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UC San Diego Health operations deal with California hospital slows to crawl
Tri-City Healthcare District in Oceanside, Calif., and UC San Diego Health are still working on plans for a joint power agreement that was expected to be completed by the end of March, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported April 21.
Ensemble, Microsoft expand partnership on RCM AI platform
Ensemble Health Partners is expanding its partnership with Microsoft to accelerate innovation of EIQ, its proprietary revenue cycle intelligence platform.
Male vs. female nurses by the numbers
Men are increasingly entering the nursing profession and continue to outearn their female peers, federal data suggests.
CMS final rules to boost Medicaid, CHIP access and payment: 11 things to know
CMS has published two final rules designed to expand access in the Medicaid fee-for-service and managed care programs.
Labcorp completes acquisition of Providence, Baystate outreach lab businesses
In two separate deals, Labcorp completed acquisitions of outreach laboratory businesses from Renton, Wash.-based Providence and Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health.
Jackson Health lays off hospital CEO, staff amid financial woes
Jackson Health System has reduced compensation programs for senior leaders; laid off fewer than 25 people, including one hospital CEO; and frozen many vacant positions, especially in support and nonclinical areas, a spokesperson for the Miami-based org…
McLeod Health breaks ground on $56M South Carolina hospital
Florence, S.C.-based McLeod Health broke ground on a $56 million hospital at its McLeod Health Carolina Forest Campus on April 22 in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Skipping Ozempic before surgery may not be needed
Since summer 2023, physicians have recommended patients taking GLP-1s, such as Ozempic or Mounjaro, to skip a dose before an elective surgery. Researchers from Stanford Medicine say this might be unnecessary and create adverse effects.
Arkansas system's payer strategy sparked big financial turnaround
The last few years have been challenging for hospitals and health systems across the U.S., especially smaller regional systems and independent hospitals. But now many C-suite leaders are setting their sights on growth again.
Big health system, payer CEO salaries ranked
Most of the top-earning executives at some of the nation’s largest for-profit healthcare organizations saw their overall compensation increase in 2023, according to proxy statements recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
