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Alabama hospital names inaugural chief medical officer
Mobile, Ala.-based USA Health’s Children’s & Women’s Hospital appointed Manimaran Ramani, MD, its inaugural chief medical officer.
Cone Health names CIO
Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health has named Keith Jones as its new CIO.
CHS, Cost Plus Drugs to drive 'significant advantages' for hospitals
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems is the first health system to partner with and buy medicines manufactured by Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co., and expects the partnership to result in significant advantages for its hospitals.
Piedmont aims to expand after Wellstar closure
Piedmont Atlanta Hospital plans to add 130 beds and hire more than 300 employees to address increased capacity pressures in the wake of Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center’s 2022 closure, according to a certificate of need application filed April 1.
Healthcare billing fraud: 11 recent cases
From the conviction of a New Jersey physician for submitting more than $5.4 million in fraudulent claims to the indictment of a Mississippi man for his role in a $70 million Medicare fraud scheme, here are 11 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker’s rep…
The health system board's job gets complicated
Boards of health systems face an expanding range of concerns, decision-making and subjects, and they are evolving in many ways based on today’s governance priorities and challenges.
CVS reports $1.1B income in Q1, cuts earnings guidance
CVS Health cut its earnings guidance for 2024 based on rising medical costs.
Tenet adds 45 ASCs, sells 9 hospitals in Q1
In the first quarter, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare sold nine hospitals while its outpatient business United Surgical International Partners acquired 45 ambulatory surgery centers and added 32 service lines.
4 things to know about Ascension's new CFO
St. Louis-based Ascension named Saurabh Tripathi executive vice president and CFO on April 29 to succeed Liz Foshage, who is retiring in September.
7 RCM headlines to know from April
From updates on the Change Healthcare cyberattack to Tower Health outsourcing its revenue cycle operations, here are seven RCM headlines to know from April:
