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Viewpoint: Doctor, physician, provider — who should use which titles?

Increasingly, non-physicians are using the term doctor for those who receive a PhD. All people who earn a PhD deserve the cultural authority to call themselves doctors, but patients deserve to know the distinction, Michael Brant-Zawadzki, MD, a radiolo…

CharterCare Health Partners taps VP of revenue cycle operations

Providence, R.I.-based CharterCare Health Partners has named Jeff Bechen Sr. as vice president of revenue cycle operations, according to a post on Mr. Bechen’s LinkedIn page. 

Shuttered California hospital had history of patient safety issues

Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital was fined and reprimanded for numerous state and federal health and safety violations before its closure in December 2022. Between 2016 and 2022, the hospital was hit with at least six immediate jeopardy warnings from…

HCA violated terms of Mission purchase agreement, North Carolina AG alleges

The North Carolina attorney general’s office could sue HCA Healthcare for an alleged violation of the 2019 asset purchase agreement to acquire Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health, according to a formal notice of breach sent Oct. 31 to Dogwood Health T…

CVS Health posts $2.3B profit in Q3

CVS Health posted $2.3 billion in net income in the third quarter and revenue growth across its core lines of business in insurance, care delivery, pharmacy and retail, according to the company’s earnings report published Nov. 1.

Vandalia Health turns loss into $72M gain following acquisitions

Charleston, W.Va.-based Vandalia Health reported operating income of $72.2 million for the first half of 2023 on revenues of $1.2 billion.

Baptist Memorial taps 3 C-suite leaders

Baptist Memorial Health Care is undergoing a number of changes in its C-suite.

How healthcare finance leaders are looking to cut costs

Investing in technology is the top way healthcare finance leaders are looking to cut costs, according to an Oct. 17 report compiled by U.S. Bank.

Healthcare executives consider the assumption problem

“One of the biggest mistakes” healthcare leaders can make is misreading the motivations of their employees, Sachin Jain, MD, wrote in an Oct. 31 LinkedIn post. 

3 ways cancer care needs to change, per 8 leaders

Access to care, eliminating disparities and expanding quality care are the top three things leaders want changed about cancer care.