Nearly 70 percent of the No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution cases that have been closed were deemed ineligible for the process, according to a recent CMS report.
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Dr. Susan Smyth, dean at U of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, dies at 57
Susan Smyth, MD, dean of the College of Medicine at Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and renowned cardiologist, died of cancer Dec. 31 at the age of 57, Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported.
Amazon lands $8B loan
Amazon obtained an $8 billion unsecured loan after a challenging year in 2022, according to Reuters.
Allscripts rebrands as Veradigm
Allscripts has changed its name to Veradigm.
Cincinnati Children's names chief strategy officer
Oliver Rhine, a longtime leader at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, was promoted to senior vice president and chief strategy officer.
Excela, Butler finalize merger that creates $1B system
Butler (Pa.) Health System and Greensburg, Pa.-based Excela Health System have finalized their merger, creating a five-hospital system that will serve about 750,000 patients.
100 hospitals with the worst margins nationwide, ranked
Hundreds of hospitals in the U.S. are at immediate risk of closing, according to the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform.
Nurses' least rewarding part of the job + 5 more notes on career satisfaction
Nurses point to workplace politics as the least rewarding aspect of their job, according to Medscape’s 2022 report on nurse career satisfaction.
South Carolina hospital adds robot dietitian
Orangeburg, S.C.-based Regional Medical Center has instituted a robot dietitian that roams the hospital to provide nutrition counseling to patients, The Times and Democrat reported Jan. 2.
Sale of 2 Pipeline Health Chicago hospitals completed
El Segundo, Calif.-based Pipeline Health System has completed the sale of two Chicago-area hospitals as part of its bankruptcy proceedings, according to a Jan. 3 Wednesday Journal report.
