Laura Dyrda is an Editor at Becker's Healthcare. She specializes in health IT, the healthcare system, and wellness, with a keen focus on cybersecurity and diagnostics. Laura's work has been featured in ASC Communications, RamaOnHealthcare, NewsBreak, Becker's Healthcare, and the World Wealth Journal.
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There are 6,300 Medicare-certified ASCs in the U.S., a 3.5% increase over December 2022, according to CMS data.
Average nonprofit hospital margins dipped to 3.3% in November, according to Kaufman Hall's "National Hospital Flash Report," released Jan. 9.
Cincinnati-based Ensemble, a revenue cycle managed service company for healthcare organizations, received its 11th patent.
The state of Washington lost the most ASCs over the last two years and seven other states reported losses since December 2022, according to CMS data.
Hospitals and health systems are in the midst of financial recovery after the pandemic, but potentially bigger challenges loom in the next five years.
President-elect Donald Trump will take office for his second term Jan. 20 and his administration could change the landscape for hospitals and health systems across the nation.
By: Laura Dyrda
Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health went from losing $1 million per day in 2022 to saving $300 million annually through a cost transformation leveraging technology and data to improve operational efficiency and cut costs.
President Donald Trump is taking a different approach to artificial intelligence regulations than the previous administration.
Laura Dyrda ( Twitter Health system CIOs and IT leaders are facing increased internal and external challenges in the year ahead as margins tighten and cybersecurity threats evolve.
By: Laura Dyrda
Oracle Health launched its next-generation EHR late last year and David Feinberg, MD, chair of Oracle Health, joined the " Becker's Healthcare Podcast " to share insights into the next aiteration of the platform.
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