Moffitt Cancer Center Raises Operating Margin to 7.3% in Q3
Moffitt Cancer Center reported operating income of $63.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2026, delivering a 7.3% operating margin—up from $40.2 million and a 5.2% margin a year earlier. Total operating revenue rose 12.8% year‑over‑year to $868.4 million, with patient service revenue increasing 12.4% to $746.8 million. Operating expenses grew 10.2% to $804.7 million, driven by higher salaries, supplies and purchased services. Net income climbed to $60.9 million, and the nine‑month operating margin more than doubled to 6.9%.
How AmSurg Went From Bankruptcy to a $3.9B Ascension Deal
AmSurg, once the nation’s largest ambulatory surgery center (ASC) operator, survived a cascade of ownership changes, a leveraged‑buyout by KKR and Envision’s 2023 Chapter 11 filing. After splitting from Envision and rebuilding its platform under new creditor Pacific Investment Management, the...
HCA’s Mission Health to Pay Hourly Workers in $1.56M Wage Settlement
HCA Healthcare’s Mission Health agreed to a $1.56 million settlement to resolve a class‑action lawsuit alleging time‑rounding and automatic meal‑break deductions that shortchanged hourly staff. The settlement, approved by U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn, covers current and former non‑exempt employees...
5 Steps for a Quieter Hospital: AHA
The American Hospital Association released five evidence‑based steps to curb noise in hospitals, emphasizing quiet hours, sleep protocols, noise‑aware construction, frontline education, and night‑round inspections. Northwell Health’s quiet‑hour policy lifted its HCAHPS "quiet at night" score by 30 percentile points,...
The Current State of the Physician Workforce: 9 Notes
The Health Resources and Services Administration projects a shortfall of 141,160 full‑time‑equivalent physicians by 2038, underscoring a deepening workforce gap. Hospital systems are increasingly recruiting without higher salaries, emphasizing culture, autonomy and personalized outreach. Visa processing delays have sidelined over...
Establishing Good Governance: Start with the Important Basics and Play the Long Game
Healthcare organizations increasingly recognize that robust board governance is essential for navigating financial strain, regulatory change, and emerging technologies like AI. The article outlines four foundational practices: establishing a Governance and Nominating committee, conducting biennial self‑evaluations, implementing proactive succession planning...
Mission, Margin and a Midterm Clock: Healthcare Signals to Watch
Healthcare leaders this week wrestled with the tension between mission and margin. Northwell Health accepted a 1.1% operating margin to fund a new behavioral‑health tower, while Epic’s founder emphasized profit as a side effect of a $6.7 billion revenue business. Tenet...
South Dakota Hospital Joins Monument Health
Rapid City Medical Center (RCMC) officially became part of Monument Health on May 1, after a letter of intent was signed in late January. The integration adds RCMC to Monument Health’s five‑hospital network and will extend the system’s services to...
Nemours Children’s Health Breaks Ground on Multispecialty Facility
Nemours Children’s Health broke ground on a new 34,000‑square‑foot multispecialty pediatric facility in Viera, Melbourne, Florida. The center will host roughly two dozen services, ranging from allergy and cardiology to oncology and orthopedics. Construction is set to begin this summer...
CMS’ Medicare Provider Directory Released Social Security Numbers: Washington Post
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) inadvertently exposed dozens of healthcare providers' Social Security numbers in its publicly accessible Medicare Advantage provider directory. The Washington Post discovered the leak after downloading the database, which had been open for...
2 Post-Acute Groups React to Bill to Improve CNA Training
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living praised the reintroduced Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at easing certified nursing assistant (CNA) shortages. The legislation would let nursing homes resume in‑house...
32 Hospitals Closing Departments or Ending Services
Since the start of 2024, Becker’s Hospital Review has documented 32 U.S. hospitals shutting down or scaling back specific departments, ranging from burn units and obstetrics to emergency and pediatric services. The closures span 20 states and are driven by...
