Healthcare Transformation

The owner of the Philadelphia Eagles made the donation to CHOP and Penn Medicine. Dr. Daniel Rader says the goal is to establish CHOP as the epicenter of work in autism.

The hospitals are establishing the Wisconsin High Value Network, which will be a clinically integrated network serving about 400,000 people.

Moving to disease prevention and other steps to keep people healthy could save trillions of dollars and help preserve Medicare, according to a new report by Deloitte.

With ‘Operation Top Gun,’ the health system worked to improve transfer times and reduce boarding in the emergency department.

Most say they are optimistic about its potential, but they don’t have a clear clinical strategy for AI. Dan D’Orazio of Sage Growth Partners talks about a survey of executives on AI.

Erik Wexler talks about leading the Catholic health system, the struggle to get on solid financial footing, clashes with insurers, Medicaid cuts, and serving the most vulnerable.

While the comprehensive evidence base for virtual nursing is still evolving, there are compelling reasons for optimism.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made headlines with his push for wearables. Critics say the approach is flawed and doesn’t tackle fundamental challenges in health care.

The Catholic health system is partnering with Chamberlain University on a new nurse training program. Amy Wilson of SSM Health talks about the program.

Dr. Brandon Smith of Johns Hopkins Children’s Center talks about dealing with vaccine hesitancy, listening to patients, and addressing concerns.

Providers say they’re facing more misinformation and reluctance from patients about vaccines. Reaching those patients will require new approaches.

Most doctors say they are seeing more misinformation from patients, and it’s a bigger problem for rural doctors. Dr. Gary Price of The Physicians Foundation talks about the problem.

Sachin Jain and Margaret O’Kane talk about the pressing challenges and the need to focus on the bigger problems with cost, access and keeping Americans healthy.

The system is planning a network of freestanding facilities that offer both urgent care and emergency care for patients. UNC is teaming with Intuitive Health on the effort.

The California health system has been named the company’s West Coast hub for innovating with AI. Elad Walach, CEO of Aidoc, and Laura Wilt of Sutter Health talk about the collaboration.

The facility, formerly called Children’s Hospital New Orleans, now bears the name of the famed football family. Hospital CEO Lucio Fragoso says the new name has helped with fundraising.

There weren’t many transactions in the first half of the year, but industry analysts expect health systems to pursue more deals in the coming months.

More Americans are turning to these drugs to lose weight, and a new RAND report sheds light on the patients using the medication.

Dr. Richard Gorlick says his own battle motivated his career. He’s now the head of the division of pediatrics at MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Healthcare organizations must evolve towards dynamic, real-time governance and risk-based management of AI tools.

It’s time for remote care to stop being viewed as a novel enhancement and instead be adopted more broadly, particularly for those managing chronic conditions.

More health systems have launched programs to provide acute care in the home. Lawmakers are working to ensure those programs can continue.

Rooted in decades of research, behavioral science offers tested methods to enhance patient outreach and sustain engagement.

The Connecticut health system wins the group’s 2025 Quest for Quality Prize. CommonSpirit Health in Chicago was named a finalist.

Even with AI, health systems must take the right steps to achieve the value-based results they want — for themselves and their patients.