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View all →Ascension Providence names Hiram Jacob as president
Hiram Jacob has been named president of Ascension Providence in Waco, Texas, according to a Sept. 22 news release cited by Becker's Hospital Review. The appointment was reported by Becker's on Oct. 1, 2026.
The Desk - Jordan Leahy · October 2, 2026
Vanderbilt Health taps Kevin Byram, MD, as specialty pharmacy medical director
Vanderbilt Health in Nashville, Tenn., named Kevin Byram, MD, as medical director of its specialty pharmacy, effective Oct. 1, according to a Sept. 24 news release cited by Becker's Hospital Review.
The Desk - Jordan Leahy · October 2, 2026
Mass General Brigham CTO Nallan Sriraman departs after nearly four years
Nallan Sriraman has left his role as chief technology officer at Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham after nearly four years, according to Becker's Hospital Review. Sriraman announced the departure in an Oct. 1 LinkedIn post, thanking his team and colleagues and saying he would share news about his next chapter in a few weeks.
The Desk - Jordan Leahy · October 2, 2026
Adventist HealthCare CMO Patsy McNeil to depart Nov. 6
Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare said Patsy McNeil, MD, executive vice president and system chief medical officer, will leave the organization Nov. 6, according to a Sept. 30 system news release cited by Becker's Hospital Review.
The Desk - Jordan Leahy · October 1, 2026
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Ascension Providence names Hiram Jacob as president
17mVanderbilt Health taps Kevin Byram, MD, as specialty pharmacy medical director
38mMass General Brigham CTO Nallan Sriraman departs after nearly four years
9hAdventist HealthCare CMO Patsy McNeil to depart Nov. 6
10hAHIP Backs House Bill Requiring Apples-to-Apples MA vs. FFS Data
14hPiedmont CHRO Alison Smith outlines 10-year workforce plan, tech rollout
Rural Health
View all →North Carolina launches $20M Rural Health Innovation Fund
North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Information Technology announced the launch of the Rural Health Innovation Fund, a statewide investment fund that will distribute roughly $20 million per year for up to five years. The fund is aimed at helping rural providers modernize infrastructure and adopt digital tools.
The Desk - Jordan Leahy · September 30, 2026
Summit Pacific Earns WSHA Gold for Critical Access Hospital Quality
Summit Pacific Medical Center has received the Critical Access Hospital Achievement of Quality Excellence from the Washington State Hospital Association, according to the hospital. The recognition carries the gold award distinction, described as the achievement's highest designation.
The Desk - Jordan Leahy · September 24, 2026
Rural COO at Lifepoint's Paris Regional puts physician recruiting ahead of growth for 2027
Chris Boukas, RN, who became COO of Paris (Texas) Regional Health in December 2025, is framing the hospital's 2027 planning around physician recruitment and retention rather than expansion, according to Becker's Hospital Review. Paris Regional is a 154-bed hospital in the Lifepoint Health system serving northeast Texas and southeast Oklahoma, and Boukas told Becker's it is the most complex hospital within at least 70 miles.
The Desk - Jordan Leahy · September 24, 2026
Hospitals
View all →Huntsville Hospital Health System security team wins 2026 U.S. OSPA
Huntsville Hospital Health System's Safety, Security & Parking team has been named the 2026 Outstanding Security Team by the U.S. Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs), according to the health system.
The Desk - Jordan Leahy · September 24, 2026
Southcoast Health wins NRC Health 2026 patient experience award, third time
Southcoast Health said on Sept. 22, 2026, that it received the NRC Health 2026 Excellence in Patient Experience Award for Small Health Systems. According to the system, it is the third time Southcoast has received the national recognition.
The Desk - Jordan Leahy · September 24, 2026
Memorial Hermann The Woodlands ED Wins 2026 ENA Lantern Award
Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center's emergency department has been named a recipient of the 2026 Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award, according to the organization.
