Four states where Prospect owns its hospitals — including Pennsylvania — allowed the deal to go through. But in Rhode Island, a group of state officials and a union for hospital workers held out. There, a combination of regulatory powers and diligence appears to have allowed the state to dodge […]
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Q&A: LifePoint Health’s Jessica Beegle Talks About Innovation Strategy
In a Q&A with HealthLeaders, Jessica Beegle, senior vice president and chief innovation officer for LifePoint Health, explains how new ideas and strategies are integrated across the private health system spanning some 30 states and roughly 90 community, rehabilitation, and behavioral health hospitals. Healthcare organizations address innovation in different ways, and with different […]
AI project helps Atlantic Health’s radiologists expedite care
Atlantic Health System in New Jersey uses augmented intelligence (AI) to spot potential abnormalities in diagnostic imaging studies and then move those images to the top of the list for a radiologist to review. This effort, called the Radiology Imaging Artificial Intelligence Analysis Project, was recently recognized as an […]
Valley Health’s Acute Care Hospitals Earn National Recognition for Patient Safety
Valley Health’s two acute care hospitals – Winchester Medical Center (WMC) and Warren Memorial Hospital (WMH) — have each earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent, nonprofit national watchdog organization, recognizing their achievements in protecting patients from harm in the hospital setting. The Leapfrog Group […]