Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires and Layoffs
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, retirements, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
Why the Cyberattack on Ascension Scared 5 Hospital Execs & How They’re Responding
As majorly disruptive cyberattacks continue to make headlines in the healthcare world, hospitals are prioritizing cybersecurity more than ever before. This piece explores reactions from five different health system executives about the recent attack on Ascension — as well as what they’re doing to prevent a similar fate at their own organization and how they want things to change going forward.
The Funding Model for Cancer Innovation is Broken — We Can Fix It
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.
5 Most Notable Hospital M&A Deals in 2023
Health systems have made dozens of M&A deals this year, as many are seeking out partnerships to grow and protect their long-term financial sustainability. Here is a rundown of five newsworthy deals announced in 2023.
MedCity Pivot Podcast: A Conversation with CommonSpirit Health’s Population Health Innovation Lead
Season 4 launches with a focus on health equity and a conversation with Dr. Alisahah Jackson, system vice president of population health innovation and policy at CommonSpirit Health.
Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires and Layoffs
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires and Layoffs
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
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Transforming Patient Care: The Role of AI-Powered Assistants
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires and Layoffs
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, exits, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
How CommonSpirit’s CIO Ensures That New Technology Investments Are Worth It
During MedCity News’ INVEST conference, CommonSpirit Health CIO Daniel Barchi laid out two critical actions that hospitals can take to help ensure their new technology investments will be worth their time and money. The first is to prioritize scalability, and the second is to involve frontline clinical staff early on in the process.
CommonSpirit, Dignity Health Team Up to Launch Nurse Retention Program
CommonSpirit Health has co-developed a nurse residency program with Dignity Health Global Education. The program, which is designed to increase nurse retention, comes at a time when turnover rates for newly graduated nurses are at an all-time high. Through the program, the partners are aiming to increase newly graduated nurse retention by at least 20% at CommonSpirit.
6 Takeaways From the 41st J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
The 41st annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference concluded last week. After the pandemic prompted it to go virtual, it was back in person, smaller in size and more effective. Here are my takeaways.
Improving the Healthcare Financial Experience to Help Care Flow
Zelis CEO Amanda Eisel shares her perspective on how the company is solving the problems of a fragmented health financial system to benefit all.
CommonSpirit Health CEO at JPM: Some providers will be commodities
In an interview with MedCity News after his presentation at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, Wright Lassiter III said while some providers will be considered commodities, his vision for CommonSpirit Health is not to be "at the bottom of the totem pole."
How Much of a Risk Is a Potential Class-action Lawsuit against CommonSpirit?
CommonSpirit Health is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit over a ransomware attack it suffered last fall that exposed 623,774 patients' personal data. However, hospitals' data breach lawsuits usually never make it court, a legal expert said.
2022 Was Hospitals’ Worst Financial Year in Decades, But 2023 Won’t Be Much Better
Financial analysts have said that 2022 may have been the worst year for hospital finances in decades. This year looks like it will be yet another year of financial underperformance, with rural providers in especially dire circumstances.
What We Learned From Cybersecurity Attacks in Healthcare in 2022
In 2022, the healthcare sector is on track to meet or exceed the more than 50.4 million patient records that were breached last year. As we look ahead to 2023, increasing cybersecurity budgets will be a necessity for healthcare organizations, despite their tight financial circumstances.
CommonSpirit takes IT systems offline amid cybersecurity incident
"An IT security issue” has been impacting several of CommonSpirit Health's facilities across the country. Some of its hospitals in Nebraska, Iowa and Washington have taken their EHRs offline due to the incident. Experts say the incident serves as an important reminder that providers need to go all in on cybersecurity, as healthcare organizations remain a prime target for hackers.