The Desk - Jordan Leahy · September 24, 2026
Vendors
View all →QGenda to Host Oct. 22 Demo on Scheduling for EM, Hospital Medicine Teams
QGenda announced a live demonstration of its Advanced Scheduling for Providers product, scheduled for Thursday, October 22 at 1 PM ET, aimed at emergency medicine, hospital medicine, and other shift-based clinical teams.
The Desk - Jordan Leahy · September 28, 2026
PrescriberPoint, Neolytix Partner on Prior Authorization and Denials Workflow
PrescriberPoint said it is partnering with Neolytix to combine its prior authorization technology with Neolytix's clinical expertise, aiming to help more patients obtain prescribed medications while easing administrative work for practice staff.
The Desk - Jordan Leahy · September 24, 2026
Pmmc Touts RecoveryAI Account-Scoring Tool for Collections Prioritization
Pmmc is promoting RecoveryAI, a tool it says analyzes historical patterns to score accounts by their likelihood of collection, according to the company's own description of the product.
The Desk - Jordan Leahy · September 24, 2026
Funding & M&A
View all →EvergreenHealth Receives $100M Gift From Late Weidner Apartment Homes Founder
EvergreenHealth and the EvergreenHealth Foundation announced a $100 million gift from the late Dean Weidner, founder and chairman of Kirkland-based Weidner Apartment Homes, according to the health system.
The Desk - Jordan Leahy · September 29, 2026
Thoreau Leads $100M Funding for Penelope Health's Administrative Automation Platform
Thoreau, the investment firm founded by private equity executive Matt Holt, is investing in Penelope Health, a startup using automation to help doctors reduce administrative costs, according to a statement reviewed by Bloomberg News. Thoreau and investors including Bertelsmann Healthcare Investments, Twine Ventures and Seedcamp have committed $100 million in funding to the company.
The Desk - Jordan Leahy · September 18, 2026
Technology
View all →Hippocratic AI CEO Details Post-Discharge Agent Calls
Hippocratic AI co-founder and CEO Munjal Shah described how the company's agents handle patient outreach after discharge, according to a published account. The agent identifies itself as AI, states the purpose of the call, and walks the patient through that day's instructions — for example, day three of a knee replacement recovery, when a bandage change is due — then calls again the next day because the following day's instructions differ.
The Desk - Jordan Leahy · September 28, 2026[UNVERIFIED]
WashU Medicine, BJC Health Expand Abridge to 4,000 Clinicians
WashU Medicine and BJC Health have expanded ambient AI documentation platform Abridge across BJC Health's East Region, making it available to approximately 4,000 clinicians. The expansion follows a pilot program involving 450 clinicians in 2025 and was driven by clinician demand and evaluation results, according to an Abridge announcement dated September 2, 2026.
The Desk - Jordan Leahy · September 3, 2026
Policy
View all →AHIP Backs House Bill Requiring Apples-to-Apples MA vs. FFS Data
AHIP on Sept. 29, 2026, endorsed the House Ways and Means Committee's advancement of the Apples to Apples Comparison Act (H.R. 4093), which the insurer group said would require Medicare to report more complete expenditure data and direct MedPAC to compare Medicare Advantage and fee-for-service Medicare using what it described as a more transparent and reliable methodology.
The Desk - Jordan Leahy · October 1, 2026
AHIP Analysis: Hospital and Drug Costs Consume Nearly Two-Thirds of Premium Dollars
AHIP released an analysis on Sep 22, 2026, finding that hospital systems and drugmakers together account for nearly two-thirds of Americans' commercial healthcare premium dollars. According to the payer trade group, more than 83 percent of premium dollars go directly to hospital-based services, prescription drugs, doctor visits, and outpatient care.
The Desk - Jordan Leahy · September 22, 2026
AHIP Cites Yale Analysis Linking Premium Growth to Drug Prices
AHIP published a fact-check on Sep 18, 2026, arguing that brand drugmakers are promoting polling that separates lower premiums from lower prescription drug prices, a framing the insurer group calls a false choice. AHIP said premium growth is driven by high and rising medical costs, including brand drug prices.
The Desk - Jordan Leahy · September 20, 2026
