Category: ROOT

Sanford-Fairview asked to delay merger by Minnesota attorney general

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has asked Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health and Minneapolis-based Fairview Health System to slow down their proposed merger, the Star Tribune reported Jan. 25. 

The key to reinvigorating infection control? Getting back to basics, says Mount Sinai's Dr. Aaron Glatt

After three long pandemic years, the time is now for hospital clinicians to refocus efforts on infection control and prevention, said Aaron E. Glatt, MD, chair of medicine, chief of infectious disease and epidemiologist at Mount Sinai South Nassau in O…

Shooting prompts Florida system to boost security

Daytona Beach, Fla.-based Halifax Health is ramping up security at its facilities after a fatal shooting in the Select Medical long-term acute care facility within AdventHealth Daytona Beach, NBC affiliate WESH reported Jan. 24.

6 health systems transferring employees to RCM companies

Here are six health systems that have transferred revenue cycle department staff to RCM companies since July 14: 

Another blow to hospital finances ahead

States will be able to disenroll some Medicaid beneficiaries on April 1, which could mean higher bad debt for hospitals, according to a report from Moody’s Investment Service Healthcare Quarterly report.

Another blow to hospital finances ahead

States will be able to disenroll some Medicaid beneficiaries on April 1, which could mean higher bad debt for hospitals, according to a report from Moody’s Investment Service Healthcare Quarterly report.

3,000 employees 'seriously considered' leaving U of Iowa in the last year, survey finds

More than half of the nearly 6,000 University of Iowa employees who participated in a recent survey said they have “seriously considered” leaving the university in the last 12 months, The Courier reported Jan. 25. 

The 25 most profitable 1-star hospitals

The most profitable of all 192 CMS 1-star hospitals in the nation is Nazareth Hospital in Philadelphia, according to data from Sage Transparency, which was launched by the Employers’ Forum of Indiana.

The 25 most profitable 1-star hospitals

The most profitable of all 192 CMS 1-star hospitals in the nation is Nazareth Hospital in Philadelphia, according to data from Sage Transparency, which was launched by the Employers’ Forum of Indiana.

MetroWest Medical Center CEO, CNO resign after less than 1 year

The CEO and chief nursing officer at Framingham, Mass.-based MetroWest Medical Center have stepped down after less than one year in their respective roles.