The U.S. is working to expand its Ebola testing abilities to prepare for the possibility that the virus could make its way into the country, CBS News reported Oct. 25.
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UHS reports lower profit amid staffing shortages
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services reported third-quarter net income of $182.8 million compared with $218.4 million in the same period last year amid labor shortages. The decrease in net income came even as revenues were up almost 6 p…
Hospital leaders looking to revenue cycle outsourcing to cut workforce costs
Forty-six percent of hospital and health system leaders see labor costs as the greatest opportunity for cost reductions this year, with outsourcing functions among the top considerations, according to Kaufman Hall’s “2022 State of Healthcare Performanc…
Walmart Health expands Florida footprint
Bentonville, Ark.-based Walmart Health plans to open 16 new health centers in Florida.
Northwestern Medical Center names Dawn Kregel chief nursing executive
St. Albans, Vt.-based Northwestern Medical Center has welcomed Dawn Kregel, DNP, as its new chief nursing executive.
Rising healthcare costs may affect employee benefits, McKinsey warns
Employers across a variety of industries face profitability headwinds due to significantly elevated healthcare costs, and such pressures are most likely to affect the most vulnerable employees if left unmanaged, according to a report on healthcare tren…
12 recent RCM mergers and acquisitions
From National Medical Billing Services acquiring MedTek to Optum’s completed merger with Change Healthcare, here are 10 revenue cycle management mergers and acquisitions Becker’s has reported since June 21:
HCA reorganizing operations
HCA Healthcare, a for-profit hospital operator based in Nashville, Tenn., is undergoing a reorganization that includes forming a third operating group.
CEOs are leaving their jobs at younger ages
Across all industries, the average age of CEOs who left their roles in the first nine months of the year is four years younger than the year prior, according to an Oct. 26 Challenger, Gray & Christmas report.
Former nurse charged with 2 patient deaths at Atrium hospital
A former nurse at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has been charged with two counts of murder and one count of attemted murder, Forsyth County, N.C., District Attorney Jim O’Neill told local news outlets during an Oct. 25 press conference.