Why Digital Health Initiatives Fail: 35 Healthcare Leaders Weigh In
A survey of 35 health‑care executives reveals that many digital health projects—patient portals, EHR interoperability, AI tools, remote monitoring, and staffing algorithms—have fallen short of expectations. Leaders cite insufficient change management, lack of clinician trust, poor workflow integration, and inadequate...
Navigating Uncertainty: How to Scale Intelligent Care and Make It Stick
Health systems are grappling with a flood of digital tools, but the real hurdle is building disciplined, organization‑wide intelligent care models. At Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting, Huron and Tampa General leaders outlined a three‑pillar framework—operations hub, virtual care, and smart...
‘Depth over Breadth’: Health Systems Eye Quality of AI Applications, Not Number
Large U.S. health systems are shifting from counting AI projects to measuring their clinical and operational value. Leaders at Universal Health Services, Advocate Health, UPMC, Mayo Clinic and NYU Langone describe multi‑stage governance that vets pilots for safety, workflow fit...
Mayo Clinic: Remote Patient Monitoring Can Detect Transplant Complications
Mayo Clinic researchers tracked 116 lung‑transplant recipients for a year using home‑based remote monitoring kits that captured lung function, vital signs and weight. The program generated roughly 470 alerts, and about one‑quarter of those prompted care changes such as earlier...
States Scramble to Submit Medicaid ‘Provider Revalidation’ Plans to CMS
CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz has ordered all 50 states to develop and submit two‑year Medicaid provider revalidation plans by May 23, targeting high‑risk, non‑hospital providers such as home‑based services and durable medical equipment. States must first notify CMS within 10 days...
University of Texas Medical Branch Names CIO
The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston has appointed Jayson Laban as its vice president and chief information officer, effective May 1. Laban, who has been serving as interim CIO since Jan. 1, will now lead the institution’s technology strategy,...
MetroHealth Primary Care Providers Seek Unionization: 5 Things to Know
Cleveland-based MetroHealth’s primary‑care clinicians are organizing a union after a rally on April 28, demanding relief from what they describe as unsustainable workloads. The proposed Primary Care Providers Union of MetroHealth would cover physicians, physician assistants, APRNs and nurse practitioners,...
New Children’s Minnesota COO Lays Out Priority List
John Harding, EdD, began his tenure as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Children’s Minnesota on April 27. Harding arrives from Riley Children’s Health after serving as COO at several pediatric systems, including Children’s Hospital of The King’s...
UConn Health Signs Letter of Intent for 2 Hospitals
UConn Health announced a letter of intent to bring Day Kimball Hospital and Bristol Health into its network, extending the academic medical center’s reach in Connecticut. The move follows UConn Health’s March acquisition of Waterbury Hospital from the bankrupt Prospect...
UTHealth Houston Names Business Affairs, Strategy Chief
UTHealth Houston announced the appointment of Michael Patriarca as executive vice president and chief business affairs and strategy officer. The newly created role is designed to steer long‑range strategic planning while overseeing finance, operations, IT, data analytics, and infrastructure. Patriarca...
MultiCare to Open $479M Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital May 16
MultiCare is set to open the new Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma on May 16, a $479 million, six‑story facility that replaces the original 1955 campus. The hospital features eight operating rooms, 29 emergency‑department exam rooms, dedicated play spaces and...
AI, Face Photos May Predict Cancer Survival: Mass General Brigham Study
Mass General Brigham researchers validated FaceAge, an AI tool that estimates biological age from facial photographs, as a survival predictor for cancer patients. The study examined two routine photos per patient for 2,279 individuals, finding that changes in the Face...
Beth Israel Lahey Health Rolls Out AI Scribe Systemwide
Beth Israel Lahey Health, a 14‑hospital system in Massachusetts, has selected Heidi as its systemwide AI scribe vendor. After a six‑month pilot involving 1,000 physicians, the health system began rolling out the technology to all providers. Clinicians reported higher note...
