Jeff Lagasse
Cleveland Clinic will have ultimate governing authority, and will maintain services at the facility for at least 10 years.
In all, 3 percent of all rural hospitals closed between 2013 and 2017, hurt by negative margins and cuts to Medicare reimbursement.
With a robust job market, ghosting is a problem across many industries, but in healthcare it compounds an already frustrating shortage of physicians.
Each zone's initiative was tailored to the specific features of its communities, but the overall goals were to improve health outcomes and control costs.
Health systems continued either pouring money into their facilities or expanding presence and scope of services last month, according to HIMSS Analytics.
More than half of physicians say they're contemplating retirement in a few years -- including an alarming number of those younger than 50.
The penalties for some facilities will be as much as 3 percent, the maximum allowed under federal law, which can translate into tens of thousands in lost revenue.
About 90 percent of New York hospitals will be penalized next year, and while that number is high, it's down 3 percent from 2018.
Medical school and residency programs have an untapped opportunity to educate clinicians about using AI in patient care.
There is still a demand for voice and regular mail as communication methods, but that demand is shrinking.