Childhood Vaccines task force, the agency said in an Aug. 14 news release. Here are six things to know: 1. The task force, created by Congress, was originally disbanded in ...