Ken Johnson has resigned as president and CEO of Hutchinson (Kan.) Regional Healthcare System, according to a Nov. 18 health system statement shared with Becker’s.
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DOJ to appeal ruling that cleared UnitedHealth-Change merger
The Justice Department plans to appeal a September court ruling that cleared the path for UnitedHealth Group to move forward with its $7.8 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare, Bloomberg reported Nov. 18.
Walmart loses top health exec to JPMorgan
Walmart’s executive vice president of health and wellness is departing the retailer after about two years for a managing director role with JPMorgan’s healthcare arm, Bloomberg reported Nov. 20.
‘Robust liquidity’ helps keep expanding CaroMont rating high: Fitch
Gastonia, N.C.-based CaroMont Health had its credit rating maintained at “AA-” even as the expanding healthcare system builds new projects and experiences higher labor costs and losses on investments, Fitch Ratings said in a Nov. 18 report.
California hospital confirms IT security incident
Banning, Calif.-based San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital said a cybersecurity incident disrupted its IT operations.
‘Enough is enough’: AMA pushes prior authorization fix
Physicians should be scrambling to contact their legislators about passing prior authorization reform and blocking an 8.5 percent cut to physician Medicare payment, the American Medical Association said in a Nov. 17 article.
Amazon is hiring for these 7 healthcare positions
While it is reducing staff in some areas, Amazon continues to grow its healthcare business. Here are seven health-related jobs the tech giant recently posted.
3 major gastroenterology moves in 2 weeks
Here are three gastroenterology moves Becker’s has reported on since Nov. 4:
Providence hospital leaders urged to act after patient dies in ER
Leadership of Providence Regional Medical Center Everett (Wash.) is facing pushback from local city and county officials, who expressed “disappointment” after a patient died in the hospital’s emergency department, The Daily Herald reported Nov. 11.
‘Open notes’ are here. Are patients reading them?
Patients can now see most of their physicians’ notes about their visits, but not many are taking advantage of this newfound transparency, The Atlantic reported.
