Category: ROOT

RCM co. Knowtion Health names CFO

Revenue cycle management company Knowtion Health has named Erica Tingley as its new CFO.

4 recent president, CEO retirements

The following healthcare president and CEO retirements have been shared with or reported by Becker’s in 2025:

South Dakota system implements new payment policy

Watertown, S.D.-based Prairie Lakes Healthcare System is collecting copays, deductibles and coinsurance from patients at the time of service, effective Jan. 21. 

Physician on-call demands by specialty

Call is mandatory for 75% of physicians, according to a report from Physician Side Gigs, an online community of more than 195,000 physicians. 

The 'bold ambitions' driving Hartford HealthCare's patient safety strategy

In November, all seven Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare hospitals received “A” safety grades from The Leapfrog Group for the second time. Since 2019, the health system has reduced hospital-acquired infections by 40% and serious safety events by 39%.

A huge year for Tenet 

Nashville, Tenn.-based Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC giant United Surgical Partners International, saw a huge year of growth in 2024, as well as several multimillion-dollar hospital sell-offs as they refocus their strategy on ASCs. 

SightMD acquires Connecticut practice

SightMD Connecticut acquired a multi-location ophthalmology practice in the state.

University of Rochester Medical Center plans hospital-at-home program

Rochester, N.Y.-based UR Medicine plans to launch a hospital-at-home program in summer 2025.

ASRA Pain Medicine releases new guidelines to curb SSIs

On Jan. 20, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine published updated recommendations aimed at reducing infectious complications associated with regional anesthesia and interventional pain procedures. 

The 6 pillars of AI at Hartford HealthCare

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has been on a 10-year artificial intelligence journey to boost care quality and access, a leader told Becker’s.