Nine in ten health systems are piloting or deploying ambient AI scribes, but pilots alone aren’t enough. As C-suites demand harder returns, clinical and IT leaders must show where value is actually being delivered. This report recaps a featured panel…
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Jenny Smith is the Hawaii Medical Service Association’s new COO and first female president. Her priorities as the organization’s operational lead are not overly fancy, but she does not think that makes them any less important. “If we do not…
California patients are suing Blue Shield of California and Magellan Health over alleged inaccurate mental health provider directories, according to a class-action lawsuit filed Nov. 19. The lawsuit said Blue Shield of California and Magellan work together to administer behavioral…
Access delays are worsening. Appointment wait times average more than 3 weeks, manual workflows are stretched thin and frustrated staff are juggling high volumes with low visibility. But AI alone won’t solve the problem. Many organizations stall after pilot phases,…
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AHIP published its state-by-state report on health coverage Nov. 12, which includes the average salary for health insurance industry employees across the U.S. Calculations for the average salaries are based on U.S. Census Bureau data from 2022. The District of…
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., proposed legislation to “stop giving tax dollars to big insurance companies” and instead redirect premium tax credit amounts to people with a Trump Health Freedom Account, which would mirror a health savings account. “My new…
Healthcare organizations are under increasing pressure to do more with less, yet many back-office operations still depend on fragmented systems, manual workflows and stretched teams. A new Becker’s-Workday survey of 142 healthcare leaders shows momentum is building: While many organizations…
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Trade association AHIP published its state-by-state report on health coverage Nov. 12. The organization identified 697,928 health plan employees and 1,301,167 insurance-related employees across the country based on U.S. Census Bureau 2022 data. Here are how many health plan employees…
Patient rooms are being reimagined — not just in layout, but in how technology supports communication, safety and connection. In a recent Becker’s, Zoom, and HP survey of 75 hospital and health system leaders, including C-suite executives, medical directors, and…
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Vermont will have the highest average monthly premiums for the lowest-cost Silver-tier marketplace plan in 2026, while New Hampshire will have the lowest, according to KFF. The national average is $611. Premiums were analyzed using the lowest-cost premium for a…
