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HCA system gets CON for $29M freestanding ER

Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health’s certificate of need application to build a $29 million freestanding emergency department has been approved by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

Feds want to triple No Surprises Act administration fee

Federal departments are seeking to raise the administrative fee to enter the No Surprises Act arbitration process from $50 to $150 in 2024. 

6 ways to build strong benefits packages for nurse managers

Hospitals must ensure they are offering competitive nonsalary forms of compensation to help recruit and retain nurse leaders, according to the American Organization for Nursing Leadership.

North Carolina Healthcare Association CEO to retire

Steve Lawler will retire as president and CEO of the North Carolina Healthcare Association.

Sutter hospital names CEO, chief medical exec

Sutter Roseville (Calif.) Medical Center has named two new executives, Roseville Today reported Sept. 25. 

Tenet's big moves so far in 2023, and what lies ahead

Tenet Healthcare saw its operating margin for the second quarter come in at 11.9 percent, the same level as Q2 of 2022, when the Dallas-based for-profit giant reported first-half results at the end of July.

Colorado health system has a new CEO

Joseph Theine is the new CEO of Southwest Health System in Cortez, Colo.

CEO turnover hits record high

Companies announced 1,261 CEO exits in the first eight months of 2023, with 116 occurring in hospitals.

3 hospitals cutting rehab programs

Three hospitals in Illinois, Connecticut and Texas have cut or closed their rehabilitation programs since the start of 2023.

How Judy Faulkner greets visitors to her office

Visitors to the conference room adjoining Judy Faulkner’s office are greeted by the “culture of Epic,” the EHR vendor’s founder and CEO wrote.