Government
AMA, AHA Push to Exempt Doctors From $103K H-1B Fee
The AMA and AHA are asking DHS to exempt clinicians from a proposed $103,265 H-1B visa fee they say would gut physician recruiting in underserved areas.
News on September 26th, 2026
- Finance
UChicago Medicine Shifts Staff to Harder Revenue Cycle Work
UChicago Medicine is automating routine revenue cycle tasks and shifting staff to complex cases requiring human judgment.
- Hospitals
Loma Linda CEO Turns Personal Injuries Into a Lesson on Resilience
Loma Linda University Health CEO Anthony Hilliard, MD, says recovering from serious personal injuries taught him that resilience and comebacks are core leadership skills.
- Health IT
Pointcore Launches Perception to Turn Hospital Data Into Action
Pointcore's Perception platform aggregates hospital operational data and uses AI modeling to help leaders make faster, better-informed operational decisions.
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Hospitals
UPMC Children's Critical Care Physician Killed in Stabbing
Details on the case remain limited as the investigation continues.
Hospitals
Penn Medicine and IBX Team Up to Build 18+ Surgery Centers
Penn Medicine, Independence Blue Cross and Regent Surgical Solutions are forming a new company to build at least 18 ambulatory surgery centers across three states.
Hospitals
Surgical Safety Is a Leadership Problem, Not a Nursing Metric
At Becker's Perioperative Summit, a Stryker-sponsored session argued surgical safety failures reflect broken systems and leadership gaps, not individual nursing error.
Government
DOJ Accuses UCSF Medical School of Racial Discrimination
The DOJ's Civil Rights Division accused UCSF's medical school of race-based discrimination in admissions from 2023 to 2025, the latest in a wave of federal findings against medical schools.
Hospitals
Sutter Health Names Eboney Hadnott VP of Ambulatory Pharmacy
Sutter Health has named former Hackensack Meridian leader Eboney Hadnott, PharmD, as its vice president of ambulatory pharmacy.
Hospitals
Health System CEOs Brace for a World of 'Yes, And'
Health system CEOs are entering 2027 balancing Medicaid cuts, affordability, workforce and new care models simultaneously, a strategy one leader dubbed 'yes, and.'
Hospitals
Most Nurses Feel Watched by Hospital AI, Survey Finds
A Black Book Research survey found nearly two-thirds of hospital nurses feel individually monitored by AI systems, revealing a trust gap that could stall adoption.
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