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Illinois hospital undergoes rebrand

Dixon, Ill.-based Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital is undergoing a rebrand as part of its merger with Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare, WIFR reported Sept. 25. 

Maryland reverses course on Kaiser Medicaid contract: 5 things to know

In a reversal, Maryland will contract with Kaiser Permanente as a Medicaid managed care organization in 2025.

New York hospital names emergency medicine chair

Maimonides Health has appointed Eitan Dickman, MD, as chair of emergency medicine, a role in which he will oversee operations for three emergency departments in Brooklyn. 

How a Chicago CEO kept a community hospital afloat

When Guy Medgalia led the separation of St. Anthony Hospital from St. Louis-based Ascension in 2010, many warned it would result in closure.

The challenge tormenting revenue cycle departments

Claims denials continue to torment providers, and the challenge is growing, according to a Sept. 24 report from Experian Health. 

MD Anderson to launch academic journal

Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is publishing an open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal. Advances in Cancer Education & Quality Improvement will share research and insights with the aim of improving cancer care and pati…

Sentara Health equips clinicians with smartphones

Clinicians at all 12 Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health hospitals are receiving HIPAA-compliant smartphones.

Recently acquired New Hampshire hospital delays service cuts after AG steps in

Exeter (N.H.) Hospital, a 100-bed hospital part of Cambridge, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Health, has agreed to delay multiple planned service cuts, according to a Sept. 25 announcement from New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella.

Why a health system is launching a generative AI 'agent'

York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health is rolling out a generative AI “agent” that will help patients receive, prepare for and recover from screenings.

Critics bristle over creating MyChart messages with AI: 4 things to know

Critics are raising concerns about the use of generative AI to respond to patient MyChart messages, The New York Times reported Sept. 24.