CMS reduced outpatient overpayments given for patients receiving inpatient services in other facilities by updating their system, according to an audit from the HHS Office of Inspector General.
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Detroit Medical Center taps Lela Hickonbottom as chief nursing officer of rehab institute
Detroit Medical Center appointed Lela Hickonbottom, DNP, RN, as chief nursing officer of its Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Detroit Business reported Sept. 23.
Ardent Health plans to relocate headquarters
Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health has filed a permit to downsize its headquarters in the spring, the Brentwood Home Page reported Sept. 26.
Cincinnati Children’s taps vice president for health equity center
Robert Kahn, MD, has been promoted to vice president of Cincinnati Children’s and will lead its new Michael Fisher Child Health Equity Center.
Trinity Health hospital president leaves Michigan post for interim role in Georgia
David Spivey will leave Trinity Health St. Mary Mercy Livonia (Mich). — where he has served as president for 22 years — to serve as interim president of Athens, Ga.-based Trinity Health St. Mary’s, effective Oct. 3.
Man with gun arrested at Colorado children’s hospital
A man possessing a gun was arrested Sept. 24 at Children’s Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colo., after he entered the hospital through an employee entrance, police said in a statement shared with Becker’s.
Biden-Harris administration release more nursing home ownership data to the public
For the first time, officials, researchers and the public can see data about who owns Medicare-certified nursing homes across nursing home locations. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is making more ownership data publicly available…
‘Serve with integrity:’ Dr. Bruce Hall on leading BJC Healthcare
Bruce Hall, MD, took over as chief medical officer for St. Louis-based BJC Healthcare in November 2021. Since assuming the role, he has led the system through the pandemic with one of his core values: integrity.
7 health system collaborations with Amazon, Google, Microsoft
Big Tech companies including Microsoft, Google and Amazon have been making headway in the healthcare industry through partnerships with hospitals and health systems.
Vanderbilt University Hospital selects new vice president, divisional CFO
Vanderbilt University Medical Center named Chris Wilde as vice president and divisional CFO for Vanderbilt University Hospital and adult ambulatory operations, according to a Sept. 26 news release.
