Midstream Health is taking a bit of a different approach to healthcare AI by focusing on reducing hospitals’ costs rather than boosting their revenue. The startup uses AI to identify savings opportunities across fragmented spending data, which helps health systems like Mount Sinai and CommonSpirit quickly improve their purchasing decisions.

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Contract negotiations between Mount Sinai and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield broke down this week, leaving the health system completely out of Anthem’s insurance network. The dispute reflects broader pressures on payers and providers, with rising costs and administrative inefficiencies driving contentious contract battles and highlighting the need for deeper cost-control innovation.

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Mount Sinai Health System is betting on Microsoft’s Dragon Copilot as its ambient scribing tool of choice, a decision that followed competitive tests against rival vendors Abridge and Suki. Lisa Stump, Mount Sinai’s chief digital information officer, noted that the health system has been transparent with Microsoft that their partnership may change given Epic’s launch of a built-in AI charting tool earlier this month.

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Here is a selection of recent executive hires, retirements, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.

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Here is a selection of recent executive hires, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.

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During a recent panel, Flare Capital Partners’ Michael Greeley and Mount Sinai’s Robbie Freeman shared some attributes that they think stand out among digital health startups that have found success in today’s environment.

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Here is a selection of recent executive hires, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.

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This lawsuit centers on the leadership of the Arnhold Institute for Global Health, which is part of the Icahn School of Medicine, and the hiring decisions made by the school’s dean, Dr. Dennis Charney, as well as alleged discrimination from other leaders.

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Empire members will gain access to three Mount Sinai Health System care models, which enable patients to opt for in-home care when medically appropriate. The agreement also includes a plan to improve bi-directional data exchange between the provider and payer.

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Along with daily surveys, a research team from Mount Sinai used Apple Watches to measure how stress impacted healthcare workers’ bodies and pinpointed the characteristics that were associated with lower stress levels over time.

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In a wide-ranging interview, Mount Sinai Health System CIO Kristin Myers shared key lessons learned in 2020, plans for the year ahead and what she thinks a Biden presidency means for health IT policy.

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