Sandral Hullett, MD, former CEO of Cooper Green Mercy Hospital in Birmingham, Ala., has died, according to The Birmingham Times.
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Healthcare billing fraud: 8 recent cases
From a former Georgia insurance commissioner pleading guilty to his role in a $2.5 million scheme to a durable medical equipment company owner sentenced to prison for “one of the largest Medicare fraud schemes in history,” here are eight healthcare bil…
The skills hospital CEOs are refining — and how they're doing it
Researchers have argued that there is no perfect CEO personality, and leaders of hospitals and health systems possess an array of qualities and strengths, ranging from softer skills such as honesty and openness to financial and technical knowledge. How…
Yale New Haven Health gets green light from Connecticut to buy 3 Prospect hospitals
The Office of Health Strategy in Connecticut has approved a certificate-of-need application from Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health that puts it one step closer to purchasing three Connecticut hospitals from Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings.
The meds that could increase heart damage in young adults
Young adults prescribed stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are 57% more likely to develop cardiomyopathy after eight years compared to those not on stimulants, a new study found.
Kaiser-target Geisinger posts $366.6M net income in 2023
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health posted a net income of $366.6 million in 2023, after posting a net loss of $834 million in 2022, according to its financial report for the year ended Dec. 31.
Why a Texas system hasn't hired a travel nurse in 30 years
Beth Schmidt remembers the last time Fort Worth, Texas-based Cook Children’s Health Care System hired a travel nurse, and it was not recently.
HHS unveils 5-year health IT strategic plan
HHS released its Federal Health IT Strategic Plan March 27, addressing the agency’s plans to modernize national public health data infrastructure and promote interoperability with EHRs.
AI expertise gets more expensive as hospitals bulk up
Health systems are evaluating the best strategy for integrating artificial intelligence into the broader organization, which sometimes means bringing on additional AI expertise.
A popular healthcare myth debunked
Many in the healthcare industry assume rural hospitals are inherently worse off financially than urban hospitals. It’s easy to see why.
