Strategic Planning

In this new leadership role, Owen Plietz will oversee hospital operations, pharmacy services, nursing, continuum of care, and consumer and patient experience.

Expectations are for performance, adoptability and measurable impact, says Sandra Johnson, senior vice president at CliniComp.

Accrete Health’s partnership with Atalan is aimed at improving clinical retention, the patient experience and outcomes.

In part 2 of our interview with Sam Davis Jr., he explains how Rush University Medical Center turned data into a daily decision-making tool and engaged surgeons with regular communication, resulting in a 12% increase in surgical block utilization.

The goal is to make artificial intelligence available to the federal workforce and to integrate it across internal operations, research and public health.

Humana has the ability to grow MA membership while diversifying into higher star-rated plans, analyst says.

Once the medical prior authorization is approved, the associated medications will be automatically approved.

AI will shift from the clinic to the back office; half of the top 20 health systems will ditch legacy RTLS for AI-native care operations; and expect a surge in AI driven length-of-stay optimization, says Rom Eizenberg, CRO at Kontakt.io.

Jennifer Goldsack, CEO of the Digital Medicine Society, talks about its new project, which enables seniors to stay in their homes amid care facility staffing shortages by deploying connected healthcare technology.

UnitedHealth bought Banmedica in 2018 for $2.8 billion and is selling the company for $1 billion.