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Steward Arizona behavioral hospital to lay off 255: 6 things to know
Dallas-based Steward Health Care filed a WARN notice Oct. 1 for 255 employees at its Phoenix-based St. Luke’s Behavioral Health Center.
Moody's reviewing Boston Medical Center's rating for downgrade: 4 things to know
Moody’s has placed Boston Medical Center’s “Baa2” rating under review for a potential downgrade as it assesses the health system’s recent acquisition of two Steward Health Care hospitals.
Trinity taps regional CEO
Andre Boyd Sr. was appointed regional president and CEO of Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic, based in Philadelphia, and Silver Spring, Md.-based Holy Cross Health.
CMS discontinues IPPS low wage index policy for 2025: 4 things to know
CMS issued an interim final rule Sept. 30 that will discontinue the hospital inpatient prospective payment system low wage index policy for fiscal 2025.
Banner hospitals tap acute care executive
John Groesbeck was named senior vice president of acute care operations for Banner Health’s Arizona community hospitals.
Hospitals grapple with hurricane aftermath: 8 things to know
Some hospitals are beginning to recover from the storm damage, flooding and power outages caused by Hurricane Helene.
Houston Methodist taps former Advocate Health CFO
Houston Methodist has tapped Anthony DeFurio as executive vice president and CFO. Mr. DeFurio succeeds Kevin Burns, who retired at the end of September, according to an Oct. 2 news release shared with Becker’s.
Former Texas hospital CEO to pay 5.3M to resolve false claims case
The former CEO of a Texas hospital has agreed to pay more than $5.3 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act involving laboratory testing.
OpenAI value doubles to $157B this year
OpenAI raised $6.6 billion funding and is now valued at $157 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Should health systems monetize patient data?
Health systems have a large amount of patient data through EHRs and other digital platforms managing administrative tasks and clinical care.
