Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health filed suit Oct. 25 against Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels over the use of its logo in the Republican’s campaign advertisements, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Oct. 26.
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Optum vs. Tenet: How ASC strategies are shifting
Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC chain United Surgical Partners International, and Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, are looking at different ASC growth strategies as the year comes to a close.
5 hospitals, health systems raising nurses’ pay
The following hospitals and health systems have announced or shared plans for raising nurses’ pay in October:
New tech aims to measure physician performance
Physician Insights, a new tool created by Agilon Health, will be able to measure physicians’ performance and enhance healthcare delivery.
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.
