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Health systems continue to experience breaches that are costly and hampering patient care.

Congress approved a package that extends telehealth programs into March, but advocates are pushing for a longer deal. Kyle Zebley of the American Telemedicine Association talks about the wins and losses and the road ahead.

These stories on the patient experience resonated with readers over the past 12 months.

Lawmakers approved a stopgap bill to avoid a government shutdown, but Congress didn’t block Medicare payment cuts to doctors taking effect in 2025. The package doesn’t address prior authorization reform.

Sharon Regional Medical Center is poised to shut down. State and local efforts to preserve the hospital haven’t been successful.

The health system suffered a cyberattack earlier this year that hampered patient care. Ascension has released the number of individuals touched by the breach.

Healthcare leaders and analysts share their thoughts on what health systems can expect in the next 12 months.

Hershaw Davis has spent 16 years in the emergency department of Johns Hopkins. He says he wants to show aspiring nurses that victims have a story.

The health system has announced an ambitious effort aimed at improving care in the south side of the city, with an eye on closing disparities in underserved communities.

Mercy names a physician as COO, and other leaders make news.

Lawmakers crafted legislation to fund the government and avert a shutdown. It includes a short-term extension for telehealth programs, but doesn’t block cuts in Medicare payments to doctors.

Erik Swanson of Kaufman Hall talks about the way that health systems will be expanding use of AI, and where they will move a bit more slowly.

Nathan White, an emergency nurse at Huntsville Hospital, shares his experience of caring for patients injured or killed by firearms.

R. Lawrence Moss, CEO of Nemours, talked with us about the plans, which include expanding the emergency department of its Florida campus and its maternal and fetal health program in Wilmington.

Angie West has treated patients with gunshot wounds in the emergency department for more than a decade. She says it’s always difficult to talk with the loved ones of victims.

A state board has signed off on Prime Healthcare’s acquisition of the facilities from Ascension. The deal also includes two ambulatory surgery centers.

Emergency nurses share their experiences on treating the victims of shootings, the anguish of families and how they cope with what they see and experience.

Nurses who treat patients with gunshot wounds on a daily basis endure heavy stress, and they need to know when to get assistance.

Lawmakers added measures to extend telehealth and hospital-at-health programs to a bill to avoid a government shutdown. But the spending plan fell apart.

The patient safety group recognized less than 140 hospitals. Leah Binder of the Leapfrog Group talks about the honors and the qualities of the top hospitals.

Leslie Snavely talks with Chief Healthcare Executive about her immediate goals, working with hospitals and health systems, and her vision for the future.

ChristianaCare hires a chief wellbeing officer, and other leaders take new roles.

Terry Shaw says he will step down in 2025. The system says it has a succession plan in place.

Wendy Horton talks with Chief Healthcare Executive about keeping good workers, recruiting new talent, and lessons learned from the pandemic.

Duke Health has reached an agreement to purchase Lake Norman Regional Medical Center from Community Health Systems, Inc. CHS tried unsuccessfully to sell the hospital previously.

The company’s founder talks with Chief Healthcare Executive® about weight loss drugs, the rise in in-person appointments, what customers are seeking and more.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other Democrats have written a letter outlining objections and concerns about President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Brian Thompson was fatally shot in New York City and a suspect has been arrested. Eric Sean Clay of the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety discusses new measures health organizations are considering.

Public officials are pushing back against those saying the individual who fatally shot Brian Thompson is worthy of praise or celebration.

The Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative plans to buy and reopen the St. Joseph’s Hospital, while the group pursues plans to build a new hospital.