While rural CFOs acknowledge that telehealth has some financial advantages, they do not believe that it has improved their hospitals’ financial situations, according to a Dec. 5 report published in The American Journal of Managed Care.
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Kansas system eliminates chief strategy officer role
Hutchinson (Kan.) Regional Healthcare System has eliminated the chief strategy officer position as part of an executive team reorganization, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.
12 hospitals, health systems cutting jobs
Several hospitals and health systems are trimming their workforces or jobs due to financial and operational challenges.
Drucker Institute: 23 most effectively managed healthcare companies
Twenty-three healthcare companies made the Management Top 250, a ranking developed by the Drucker Institute.
Crafting the C-suite of tomorrow: How 4 top health systems approach leadership development
Developing leaders from within a health system can serve the system on several fronts. It can cut back on hiring costs and funnel employees into long, fruitful careers. Providing growth opportunities shows staff they are valued and equips them with the…
Startup founded by Novant Health, Intermountain veterans lands $8.5M in seed funding
SaVia Health, a clinical decision support startup led by veterans of Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health and Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare, has received $8.5 million in seed funding.
New Jersey health system expands remote monitoring to all its hospitals
Marlton, N.J.-based Virtua Health has expanded its hospital-at-home program to all five of its hospitals.
CHS chair to receive additional $265K annual payment in new role
Wayne T. Smith, who is retiring as executive chair of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, is to receive a $265,000 stipend on top of a regular compensation package in his new role as nonexecutive chair, the company said in a Dec. 8 filing.
Man indicted in Methodist Dallas hospital shooting that killed 2 workers
A Dallas County grand jury has indicted the man accused of fatally shooting two workers inside Methodist Dallas Medical Center in October, The Dallas Morning News reported Dec. 9, citing court records.
Healthcare must innovate to attract and retain workforce, AHA says in new report
The U.S. nursing workforce lost more than 100,000 people between 2019 and 2022, its largest decline in 40 years, and the American Hospital Association wants to do something about that to ensure healthcare systems can retain workers, a new report said.
