Rehabilitation Hospital of Bowie (Md.), an Encompass Health facility, named Joseph Williams CEO.
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Maryland rehab hospital names CEO
Rehabilitation Hospital of Bowie (Md.), an Encompass Health facility, named Joseph Williams CEO.
American Hospital Association to CMS: Skilled nursing facilities are vital to healthcare — properly reimburse them
The American Hospital Association sent a letter to CMS outlining how vital skilled nursing facilities are to healthcare and urging CMS to make changes to some of its proposals, including the reimbursement amounts.
Temporary administrator personally owes Texas hospital's tax debt, court finds
The temporary administrator of Riverside General Hospital, a now-shuttered facility in Houston, was found liable for $173,630 in hospital payroll taxes that were not turned over to the federal government during her tenure, a federal court ruled May 31….
4 RIP Medical Debt partnerships
While the number of Americans with medical debt on their credit reports has decreased since 2020, non-profit groups like RIP Medical Debt are still active in forgiving the medical debts held by millions of Americans.
Former Dell Medical CIO to lead digital health for IT company
Andrea Daugherty, the former CIO of Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin, has been named head of digital health for IT company SHI International.
5 reasons for physicians to invest in medical office buildings
Medical office buildings are becoming increasingly attractive to investors and real estate managers due to their stability and upside potential.
Kaiser workers ask California hospital to halt surgeries over equipment contamination concerns
More than 70 employees at Kaiser Zion Medical Center in San Diego have signed a petition for the facility to suspend surgeries over concerns of potential contamination of surgical trays, according to a June 6 report from The San Diego Union Tribune.&nb…
The rise of the hybrid CNO-COO
As financial pressures grow and health systems look to reduce administrative teams, it’s not uncommon for the COO role to be eliminated or left unfilled after a leader departs. However, some systems have taken a less traditional route, creating hybrid …
5 states reviewing healthcare M&A oversight
A number of states have attempted to pass laws recently to potentially curb what legislators say is inappropriate consolidation in the healthcare industry. Other states have pushed back on such legislation.
