Women in leadership are switching jobs at higher rates than have ever been seen before, according to the 2022 “Women in the Workplace” study from consulting firm McKinsey & Co.
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Mississippi hospital facing closure owes CMS $5.6M
Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore Hospital has been in talks with the Jackson-based University of Mississippi Medical Center to take over operations in early December, but negotiations have stalled, partially because of the hospital’s $5.6 million in debt to C…
Nurses to petition Tenet hospital CEO over elimination of IV therapy team
Members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association plan to deliver a petition to the CEO of Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., urging the hospital to rescind the decision to eliminate the intravenous therapy team.
Froedtert Health sues Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate
Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health filed suit Oct. 25 against Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels over the use of its logo in the Republican’s campaign advertisements, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Oct. 26.
Optum vs. Tenet: How ASC strategies are shiftingÂ
Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC chain United Surgical Partners International, and Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, are looking at different ASC growth strategies as the year comes to a close.
5 hospitals, health systems raising nurses’ pay
The following hospitals and health systems have announced or shared plans for raising nurses’ pay in October:
New tech aims to measure physician performance
Physician Insights, a new tool created by Agilon Health, will be able to measure physicians’ performance and enhance healthcare delivery.
Revenues vary across healthcare facilities, but costs are rising, report says
Revenue across hospital-owned and physician-owned centers rose in 2020-21 but performance varied, with specific declines from 2019 to 2021, according to a Medical Group Management Association report. In addition, declining revenue in some areas was acc…
Duke Health CEO to depart in 2023
A. Eugene Washington, MD, president and CEO of Duke University Health System and chancellor for health affairs at Duke University, will step down from the roles in 2023.
3 physician, PA fraud cases in 3 weeks
Becker’s has reported on three physician or physician assistant fraud cases since Oct. 6.
