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10 RCM headlines to know in September
Here are 10 revenue cycle management updates that Becker’s reported in September:
Health systems partner with Big Tech: 11 updates
Health systems continue to partner with Big Tech on their digital transformations. Here are 11 collaborations from the past month.
Medical group parts ways with California hospital after cyberattack
Graybill Medical Group, a primary care provider based in Escondido, Calif., is terminating its management services agreement with Poway, Calif.-based Palomar Health Medical Group following a cyberattack on Palomar in May, The San Diego Union-Tribune re…
Why are ERs swamped?
Emergency rooms are the front-door to the U.S. healthcare system. A combination of systemic issues converge in ERs, leading to long wait times and inefficiencies for patients.
Health system margins inch lower
Median health systems margins decreased to 1.9% in August, a fourth straight month of declines, according to Strata Decision Technology’s Monthly Healthcare Industry Financial Benchmarks report released in September.
UNC Health offers free virtual care after Hurricane Helene
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health is offering free virtual care to residents of Western North Carolina, one of the regions hardest hit by Hurricane Helene.
CommonSpirit reorganizes portfolio
Chicago-based CommonSpirit reported a $581 million operating loss (-1.5% margin) in the fiscal year ending June 30, improving on the $1.3 billion loss (-3.6% margin) the previous fiscal year.
XEC variant gains traction
After its detection in 28 countries, the CDC began tracking the proportions of COVID-19 variant XEC.
Ballad hospital suspends services amid Helene damage + 6 other updates
Hospitals and communities across the Southeast continue to assess and navigate the effects of Hurricane Helene, which made landfall Sept. 26 in Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 4 storm.
VA employees breached Vance, Walz medical records: 5 notes
VA employees wrongly accessed the medical records for both vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz, according to The Washington Post.
