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Jim Rechtin to become Humana CEO on July 1
Jim Rechtin will assume the role of president and chief executive officer of Humana effective July 1, the insurer announced this week.
Rechtin joined Humana in January as part of a long-planned CEO transition. Since then, he has worked in close partner…
Medicare Advantage two-midnight rule contributing to higher outpatient revenues
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ January expansion of the two-midnight rule to include Medicare Advantage plans has contributed to higher inpatient volumes and revenue growth in the first quarter of the year, according to a Strata Decisi…
Senators push VA to renegotiate Oracle contract
Three members of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee are calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs to push for stronger accountability provisions in its ongoing contract negotiations with Oracle Health on the Electronic Health Record Modernizati…
Construction kicks off on $231 million HCA hospital
HCA Florida Healthcare says construction is now underway on the new $231 million HCA Florida Gainesville Hospital, the latest hospital planned as part of HCA’s planned expansion across the state.
Community and hospital leaders kicked off the project Th…
DOJ unveils task force on healthcare monopolies
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the formation of the Antitrust Division’s Task Force on Health Care Monopolies and Collusion (HCMC), which will guide the division’s enforcement strategy and policy approach in healthcare.
This will include …
Ovatient deploying virtual care at partner health system
Digital health startup Ovatient, which was formed in 2022 through a partnership between Cleveland-based MetroHealth System and South Carolina-based MUSC Health, has launched a new virtual care platform aimed at MetroHealth patients.
CMS proposes mandatory organ transplant model
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is proposing a new mandatory model geared at improving access for kidney transplant patients, with the goal of helping hospitals increase the quality of the transplants they perform.
The Increasing Organ T…
Florida sues to block HHS rule on sex-based discrimination in healthcare
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, along with the Catholic Medical Association, is suing the Department of Health and Human Services over a new rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act meant to protect against discrimination against LGBTQ…
Joint Commission to accredit rural health clinics
Rural health clinics seeking Medicare reimbursement can now do so via a new accreditation program from the Joint Commission.
The Joint Commission was granted the authority by CMS this week.
Outpatient settings need to be safer, study finds
Patient safety events, which are adverse events that could have been prevented, are altogether common in outpatient settings and speak to the need for improving safety in these settings, according to a new study in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Outp…
