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Hospitals continue to fight price transparency fines

West Covina (Calif.) Medical Center became the most recent hospital to be penalized for alleged price transparency violations when CMS levied a $59,100 fine against it in September. It is now the latest to fight back against the fine. 

A medical first: Gene therapy allows boy to hear

An 11-year-old boy recently became the first person in the U.S. to receive a successful gene therapy for congenital deafness, The New York Times reported Jan. 24.

Lifespan aims to borrow $300M

Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan is seeking $300 million for construction projects and other capital purchases, according to a GoLocalProv report.

North Carolina taps nurse as director of risk management, patient safety

Jennfier Holmes, MSN, RN, has been named director of risk management and patient safety at Statesville, N.C.-based Iredell Health System. 

The biggest challenges facing revenue cycle departments in 2024

Nearly half of revenue cycle and finance leaders surveyed said timely patient collections is their biggest concern in 2024, according to a Jan. 23 report from Salucro Healthcare Solutions. 

Centra sues its own oncology provider

Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra Health filed a more than $7 million lawsuit against its own oncology provider group, ABC affiliate WSET reported Jan. 23.

HCA system taps business development executive from BJC

HCA Midwest Health in Overland Park, Kan., has appointed Garrett Allen senior vice president of business development. 

California hospital chief executive departs

David Neal is out as chief executive of Arcata, Calif.-based Mad River Community Hospital, a member of the hospital’s Community Health Advisory Board confirmed to the Outpost.

Florida hospital embarks on nation's largest ED expansion

Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami broke ground on a $300 million project that, when complete, will expand its emergency department by four times its current size, according to CBS News Miami.

Nurse's lawsuit alleges Legacy Health fired him for raising violence, safety concerns

A former lead emergency room nurse at Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center filed a whistleblower lawsuit Jan. 8, accusing the hospital of firing him after repeatedly raising concerns about workplace safety.