Laura Dyrda

Chicago

Vice President and Editor-in-Chief at Becker's ASC Review

Co-Host at Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

Vice President and Editor-in-Chief at Beckers Dental Review

Editor for Becker's Healthcare, health IT, ASC, Spine; mother and author.

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Articles

Health systems build 'future-ready' leadership pipelines - Becker's Hospital Review

1 week ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Laura Dyrda

Health systems across the country are reimagining leadership development with bold investments designed to cultivate teams prepared to thrive in a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape. It takes time, resources and intentionality to build leadership development and training programs that meet the needs of today’s workforce and emphasize the skills leaders will need for the future.
HCA + Tenet Health: 10 things to know

2 weeks ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Laura Dyrda

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare are among the largest for-profit health systems in the U.S.Here are how both health systems stack up in facilities, teams, financials, strategy and more.
An old healthcare C-suite buzzword is back

2 weeks ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Laura Dyrda

Health system executives used one word over and over again to describe their experience through the COVID-19 pandemic. It became a tired mantra quickly and some retired it from their vocabulary. But now it’s back, for good reason. “Unprecedented.”“We are truly in an unprecedented era of uncertainty,” Greg Damron, CFO of University of Missouri Health Care, told Becker’s recently.
Emory Healthcare debuts 1st Apple-powered hospital

2 weeks ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Laura Dyrda

A 100-bed hospital in the Atlanta metropolitan area has quietly become the model for the future of inpatient care delivery. It all began with a question Emory Healthcare’s leadership team posed to Apple CEO Tim Cook: “Why aren’t Apple products used in hospitals?”A good question without a good answer. Mr. Cook and Apple’s team decided to dig deeper and partner with Emory to test out new ideas. “It’s natural that much of our daily life has been changed by Apple products.
Health systems need radical transformation. Are C-suites ready?

2 weeks ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Laura Dyrda

Health systems faced with ever-thinning margins and uncertain financial future may be tempted to double-down on cost cutting as an immediate option relief. But for most, that’s not the best option. Converging economic and sociological factors have impacted the health system, including workforce shortages, financial instability and elevated consumer expectations.
We have Make-A-Wish for kids. Why not for older adults?

2 weeks ago | beckerspayer.com | Laura Dyrda

In my experience as a physician and healthcare leader, I’ve often encountered people whose needs fall outside the scope of our healthcare system. Frankly, for many years, while I understood the magnitude of those needs and the need to fulfill them, I felt mostly powerless to address them. Then I joined the board of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which grants wishes to children with critical illnesses.
The next 5 years of AI in healthcare: What will be possible?

2 weeks ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Laura Dyrda

Artificial intelligence is drastically changing clinical and operational capabilities to support better patient outcomes and more efficient processes. Given the pace of transformation, what will be possible in healthcare three to five years from now that isn’t today? Three physicians who are also IT leaders within their organizations shared their perspective at Becker’s 15th Annual Meeting in April. Note: The responses below are lightly edited for clarity. Chris Longhurst, MD.
Health system bad debt piles up: 5 things to know

2 weeks ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Laura Dyrda

U.S. hospitals and health systems in many regions are seeing a sharp rise in uncompensated care, with new data showing big increases in bad debt and charity care deductions during the first quarter of 2025. “Disruptions in health insurance coverage can drive increases in bad debt and charity care deductions for U.S. hospitals and health systems.
Healthcare's Epic universe: 13 things to know - Becker's Hospital Review

2 weeks ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Laura Dyrda

Universal Studios is opening a new theme park – Epic Universe – at the Universal Orlando Resort May 22. The theme park offers adventures into the world of Harry Potter, Super Nintendo, and more. Universal promises immersive worlds to spawn creativity and enjoyment. Healthcare also has an Epic universe – and more people are joining every day.
Stanford's push to democratize AI - Becker's Hospital Review

2 weeks ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Laura Dyrda

Artificial intelligence is no longer a niche tool relegated to data science teams or academic labs — it’s becoming a foundational pillar of modern healthcare strategy. Stanford Health Care is at the forefront of this transition. The health system rolled out an AI 101 course to ensure all IT employees had baseline training in AI. Then Stanford rolled the program out to the entire organization along with a curated toolset for anyone to experiment with AI.