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Lakeland Regional Health reports positive quarterly income

Lakeland (Fla.) Regional Health, which operates one of the largest hospitals in the country, reported net income of $37.9 million in its latest quarter.

Hospital mergers meet a new major player: state governments

Health systems are looking to combine their resources through mergers and acquisitions as financial challenges plague the industry. Now, state lawmakers want a hand in the deal. 

5 companies Cigna is investing in

Health insurance giant Cigna has an active venture arm making some notable investments in healthcare companies.

Disparities in pediatric ophthalmology care on the rise

Disparities in access to pediatric ophthalmology care are mostly based on socioeconomic status, a study published Jan. 26 in JAMA Ophthalmology suggests. 

Overlake launches new virtual care platform

Bellevue, Wash.-based Overlake Medical Center & Clinics can now treat patients virtually through a partnership with digital health company TytoCare.

Overlake launches new virtual care platform

Bellevue, Wash.-based Overlake Medical Center & Clinics can now treat patients virtually through a partnership with digital health company TytoCare.

Omaha Children's Hospital won't take a position on gender-affirming care, it says

More than 1,500 people signed an online petition sent to the Omaha (Neb.) Children’s Hospital and Medical Center’s board of directors, asking them to oppose a bill that would block gender-affirming care for the state’s minors, the Nebraska Examiner rep…

Oklahoma health system taps new RCM partner

Norman (Okla.) Regional Health System will implement VisiQuate’s artificial intelligence-powered Denials Management Analytics and Revenue Management Analytics. 

Is international training key to saving rural care? Physicians weigh in

Fifteen percent of Americans live in rural areas with limited access to healthcare. In part due to the limited access to care, the same group is more likely to suffer from strokes, heart disease, accidental deaths and chronic lower respiratory disease,…

Is international training key to saving rural care? Physicians weigh in

Fifteen percent of Americans live in rural areas with limited access to healthcare. In part due to the limited access to care, the same group is more likely to suffer from strokes, heart disease, accidental deaths and chronic lower respiratory disease,…