Category: ROOT

Former Christus exec fills New Mexico hospital CEO role after yearlong vacancy

Jason Rounds was selected as the new president and CEO of San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, N.M.

Staff shortages could spur next public health crisis, Baystate Health CEO warns

Mark Keroack, MD, president and CEO of Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health, is warning that healthcare’s workplace shortages present a public health crisis.

4 health systems seeking CMIOs, CNIOs

Chief medical information officers and chief nursing informatics officers act as key liaisons between clinical and IT teams to ensure technology is both beneficial for clinical workflows and implemented appropriately. Below is a list of hospitals and h…

Tennessee health system reports RCM vendor data breach

Memphsis, Tenn.-based Regional One Health is notifying patients that some of their confidential information may have been compromised in a data breach that affected its revenue cycle management vendor Reventics.  

Colonoscopy screening cost in the 10 largest US cities

The average price of a colonoscopy screening in New York City, the largest city in the U.S., is $2,712, according to Healthcare Bluebook, a price transparency tool.

Two California residents charged in multimillion-dollar fraud scheme against ophthalmologist

Two Fresno, Calif., residents have been charged on 12 counts of allegedly defrauding an ophthalmologist out of over $2.7 million and attempting to defraud his estate out of an additional $20 million, the U.S. Attorney General’s Office in the Central Di…

From 'game-changer' to 'we all lose': 9 nurse leaders weigh in on virtual nursing

Several large health systems are turning to virtual nurses to fight workforce shortages and improve hospital efficiency, but not all leaders are one board.

Former President Jimmy Carter enters hospice

Former President Jimmy Carter decided to forgo additional medical intervention and entered hospice care on Feb. 18, The Carter Center said in a statement.

$7.5M collected, $246K spent: Feds shutter healthcare-sharing ministry

Federal authorities have shut down a Missouri-based healthcare-sharing ministry that allegedly only spent 3.5 percent of the money it collected toward paying medical bills, the Kansas City Star reported Feb. 20. 

Michigan surgery center offers free cataract procedures for homeless people

Flint, Mich.-based Surgery Center at Gateway is offering several optometric procedures for homeless patients in the area, MLive reported Feb. 19.