Giles Bruce

Over the past few years, chief AI officers have been the newest addition to health systems’ IT C-suites. So who’s up next? Becker’s reached out to health system digital executives to ask who they think their next tech-focused counterpart in the C-suite will be. Here are their responses. Chief digital…

In 2022, the American Nurses Credentialing Center unveiled the Magnet with Distinction program to recognize the world’s highest performing Magnet organizations. Since then, 40 hospitals in the U.S. and one in Saudi Arabia have achieved the designation.  The ANCC, a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association, awards hospitals Magnet designations based…

McLaren Bay Region in Bay City, Mich., has completed a nearly $900,000 renovation and expansion of its emergency department waiting area, according to a hospital news release. The multi-phase project lasted about one year and included refreshed furniture and flooring, additional artwork, increased security and other amenities. The redesign aims…

Cleveland Clinic and Central Asian University have agreed to collaborate on the development of Central Asian University Hospital in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The hospital will be built on CAU’s expanded medical campus, and construction is scheduled to begin this year, according to an Aug. 27 news release from the health system.…

Normally by this time of year as fall approaches, the FDA has approved new formulas for COVID-19 shots and CDC recommendations on who should receive them have been finalized.  As this year’s respiratory virus season kicks into gear and COVID cases begin to tick up, guidance on who will have…

Ambiguity around medical equipment cleaning and handling is more than a compliance issue. It slows care, drives up costs and undermines staff confidence. During a recent discussion hosted by Becker’s Healthcare, Brooke Hossfeld, Infection Prevention Specialist at Sodexo Healthcare, and Scott Varnum, Vice President of Operations for Healthcare Technology Management…

Owners and operators of Syracuse, N.Y.-based Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing will pay $12 million to settle a fraud investigation by the New York Office of the Attorney General. As part of the settlement, the nursing operators will put $10 million toward a Resident Care Fund designated to…

White Plains, N.Y.-based Burke Rehabilitation Hospital recently earned a spot on U.S. News and World Report’s ranking of the top 50 rehabilitation hospitals in the U.S. Led by Executive Director Scott Edelman, the 150-bed inpatient facility is part of New York City-based Montefiore Health System and will open its 15th…

The AI wave in healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM) shows no signs of slowing down. Every week, new solutions promise automation, intelligence, and operational efficiency. But for CFOs, the real challenge isn’t in hearing the pitch — it’s in separating substance from hype. AI is not magic. It’s software. And…

After the Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that affirmative actions were unconstitutional, racial and ethnic diversity declined in medical school admissions and matriculations, according to research published Aug. 26 in JAMA.  Researchers from Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn., University of California School of Medicine in Sacramento and…