July 2023

Bari Faye Dean – Friday, July 14th, 2023 The fact that artificial intelligence is poised to not only change the way hospitals provide patient care, but also transform operations, is a foregone conclusion. The issue at hand, Mark Davis, MD, chief operating officer at Baptist Health South Florida’s Miami Cancer Institute, told Becker’s is whether […]

Rylee Wilson – a day ago Two nonprofit Blue Cross Blue Shield companies will reorganize this year, hoping to stay competitive with for-profit rivals like UnitedHealth Group and Aetna. In June, a New Jersey court struck down a challenge from a nonprofit and a nurses union seeking to prevent Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield from

Nick Thomas (Twitter) – Thursday, July 6th, 2023 If 2022 was the worst year for hospitals and health systems since the start of the pandemic, 2023 is showing signs of growing stabilization as operating margins inch up. So says Erik Swanson, a senior vice president at Kaufman Hall. “The core fundamentals are generally improving, and

— New report finds four specialty areas accounted for the majority of activity by Jennifer Henderson, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today July 11, 2023 Private equity acquisitions of U.S. physician practices have risen dramatically over the last decade, driving up consumer prices in the process, according to a new report opens in a new

Mariah Taylor – Thursday, July 6th, 2023 Each generation views the world differently, and there are some communication gaps administrators and systems have not yet bridged with younger physicians, Doug Bruce, MD, chief clinical integration officer at Cleveland-based MetroHealth, recently told Becker’s. Some new physicians are coming to the field wanting to work fewer hours;

— Worries and risks surrounding generative artificial technology by Robert Pearl, MD July 5, 2023 The sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship has always been a cornerstone of modern medicine. It’s a relationship rooted in trust, confidentiality, and mutual understanding. Yet, with the advent of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies like ChatGPT opens in a new