The Arizona Department of Health Services has approved former Dallas-based Steward Health Care’s Phoenix-based St. Luke’s Behavioral Health Center to operate in a limited capacity after it was ordered to cease operations in mid-August.
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Wellstar accelerates $175M EHR install at Augusta
Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System invested $175 million to implement an Epic EHR system for Augusta (Ga.) University Health System, The Augusta Chronicle reported Dec. 9.
Rhode Island hospital workers win 13% pay boost
Hospital workers approved a new contract with Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island in Providence, securing 13% wage increases over two and a half years.
UnitedHealth Group CEO addresses shooting, scrutiny
In an internal video message to employees Dec. 6, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty addressed the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, along with the wave of public scrutiny and online vitriol the event unleashed.
Health systems lock in acquisitions as year draws to a close
As the calendar flipped to the final month of 2024, several health systems closed M&A deals that were first announced earlier in the year:
The 27 best-managed healthcare companies of 2024
Twenty-seven healthcare companies earned a spot on the latest list of the 250 best-managed organizations, as ranked by the Drucker Institute.
Yale's $838M neurosciences center under construction: 4 updates
The Adams Neurosciences Center at Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital’s St. Raphael Campus is on track for completion in 2027.
26 payer moves impacting ASCs in 2024
Here are 26 moves by payers for ASC leaders and physicians to know in 2024:
HSS awards multimillion-dollar grant to Miami researchers for whole-eye transplant project
Miami-based Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have received a multimillion dollar grant from HSS’ Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health.
'It illustrates why patients and providers hate insurers': 23 responses to Anthem BCBS' anesthesia pay policy reversal
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has reversed its decision on a controversial anesthesia reimbursement policy update, which would have introduced a new reimbursement structure based on CMS physician work time values.
