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Arkansas Children's to kickstart $318M renovation on 2 hospitals
Little Rock-based Arkansas Children’s is kicking off the first phase of its $318 million makeover project this month for both its Little Rock hospital and its Arkansas Children’s Northwest hospital in Springdale, Arkansas Business reported March 18.
Balancing provider and patient needs: What keeps 1 cardiology leader up at night
Vaccines for coronary artery disease and a program that keeps a bed open for critical heart patients are just two elements of his field that light a fire under Vincent Sorrell, MD.
Change attack update: UnitedHealth launching medical claims solution
UnitedHealth Group has advanced more than $2 billion to providers and is launching a medical claims preparation software beginning March 18 following the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare subsidiary in late February.
UofL Health opens $78M acute care hospital
Louisville, Ky.-based UofL Health has opened its $78 million UofL Health-South Hospital in Shepherdsville, Ky.
Biden to direct federal agencies to advance women's health research
President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order March 18 to expand and improve research on women’s health.
Inside HCA's safety work
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has taken numerous steps to embed safety work into daily operations across its 186 hospitals, Karla Miller, PharmD, the system’s chief patient safety officer, wrote in a March 15 blog post.
'Profits over protection': Critics fret over draft CDC masking guidance
Healthcare workers and other experts are expressing concern over the CDC’s draft masking guidelines, saying that, if finalized, the guidance would incentivize hospitals to prioritize profits over protection, NBC News reported March 18.
5 RCM mergers and acquisitions
Here are five revenue cycle management company mergers and acquisitions that Becker’s has reported on in 2024:
UC Davis Health added C-suite role to 'accelerate revenue opportunities'
Last April, UC Davis Health added a new C-suite role to lead its Ventures Office, and the role is quickly becoming more essential to the system’s long term success.
15 best, worst states for physicians in 2024
Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska are the top three states for physicians to practice in the U.S., according to WalletHub’s 2024 ranking published March 18. Hawaii, Rhode Island and New Jersey were deemed the worst.