Judy Faulkner: Profitability Is a ‘Side Effect,’ Not the Goal
Epic Systems, led by founder‑CEO Judy Faulkner, continues to prioritize patient‑centric software over profit maximization, even as its revenue climbs to about $6.7 billion in 2025. Faulkner describes profitability as a "side effect" of delivering value, a stance enabled by the...
Allina Health Cybersecurity Chief Joins Baylor Scott & White
William Scandrett, former vice president and chief information security officer at Allina Health, has been appointed vice president of information security and chief information security officer at Baylor Scott & White Health. Scandrett announced the move on LinkedIn on April 28, highlighting his...
Medtronic Reports IT Breach
Medtronic disclosed that an unauthorized party accessed data in certain corporate IT systems, but the company said there was no impact on its products, patient safety, manufacturing, distribution, or financial reporting. It activated incident response protocols, limited internal access, and...
WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital Launches Breast Milk Donation Site
WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s Hospital in Morgantown has partnered with the Mid-Atlantic Mothers’ Milk Bank to operate a donor breast‑milk depot. The site allows screened donors to drop off milk, which is stored in the Little Mountaineer Pharmacy before being...
Viewpoint: Is AI Actually Improving Care Outcomes?
A recent correspondence in Nature Medicine argues that healthcare AI’s clinical benefits remain largely unproven. While many studies showcase algorithmic accuracy on retrospective data, they rarely assess real‑world patient outcomes. The authors, Jenna Wiens and Anna Goldenberg, call for randomized trials, prospective...
Building End-to-End, Intelligent Patient Flow at Scale
Health systems are turning to an integrated, AI‑driven operating model to streamline patient flow from admission to discharge. By unifying capacity management, admission planning, care progression, staff scheduling and discharge coordination, hospitals can anticipate bottlenecks and act proactively. Early adopters...
Beth Israel Lahey Health Names Network President
Boston‑based Beth Israel Lahey Health announced Sue Chapman Moss as president of its Performance Network. In the role, Moss will steer the clinically integrated network of physicians, clinicians and hospitals. She joins from Bayada Home Health Care, where she oversaw payer...
UVM Health Lays Off Staff at New York Hospitals
University of Vermont Health eliminated nine positions on April 14 at two New York hospitals—two at Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone and seven at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh. The layoffs are part of a broader effort to...
BMC South Workers Rescind Strike Notice
More than 475 registered nurses and healthcare workers at BMC South in Brockton rescinded a three‑day strike notice originally set for April 30 after progress was made in contract talks. The Massachusetts Nurses Association said the union will hold off on...
Cottage Health Formalizes Innovation with New Leadership Role
Cottage Health in Santa Barbara has created its first chief innovation officer role, appointing Dr. Ryan Kelly to lead the Compton Center for Medical Excellence and Innovation. The new office will formalize idea intake, evaluation and decision‑making processes, aiming for...
UnitedHealth Completes Sale of UK Business to TPG
TPG has completed the acquisition of Optum UK, UnitedHealth Group’s subsidiary that owns EMIS Group, the software platform powering most NHS electronic patient records. The transaction, closed on March 13, was valued between £1.2 billion and £1.4 billion (approximately $1.5‑$1.8 billion). UnitedHealth reported $400 million...
Why Cardiac Monitoring Belongs at the Foundation of Your Service Line Strategy: A Conversation with Amanda Maples, RN, BSN, MHA
Amanda Maples, senior manager of customer experience at iRhythm, explains how continuous cardiac monitoring can serve as a foundational tool for cardiovascular service lines. She highlights the technology’s role in shortening diagnostic timelines, especially for women’s heart disease and frequent‑flyer arrhythmia...
Journey to Joy: Leveraging National Burnout Data — Executive Insights and Innovations From Leading Health Systems
Physician well‑being is emerging as a core quality metric, prompting health systems to replace generic engagement surveys with targeted burnout assessments. The American Medical Association highlighted its Organizational Biopsy® tool, now deployed by over 130 organizations, which tracks EHR burden,...
