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Tenet, HCA and UHS report strong outpatient results

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare said this week that net operating revenues at its outpatient division, United Surgical Partners International, were up 16.7% in the third quarter compared to the same period last year to total $941 million.

Hospital bad debt remains high

Kaufman Hall’s October National Hospital Flash Report surveyed more than 1,300 hospitals on revenue and profitability. The report noted bad debt and charity care as a percentage of gross revenue and calendar days increasing in many regions.

Data breach affects 1.2 million patients at Illinois system

Millions of patients at Chicago-based Cook County Health could have had their protected health information stolen as the health system’s former medical transportation services firm, Perry Johnson & Associates, suffered a data breach, CBS News reported …

Allegheny General nurses approve deal with 23% average raises

Members of SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania have approved a new three-year union contract with Pittsburgh-based Allegheny General Hospital.

Risant + General Catalyst: 2 approaches to buying health systems

Two distinct — yet similar — approaches for buying health systems emerged in 2023.

KLAS report highlights limitations of Epic's Signal data

Signal, the provider-efficiency tracking tool by Epic Systems, offers various valuable applications, but it is not a reliable indicator for assessing EHR satisfaction or predicting clinician burnout, according to a KLAS report.

California medical center rebrands

Enloe Medical Center, based in Chico, Calif., is rebranding to Enloe Health.

Adventist general counsel to retire after 25 years

Ken DeStefano, senior vice president and general counsel for Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare, is retiring after 25 years of service. 

California health system names interim CEO

Salinas (Calif.) Valley Health has tapped Allen Radner, MD, as interim CEO. 

Dignity Health hospital taps COO, chief nurse executive

Dale Steakley, BSN, RN, joined Dignity Health Woodland (Calif.) Memorial Hospital as its new vice president, COO and chief nurse executive.