Health systems use the buy sell fight calculus to refine market focus, with CommonSpirit, Providence and Community Health Systems leading moves in 2026.

CDC classifies hantavirus outbreak as level 3 emergency, monitoring passengers in five states after cases linked to MV Hondius cruise ship.

Driving physicians early retirement stems from administrative burden, stress, and caregiving, affecting workforce supply and career length, per AMA study.

CarolinaEast Medical Center, a 350-bed hospital in New Bern, N.C., will drop Blue Cross Blue Shield and UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans, effective July 1, citing burdensome payment policies, ...

UT Austin launches Epic ahead of its new academic medical center opening by 2030 in Austin, Texas, integrating AI and automation from Day 1.

Chicago-based Cook County Health, one of the nation’s largest public health systems, has launched a new website and communications toolkit to educate the public about looming Medicaid eligibility ...

Elevance senior executive fights DOJ deposition bid in Medicare Advantage fraud case tied to diagnosis code submissions from 2012 to 2015.

Mayo Clinic and Abridge build AI for nursing documentation, enhancing nurse workflow and patient care with high adoption ...

ED length of stay shrinks volumes by 13.4% amid a 4.2% rise in patient volume and acuity, reports Vizient's latest scorecard.

Sanford North Memorial planned combination creates a nonprofit system investing $600M to enhance hospitals and clinics in Minnesota's Twin Cities.

Willis Knighton Health taps AI scribe vendor Commure to ease electronic charting and reduce clinician cognitive burden across four hospitals.

Kaiser hospital confirms Legionella bacteria with 18 cases reported at Santa Clara Medical Center amid water treatment efforts.