Thirty-one percent of private practice physicians lose more than $7,501 annually from missed appointments, according to a survey from healthcare software company Tebra published Jan. 30.
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4 ways heart centers are improving patient outcomes
From reducing heart risk factors to cutting mortality, heart centers across the country are homing in on ways to improve patient outcomes.
Endeavor Health opens Chicago's 1st cardiac outpatient surgery center
Endeavor Health has opened a cardiovascular center at its Edward Hospital campus in Naperville, Ill., according to a Feb. 1 report from the Chicago Tribune.
Federal health webpages pulled as healthcare braces for tariffs: 5 updates
Federal agencies recently removed specific public health data in response to an executive order on gender classification. At the same time, new tariffs on imports from Canada and China are set to take effect Feb. 4, while Mexico has reached a deal to d…
Arizona couple pleads guilty to $1.2B healthcare fraud
A couple in Arizona have pleaded guilty to submitting more than $1.2 billion in false claims to Medicare and other health insurance programs for medically unnecessary wound grafts for elderly and terminally ill patients.
UW Medicine, Fred Hutch launch skin cancer institute
University of Washington School of Medicine and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, both based in Seattle, have launched a new institute dedicated to treating a rare, aggressive form of skin cancer.
Cincinnati Children's names chief quality officer
Cincinnati Children’s has promoted Eric Williams, MD, to be the chief quality officer and vice president of the James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence.
$30M loss to breakeven in a year: MUSC Health revives hospitals to expand
When Thomas Crawford, PhD, arrived at MUSC Health in 2015, the system had four hospitals on the Charleston peninsula. Since then, MUSC Health has grown into a 16-hospital system and they’re adding three campuses in the near future.
The tool 'systems are going to be at a huge disadvantage' without
Angelo Milazzo, MD, chief medical officer of integrated practice at Duke Health in Durham, N.C., isn’t quick to use the term “game changer” when describing technology tools in healthcare.
'Teach everyone your numbers': One health system CEO's blueprint for success
As Tower Health embarks on a leadership transition, Sue Perrotty prepares to step down from her role as CEO — a position she initially took on as an interim leader but transformed into a pivotal chapter in the health system’s turnaround.
