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COVID-19 admissions up 14% in 2 weeks: 3 updates

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are steadily rising in the U.S. as new, highly transmissible omicron subvariants account for more than 75 percent of cases nationwide. 

Viewpoint: President of hospital where nurse called 911 is changing his tone

Chad Melton, the president of Silverdale, Wash.-based St. Michael Medical Center, was fairly quiet when the hospital began showing signs of crisis this fall — a nurse calling 911, a preliminary denial of accreditation — but now, “he seems to be hitting…

Memorial Hermann Health System invests in $3.2B billing startup

Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System, which comprises 17 hospitals, has become a strategic investor in Cedar, a digital health billing startup valued at $3.2 billion.

5 hospitals seeking CEOs

Here are five hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking CEOs.

19 healthcare organizations outsourcing RCM functions

Becker’s has reported on 19 health systems that have opted to outsource finance jobs or other revenue cycle functions since Jan. 1:

Can health systems compete with disruption from CVS, Walgreens?

Recent moves from CVS and Walgreens show that the pharmacy retail giants are making leaps into healthcare spaces they’ve never touched — but hospitals aren’t sweating yet.

Northside Hospital expansion to create 3,000 jobs

Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Northside Hospital Gwinnet’s 17-story expansion project is set to create 3,000 jobs, Atlanta Business Chronicle reported Dec. 19.

17,000 New York City nurses begin voting on possible strike

Members of the New York State Nurses Association have begun voting on whether to give their bargaining teams the ability to call a strike.

DISC Sports & Spine Center adds physician partner for upcoming ASC

In preparation for its upcoming ASC in Marina del Rey, Calif., Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Sports & Spine Center added a physician partner to its network.

Cardinal Health names new CFO

Cardinal Health, a global pharmaceutical and medical manufacturing company, named former Sysco CFO Aaron Alt as the company’s new chief financial officer.