Molly Gamble

1 week ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Molly Gamble

David McSwain, MD, CMIO of Chapel Hill-based UNC Health, had a tough decision to make: which ambient AI technology should he implement across the system’s 7,000 physicians practicing across the state of North Carolina? The answer came at the end of a rigorous evaluation process. Over 100 providers participated in an ambient AI pilot, spanning multiple specialties and sites. Epic signal data tracked changes in workflow and documentation behavior.

2 weeks ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Molly Gamble

Healthcare’s changing — at a staggering pace. Just within the last decade I’ve seen firsthand as a healthcare professional and emergency physician the resilience of our healthcare heroes, how we adapted and the incredible innovations born from necessity. It’s been a testing time, but these experiences haven’t just shown us how far we’ve come, they’ve also prepared us for what’s next — the industry’s transformation is just getting started. COVID-19 tested the foundations of our infrastructure.

2 weeks ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Molly Gamble

In a healthcare system defined by complexity and fragmentation, solving one problem often reveals another just beneath the surface. It’s not unusual for companies to spend years on whack-a-mole fixes, patching downstream issues without addressing root causes. Abridge, founded in 2018, chose a different path from the start. Led by CEO, founder and practicing cardiologist Shiv Rao, MD, Abridge has emerged as a hard-to-miss leader in ambient clinical documentation.

3 weeks ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Molly Gamble

Below are the adjusted expenses per inpatient day in 2023 for nonprofit, for-profit, and government hospitals in every U.S. state, based on the latest estimates provided by Kaiser State Health Facts. The figures are based on information from the 2023 American Hospital Association Annual Survey. They are an estimate of the expenses incurred in a day of inpatient care and have been adjusted upward to reflect an estimate of outpatient service volumes, according to the KFF.

3 weeks ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Molly Gamble

Northwell Health President and CEO Michael Dowling has been no stranger to the Becker’s Healthcare community. We have been proud to play a part in elevating his words — spoken and written — spanning topics from the economics of healthcare delivery to the urgent need for role models in society. For more than 10 years, Mr. Dowling has penned a regular column with Becker’s, sharing values, ideas, and reflections he finds most relevant in the moment.