In November, Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health launched a systemwide clinical trial network. The Advocate Health National Center for Clinical Trials aims to make clinical research part of routine care within the health system’s 69 hospitals, more than 1,000 care sites and nearly 6 million patients spanning across six states.  Jamy...

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health has transferred its Madison Heights hospital to Warren, Mich.-based Trillium Health Care Management, which plans to convert the site into an inpatient behavioral health facility.  Trillium will assume ownership of the facility and begin renovations to create a 75-bed inpatient behavioral health hospital as early as this spring,...

Major EHR vendors are moving deeper into AI-driven clinical workflow tools, with new releases aimed at reducing documentation burden and automating tasks during patient visits. On Feb. 2, Oracle Health expanded its Clinical AI Agent to help clinicians automate the creation of clinical orders during patient appointments. The tool now...

Investing in employees is ingrained in the philosophy of Baton Rouge, La.-based FMOL Health, formerly Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System. The system has historically taken a conservative approach to compensation and benefits — but recently undertook a significant shift, embracing a more progressive strategy grounded in financial strength,...

This February, BCBS Michigan shared how it will cut reimbursement by 50% for nonpreventive evaluation/management services with modifier 25 that were billed on the same day as procedure codes with global periods of zero, 10 or 90 days. Modifier 25 is used to indicate separate services provided on the same day. The policy will...

Case: A 71-year-old man is the restrained driver in a 25-mph front-end motor-vehicle crash (MVC). He self-extricates... The post C-U Later C-Collar? appeared first on ACEP Now....

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Freedom House, the first U.S. EMS, proved that excellence and equity are linked. See why its legacy is a vital call to action for doctors. The post The Historic Freedom House and the Future of Equity in Medicine appeared first on ACEP Now....

Hospital systems are cutting physician on-call services due to rising costs and declining revenues. Explore how these financial shifts impact care. The post Are Hospital On-Call Services Still Sustainable? appeared first on ACEP Now....

Lower mortality by 76%. Access free modules to empower your PECC and prep for the 2026 Pediatric Readiness Assessment. The post Strengthen Pediatric Emergency Care With New Free Modules appeared first on ACEP Now....

Click through to see the latest happenings at and news from the American College of Emergency Physicians. The post February 2026 News from the College appeared first on ACEP Now....

If you’ve been around long enough, you’ve watched the limbo bar for lumbar punctures (LP) in well-appearing febrile infants slowly drop. Once upon a time, we used to perform lumbar punctures for any febrile baby ≤3-months-old. When I started training, that bar had already moved down. Now babies ≤28 days with fevers get...