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Why Amazon Clinic shows pricing upfront

Amazon Clinic, the tech giant’s virtual care platform, says it shows patients pricing upfront so they aren’t caught off guard later on.

17 recent RCM mergers and acquisitions

Here are 17 revenue cycle management mergers, acquisitions and partnerships reported by or shared with Becker’s in 2023:

4 Chicago-area hospitals to get new presidents

Four NorthShore-Edward-Elmhurst Health hospitals in the Chicago area will have new presidents next year, three of them women.

A 5-step solution to physician shortages, per AMA's president

Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, American Medical Association president, outlined a potential five-step solution to the physician shortage crisis in a speech to the National Press Club on Oct. 25.

6 notes on Risant Health 6 months later

It has been six months since Oakland, Calif.-based Risant Health agreed to acquire Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health to launch Risant Health. 

Top cardiology hospitals, per patients and providers

Thirteen hospitals and health systems were named elite choice cardiology centers by patients and providers.

CHS reports $91M net loss in Q3

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems reported a $91 million net loss in the third quarter of 2023, down from a net loss of $42 million over the same period last year, according to the health system’s earnings report released Oct. 25. 

Maine hospitals treat victims of mass shootings

Hospitals and emergency responders in Maine are treating the victims of two mass shooting incidents that have left at least 18 dead and 13 injured in Lewiston on Oct. 25.

Few rural hospitals go emergency only

Only 16 hospitals have converted to rural emergency hospitals since the CMS designation was made available Jan. 1, but more may follow suit in the coming quarters as rural hospitals continue to be challenged by staffing shortages and rising costs, whic…

Adventist Health gets stadium naming rights

Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health has acquired the naming rights to a stadium that is home to an NBA G League team.