Increasing Home Care Capabilities to Decrease Hospitalizations
Hospitals are shifting more high‑acuity patients to the post‑acute and home‑care setting to expand capacity. At Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting, leaders from Tampa General, PocketRN and Homewatch CareGivers highlighted how home care, family support and technology can prevent readmissions. Tampa...
‘We Want to Be Known as Your Best Partner’: UnitedHealthcare Leaders Talk Provider Tensions, Prior Auth Cuts
UnitedHealthcare's commercial unit announced further cuts to prior authorization requirements, building on a 20% reduction already achieved and targeting an additional 30% as part of its CMS‑aligned commitment. The company highlighted a 40% increase in gold‑carded provider groups, noting that...
St. Jude CFO to Step Down for West Virginia Role
Pat Keel, the chief financial officer of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, announced she will leave the Memphis‑based nonprofit after more than a decade to assume a new executive position in West Virginia. Keel joined St. Jude in February 2016...
Providence Launches 12 Epic AI Tools
Providence, a 51‑hospital system, upgraded its Epic electronic health record in April and launched 12 AI‑driven tools across inpatient, ambulatory and revenue‑cycle workflows. The suite includes an AI Text Assistant that converts clinical notes into patient‑friendly language, Inpatient Insights that...
HCA Still Expects up to $900M Hit From ACA Headwinds
HCA Healthcare reaffirmed its 2026 outlook, still expecting a $600 million‑$900 million EBITDA headwind from changes to the ACA exchange, including the loss of enhanced subsidies. The first‑quarter results showed a $150 million EBITDA drag as exchange‑related admissions fell roughly 15% year‑over‑year, while...
Eliminating Patient Hold Times: Catholic Health’s Rapid Deployment of Voice AI
Catholic Health tackled low MyChart adoption and costly call‑center inefficiencies by deploying Notable’s voice AI in its Help Desk. The AI agents lifted call containment from a 30% target to 64%, cutting monthly call costs by $60,000 and projecting $360,000...
Brooks-TLC Workers Ratify Contract Extension
Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East at Brooks‑TLC Hospital System ratified a one‑year contract extension covering more than 160 employees. The agreement, effective until April 30, 2027, delivers a 3.75% wage increase and targeted hourly bumps for surgical technicians,...
Vanderbilt Chief Heads to Dana-Farber
Vanderbilt Health’s system surgeon‑in‑chief Seth Karp will leave on Oct. 15 to become surgeon‑in‑chief at Boston’s Dana‑Farber Cancer Institute. He will simultaneously chair the Department of Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The move coincides with Dana‑Farber’s $1.68 billion partnership with...
Washington Hospital Restructures Clinic, Ends Pain Management Services
East Adams Rural Healthcare (EARH) in Ritzville, Washington, is resetting its rural health clinic after a near‑closure caused by financial strain. The new model, effective June 1, will staff the clinic with a single provider on‑site each day, supported by a...
The Quiet Gaps in ED Performance Data — and What Execs Can Do About Them
Hospital leaders now have unprecedented access to emergency department (ED) data, but without adjusting for patient acuity and using appropriate peer groups, the information can be misleading. The CDC’s federal ED utilization report ended in 2022, leaving a fragmented landscape...
Birthday Cards Are Just the Start: Inside AdventHealth’s Hospitality Strategy
AdventHealth launched its Health Parks—a 36,000‑square‑foot, one‑stop‑shop model that bundles lab, imaging, primary care and specialty services under a single roof. The integrated layout lets 1‑2 of every 3 patients receive multiple services in one visit, reducing the need for...
Residency Fill Rates Worsen for Primary Care: 20 Stats to Know
The Trilliant Health report shows primary‑care residency fill rates falling despite a surge in medical‑school applications and residency slots. In the 2026 match, family medicine was 16.4% unfilled, pediatrics 5.6% and internal medicine 4.6%, with the overall primary‑care fill rate...