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Revenues vary across healthcare facilities, but costs are rising, report says

Revenue across hospital-owned and physician-owned centers rose in 2020-21 but performance varied, with specific declines from 2019 to 2021, according to a Medical Group Management Association report. In addition, declining revenue in some areas was acc…

Duke Health CEO to depart in 2023

A. Eugene Washington, MD, president and CEO of Duke University Health System and chancellor for health affairs at Duke University, will step down from the roles in 2023.

3 physician, PA fraud cases in 3 weeks

Becker’s has reported on three physician or physician assistant fraud cases since Oct. 6. 

Where 82 hospital CEOs exited their roles

An Oct. 26 Challenger, Gray & Christmas report showed that CEOs across all industries are leaving their jobs at younger ages. It also showed that 82 hospital CEOs have left their roles in the first nine months of the year, up about 4 percent from the 7…

Elevance Health facing Medicare fraud suit, and 4 more updates

Here are five updates from Elevance Health, formerly Anthem, since Oct. 5. 

Humboldt Park Health chief of neurosurgery wants to use technology to “create a more value centric process”

George Cybulski, MD, is chief of neurosurgery at Humboldt Park Health in Chicago.

CEO of Covenant High Plains Surgery Centers discusses making centers ‘comfortable with constant change’

Alfonso del Granado is administrator and CEO of Covenant High Plains Surgery Centers in Lubbock, Texas.

UCSF announces finalists for digital health awards

UCSF Health Hub has named the companies that were selected as the finalist class for its 2022 Digital Health Awards. 

Bryan Williams named vice president, CNO at Lakes Regional Healthcare

Spirit Lake, Iowa-based Lakes Regional Healthcare named Bryan Williams, MSN, RN, as vice president and chief nursing officer, effective Sept. 26, 2022.

FDA delays meeting to discuss 1st OTC birth control pill

The FDA has postponed its advisory meeting to debate whether HRA Pharma’s birth control drug Opill should be authorized for over-the-counter use.