Vicksburg, Miss.-based Merit Health River Region named Laurie Morrow Neely, MSN, APRN, chief nursing officer.
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78 chief medical officer moves in 2022
The following chief medical officer executive moves were reported by Becker’s in 2022:
5 RCM companies making executive moves
Five revenue cycle management companies — including R1 RCM and Wakefield & Associates — have announced executive leadership changes since Nov. 8.
Employee found dead outside Geisinger hospital after shooting
The Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a shooting that occurred outside the Danville-based Geisinger Medical Center campus and took the life of a hospital employee.
10 providers seeking RCM talent
Ten hospitals or health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise.
HHS sends disaster response team to New Mexico children's hospital
HHS deployed a 14-person medical team to the University of New Mexico Children’s Hospital Dec. 30 to support staff treating an influx of patients with respiratory illnesses.
Baptist Health Paducah names chief nursing officer
Marilyn Riley, DNP, has been named vice president and chief nursing officer at Baptist Health Paducah (Ky.), a Dec. 31 Paducah Sun report said.
5 things to know about the flesh-eating disease tied to invasive strep
Severe strep A infections are on the rise in children, leading to a rise in other diseases associated with strep A, which could include flesh-eating bacteria.
Indiana hospital ER shutters after appeals court ruling
Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health said it has closed the emergency room in Hammond, Ind., as of Dec. 31, 2022.
Holiday bonuses flat or a bit less common
More employers opted out of holiday bonuses this year than last, while 81 percent of those that did extend bonuses kept the value flat, according to a year-end report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
