Artificial intelligence, telehealth and patient access are “top of mind” for health systems, according to a new report from the Center for Connected Medicine at Pittsburgh-based UPMC and KLAS Research.
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11 RCM headlines from November to know
From R1 RCM naming a new CEO and president to health systems selecting partners to handle services, here are 11 revenue cycle management stories Becker’s reported in November:
SSM Health sues surgeons leaving to start competing practice
Madison, Wis.-based SSM Health Dean Medical Group is suing two physicians who resigned to start a new practice, The Chippewa Herald reported Dec. 1.
Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center closed 1 month ago. Here’s why Grady’s chief medical officer is ‘cautiously optimistic.’
Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center shuttered Nov. 1. In the month that followed, Grady Memorial Hospital — now the only level 1 trauma center in the city — assumed a portion of AMC’s patient load and made adjustments to its staff and facilities to accommo…
UnityPoint reports $147.9M quarterly net loss, salary and wages up 15%
West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health reported $147.9 million net loss for the quarter ending Sept. 30 on revenue of $1.2 billion.
Wyoming hospital and board member settle over noncompete dispute, report
Management at Jackson, Wyo.-based St. John’s Hospital have reached an agreement with a current physician board member over a noncompete conflict, averting the need for a possible trial and payment of up to $260,000, according to a Nov. 30 report in the…
MetroHealth reports $5M quarterly loss amid CEO upheaval: 5 notes
Cleveland-based MetroHealth reported operating loss for the quarter ending Sept. 30, but $24.3 million operating income for the 2022 calendar year so far shortly after the system’s CEO departed.
Meditech in the last 30 days
From piloting a clinical search tool with Google Health to partnering with new health systems, here are seven updates on Meditech’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in November.
Alaska hospital CEO steps down
Anne Marie Lynch is no longer CEO of Anchorage, Alaska-based North Star Behavioral Health System, the Anchorage Daily News reported Nov. 30.
GE board approves GE healthcare spinoff
GE said Nov. 30 its board approved the planned spin-off of its healthcare business, GE Healthcare.
