Two leading health systems are taking markedly different approaches to cutting clinical variation, which can hinder care quality and drive up costs when left unchecked. Variation in clinical care ...

New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals has appointed Divya Pathak as vice president and chief data and artificial intelligence officer, effective March 27. In this role, Ms. Pathak will oversee ...

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has appointed Neil Cowles as its new chief information and technology officer, effective immediately. In this role, Mr. Cowles will lead the organization’s ...

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has no immediate plans to sell hospitals following an active $1 billion hospital divestiture plan over the last few years. CHS shared plans in April to ...

Northwest Medicine United has filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to become the union representation for physicians at MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma, Wash.

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems remains cautiously optimistic about its cost management strategies in the face of economic uncertainty and potential tariff headwinds, company executives ...

Among all states, excluding Colorado, Florida has the highest employment level in nurse practitioners nationwide, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment data ...

Chad Tuttle was appointed COO of Corewell Health in Michigan. Mr. Tuttle, who formerly served as senior vice president of clinical shared services, has been serving in the COO role on an interim basis ...

Hospitals and clinics should plan to spend 11% to 13% more for prescription drugs in 2025 compared to last year, according to new research. For the second consecutive year, Keytruda was the costliest ...

Miami Beach, Fla.-based Mount Sinai Medical Center earned The Joint Commission’s Comprehensive Heart Attack Center Certification April 19, according to a LinkedIn post from the health system. The ...

Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Health System has erected automated medication lockers at supermarkets and other locations to increase access, ABC affiliate KIVI-TV reported April 23.  To enhance access ...

NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, the largest public hospital in the New York City borough of Queens, opened the Women’s Heart Health Institute in February. The hospital’s cardiology department serves ...