Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has dedicated $100 million in his fiscal year 2025 budget to the construction of the new Regional Medical Center in Easton, Md.
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Lawmakers to colleagues: Cement CMS' prior authorization changes
A group of lawmakers that has been pushing for Medicare Advantage prior authorization reforms applauded the rule CMS finalized Jan. 17 but said Congress must now “cement these gains into law.”
Physician sues Virginia medical center over retaliation claims
Chesapeake (Va.) Regional Medical Center is being sued by Timothy Hardy, MD, a gynecologist who alleged that his hospital privileges had been revoked after he made complaints that the center put “economics” before patient care, the Virginian-Pilot repo…
Regional West faces negative outlook despite improvements
Fitch Ratings has maintained the issuer default and bond ratings for Scottsbluff, Neb.-based Regional West Health Services at “BB-,” but has lifted the ratings from rating watch negative and assigned a negative rating outlook, according to a Jan. 18 re…
MercyOne affiliate names CEO
Shannon Black was selected as CEO of Manning (Iowa) Regional Healthcare Center, an affiliate of Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne.
Medline's 9 hospital deals in 2023
In 2023, medical supply company Medline sealed nine agreements with health systems, including primary vendor partnerships and a collaboration to co-develop a new supply center in Florida.
1 in 5 MIS-C cases don't fit updated definition
Close to 1 in 5 past diagnoses of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children would now not technically qualify as cases under an updated definition from the CDC, according to a study published Jan. 11 in Pediatrics.
Meet 9 women leaders in hospital supply chain
At the end of 2023, the Journal of Healthcare Contracting interviewed nine women supply leaders in the healthcare industry.
Allina Health CFO to depart in 2024
CFO Ric Magnuson has decided to leave Minneapolis-based Allina Health in April.
Indiana health system to end employee child care program
Lutheran Health Network is ending its child care program on its Lutheran Hospital campus in Fort Wayne, Ind., multiple local media outlets reported Jan. 17.
