Category: Channels

Florida PA pleads guilty in $7.3M Medicare fraud scheme

A Florida physician assistant pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy to defraud Medicare of $7.3 million.

Travel nurse pay by state

Average weekly travel nurse pay in the U.S. in November was $2,286.34, up 0.65% from the previous month and down 3.34% from November 2023, according to data shared with Becker’s from Vivian, a healthcare career marketplace.

New Jersey system CEO to retire

Brian Gragnolati, president and CEO of Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System, plans to retire after a 45-year healthcare career.

Intermountain Health names chief digital and information officer

Ryan Smith has been named chief digital and information officer of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health.

Michigan hospital joins Insight Health

Flint, Mich.-based Insight Health System officially acquired Coldwater (Mich.) Regional Hospital from Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica on Dec. 1.

Florida health system goes live with $250M Epic EHR

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health has completed a $250 million transition to an Epic EHR.

Christus posts 2.1% operating margin in Q1

Irving, Texas-based Christus Health recorded an operating income of $49 million (2.1% operating margin) in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, down from an operating income of $96.1 million (4.5% margin) during the same period last year, according to its…

American Health Imaging to pay $5M to resolve kickback allegations

Atlanta-based American Health Imaging and its former founder and CEO, Scott Arant, have agreed to pay the U.S. and the state of Georgia $5,250,000 to resolve kickback and false claims allegations.

Tri-State Memorial's CFO on navigating rural hospital finances

Like many financial healthcare leaders, Jim Heilsberg, CFO of Clarkston, Wash.-based Tri-State Memorial Hospital and Medical Campus, navigates the challenging landscape of rural healthcare while maintaining the balance between growth and financial cons…

$145M Sutter ambulatory complex secures city approval

A Sutter Health facility in Folsom, Calif., has earned approval from the city’s planning commission after first being announced in January, according to a Dec. 2 report from ABC 10.