Optum closed the multimillion-dollar deal to acquire home health and hospice company LHC Group Feb. 22, according to an SEC filing.
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14 health systems with strong finances
Here are 14 health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from credit rating agencies Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global.
Walmart Health names new director of innovation
Walmart Health has named Brody McConnell as its new director of innovations.
Justice Department, Community Health Network grapple over false claims allegations
Indianapolis-based Community Health Network is pushing back against the Justice Department’s questions related to yearslong false claims allegations, Inside Indiana Business reported Feb. 20.
1st of its kind tool tracks health of the primary care sector
The U.S. invested less than 6.5 percent of total health spending on primary care between 2010 and 2020 — which researchers called “a systemic underinvestment” — according to an inaugural scorecard assessing the primary care sector.
Washington hospital names new CEO
Nathan Staggs was selected as the next CEO of Coupeville, Wash.-based WhidbeyHealth.
60,000 discharge delay days: 5 things to know from New York hospitals data collection
Complex discharge delays at New York hospitals are resulting in unnecessary long-term boarding in inpatient units and emergency departments, and costing hospitals millions, according to a new report from the Healthcare Association of New York State.
Healthcare's 10 biggest investors in 2022: What ASCs need to know
Private equity firm Shore Capital Partners made 61 healthcare-related deals in 2022, according to investment data company PitchBook.
U of Central Florida to expand nursing program, graduate additional 150 nurses annually
University of Central Florida in Orlando has set out to address a major issue identified by the Florida Hospital Association: an upcoming shortage of nearly 60,000 nurses by 2035.
4 anesthesia updates in 2 weeks
Here are four anesthesia updates ASC leaders should know since Feb. 8:
