Category: Press Release

Across health systems, chief medical information officers say physician frustration is not driven by a single broken workflow, but by the compounding effect of documentation burden, chart review overload, inbox volume, payer friction and fragmented digital tools that pull clinicians away from patient care. While these pain points are chronic, CMIOs say they have reached […]

Benjamin “BJ” Predum has been named Central Coast market president at Dignity Health, effective Feb. 2, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. In the role, Mr. Predum will oversee the following California hospitals: Arroyo Grande Community Hospital (Arroyo Grande) Dominican Hospital (Santa Cruz) French Hospital Medical Center (San Luis Obispo) Marian Regional Medical […]

Cleveland Clinic generated $18 billion in operating revenue and completed nearly 16 million patient encounters in 2025, President and CEO Tom Mihaljevic, MD, said during a Jan. 26 annual address. The academic medical center also reported an operating margin exceeding 4%, an increase from the nearly $16 billion in revenue and a 1.7% margin in […]

At Cedar Crest Hospital in Belton, Texas, pharmacy leadership spent the past year focused on one core shift: modernizing medication distribution to improve safety in a high-risk psychiatric setting. Edith Okolo, PharmD, director of pharmacy, said 2025 marked a major technology upgrade for the hospital, as it transitioned from legacy dispensing machines to new automated […]

Desde que Larry Wilkewitz, de 79 años, se jubiló de una empresa de productos de madera, hace más de 20 años, ha tenido un plan comercial de Medicare Advantage ofrecido por la aseguradora Humana. Pero hace dos años, escuchó sobre Peak Health, un nuevo plan Advantage creado por el Sistema de Salud de la Universidad […]

Mes tras mes, Patricia Hunter y otros miembros de la Coalición para la Reforma de los Hogares de Adultos Mayores (Nursing Home Reform Coalition) se conectaron por videollamada con representantes del Congreso en busca de apoyo para la propuesta de una norma federal que establecería una cantidad mínima de personal en estos establecimientos. Finalmente, después […]

Chapel Hill-based University of North Carolina Health’s credit rating was upgraded to “Aa2” from “Aa3” by Moody’s.  The upgrade reflects expectations that UNC Health will continue generating strong cash flow, allowing the system to fund capital needs without significant new debt and absorb near-term reimbursement pressure, Moody’s said in its Jan. 23 report.  UNC Health’s […]

Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health has named Loree Ching CFO of its medical group, according to a post on her LinkedIn page.  Ms. Ching joins Ballad Health Medical Group from Fort Worth, Texas-based Acclaim Physician Group, where she served as vice president of finance since 2022, according to her LinkedIn page.  She previously served as […]

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems is continuing its portfolio reshaping strategy, with active plans to divest five hospitals across Alabama, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. This month, the for-profit health system signed a definitive agreement to sell Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville, Ala., to Huntsville Hospital Health System for $450 million. The deal includes all assets tied […]