Becker's Cardiology

Most hospitals’ vendor credentialing programs were built to protect clinical spaces, especially the operating room. But the operating room isn’t where most third-party personnel actually go. Environmental services, food and nutrition staff, biomedical technicians and facilities contractors move through patient…

Academic medical centers are facing a convergence of pressures: Medicaid cuts under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, tightening NIH funding and labor costs that now represent 60% of total hospital expenses, up 5.6% in 2025. For many C-suites and…

An unexpected bill can undo an otherwise positive care experience. With bad debt and charity care expenses up 17% year over year in March 2026, and nearly half of American adults reporting difficulty affording care, the financial side of healthcare…

Health systems face mounting pressure to optimize capacity, improve patient flow and time capital investments correctly. Traditional planning tools rely on averages that flatten the real variability of patient acuity, arrivals and clinical decision-making, leaving leaders with incomplete insight into…

Roughly 1 in 20 individuals carry a genetic mutation that increases their risk for cancer, yet most remain unaware. As precision medicine advances and access to genetic testing expands, the ability to identify at-risk patients has never been more attainable.…

Revenue cycle teams are under pressure to protect margins while navigating growing denial complexity, staffing shortages and increasing payer scrutiny. As payer behavior accelerates and reimbursement timelines tighten, recovery alone may no longer be enough. In this white paper, learn…