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5 ways providers reduced denials in 2022

Upgrading and replacing previous claims technologies was the most common way providers worked to reduce claims denials in 2022, according to a recent report from Experian Health. 

Galen College of Nursing to open 2nd location in Virginia

Richmond, Va.-based Galen College of Nursing is opening a second campus in Roanoke in 2023, a move aimed at helping to grow Virginia’s nursing workforce. 

5 hospitals closing departments or ending services

Several healthcare organizations have recently closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or address staffing shortages.

How Trinity plans to boost its balance sheet by $1.5B in one year: Q&A with CEO Mike Slubowski

Operating margin declines characterized 2022 for many hospitals and health systems, which continue to battle ubiquitous challenges that include workforce shortages, declining inpatient volumes and the rising cost of supplies, drugs, equipment and labor.

Year in review: 2022's Administrators of the Week

Here is a look back at 12 ASC administrators recognized by Becker’s in 2022:

How UPMC created an innovation hub in Pittsburgh

UPMC has created an innovation hub in its home base of Pittsburgh by greatly expanding its cancer research and precision medicine footprints, Pittsburgh Business Times reported Jan. 3.

5 Texas Heart Institute leaders to know

The Texas Heart Medical Group recently rebranded to the Texas Heart Institute, a preventative cardiology practice that has been serving the state for over 60 years. 

Completed purchase of Chestnut Hill Hospital will give employees rewarding careers, group says

The newly completed $28 million acquisition of Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia will provide employees with the tools they need to pursue more rewarding healthcare careers, the consortium taking over the hospital said in a filing.

10 spine ASCs to know

Below are 10 notable ASCs that offer spine surgery:

6 recent hospital, health system executive resignations

A number of hospital and health system executives have recently stepped down from their positions.