Category: ROOT

U of Michigan to invest $273M in nursing compensation

Members of the Michigan Nurses Association have approved a four-year contract with Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health that includes a $273 million compensation package.

Allen County Regional installs Epic EHR system

Iola, Kan.-based Allen County Regional Hospital installed its new Epic EHR system Oct. 1.

Optum, Change Healthcare complete $7.8B merger

Optum has completed its $7.8 billion merger with Change Healthcare. 

Chicago health system nursing strike averted

Members of the Illinois Nurses Association and Chicago-based Howard Brown Health have reached a three-year agreement, averting a strike that was set to begin Oct. 3.

MUSC employee dies in Charleston hospital

An employee of the Medical University of South Carolina died Sept. 30 in one of the system’s Charleston hospital facilities, prompting a multiagency investigation. 

10 providers seeking RCM talent

Ten hospitals or health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise.

Mayo Clinic taps Natalie Caine as Rochester chief administrative officer

Natalie Caine was selected as chief administrative officer for Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

Providence to repay Medicaid patients who were charged in ‘unintended error,’ CFO says

Citing an “unintended error”, Renton, Wash.-based Providence will reimburse about 760 Medicaid patients whose accounts were sent to debt collectors, the Spokesman-Review reported Oct. 2.  

UTMB starts national search for president

The University of Texas System has organized a search advisory committee to guide the selection of the next president of University of Texas Medical Branch after Ben Raimer, MD, abruptly resigned from the role Aug. 22.

Baptist Health South Florida taps Bo Boulenger as CEO

Bo Boulenger was named president and CEO of Coral Gables-based Baptist Health South Florida.