Mike Ditoro, PharmD, has been appointed CEO of Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Calif., NBC Palm Springs reported April 29. Dr. Ditoro joined the hospital in 2018 as COO and became ...

AI and Automation Drive Touchless Prior Authorization for More than 70% of Covered CPT Codes WINTER PARK, Fla. (April 28, 2025) — Humata Health, the leader in delivering AI-powered touchless prior ...

Public health experts are speculating that the CDC’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee is being shut down, MedPage Today reported April 29. 1. HICPAC develops guidance for ...

A report from the American Hospital Association underscores the headwinds and increased expenses hospitals and health systems have faced in recent years in providing high-quality, timely patient care.

Gen Alpha (children 14 and younger) led the rise of GLP-1 utilization from 2023 to 2024, with an 85% growth rate in that period. But what is behind the sharp increase? 3 factors at play There are ...

Electronic health records have long been a cornerstone of healthcare — but for many CIOs, the next era of EHRs must go far beyond their current capabilities. From ambient documentation to AI ...

Justin Harris has been named CEO of Daviess Community Hospital in Washington, Ind., effective July 1. Mr. Harris joins the 74-bed facility from a physician-owned surgical group in Evansville, Ind., ...

UnitedHealth Group has named Patrick Conway, MD, current Optum Rx CEO, as the new CEO of Optum, effective May 6. Current Optum CEO, Heather Cianfrocco, has been named UnitedHealth’s executive vice ...

Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health is expanding its use of an artificial intelligence tool designed to support emergency department nurses and enhance patient safety across five additional ...

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems’ Oracle Health EHR system is back online following a temporary outage, CNBC reported April 28. A spokesperson for the health system told the publication ...

Traditionally, goals-of-care conversations are reserved for end-of-life care, but The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is changing that. MD Anderson launched the Center for Goal ...

Nurse practitioner positions are projected to grow by 46% by 2033, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found. The bureau gathered employment data for five nursing positions in 2024, including the projected ...