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Global healthcare billionaires: Who is ending 2022 at the top of the list

While there are over 100 healthcare millionaires and billionaires in the world, according to Forbes’ real-time net worth tracker, these 10 are ending 2022 as the richest healthcare leaders and entrepreneurs in the world. 

Private equity group inks deal to manage UC Health location in Cincinnati

Cincinnati-based UC Health is partnering with a private equity group for it to take over operations at the system’s Daniel Drake Center for Post-Acute Care, according to a Dec. 28 report in the Cincinnati Business Courier.

16 ASC accreditations in 2022

From new spine ASC honors to new bariatric accreditations, here are 16 ASCs that have received new accreditations and honors in 2022. 

10 largest hospital groups and their 2022 credit ratings

Below is a summary of some of the credit ratings assigned during 2022 to the top 10 healthcare companies in terms of the amount of hospitals they operate. The hospital groups are listed alphabetically.

8 recent RIP Medical Debt partnerships

Several organizations — ranging from churches to local governments — have partnered with RIP Medical Debt to relieve millions of dollars worth of medical debt. Here are eight RIP Medical Debt partnerships Becker’s has reported since Oct. 3. 

Georgia hospital names new CFO, shuffles leadership

Donalsonville (Ga.) Hospital named Katie Hatcher its new CFO, the Donalsonville News reported Dec. 28.

5 trillion-dollar questions hanging over hospitals 

Big questions tend to have no easy answers. Fortunately, few people would say they went into healthcare for its ease.

Centene in the headlines: 37 updates in 60 days

Here are 37 Centene updates Becker’s has covered since Sept. 2:

5 industry-shifting healthcare moves in 2022

From Amazon to CVS Health, here are five major healthcare deals in 2022 that are shifting the industry:

How texting improves patient outcomes

A new study published in JAMA has shown that sending automated text messages to patients after they have been discharged from a hospital stay reduces readmission rates by 41 percent, according to a Dec. 27 report from the American Medical Association.&…