Christmas came a week early for 29,000 former patients of Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula.
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Illinois hospital CEO exits
Alex Nazarian is no longer president and CEO of Salem (Ill.) Township Hospital.
The biggest staffing lessons Mercy learned in 2023
Granting nurses more flexibility was worth it at the end of the day for Mercy.
Another health system opts for Epic
Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth is moving from a Cerner EHR system to an Epic EHR system.
Houston Methodist gets 'transformational' donation for new center
Houston Methodist received a “transformational,” undisclosed donation from Ann and John Bookout III to set up the Bookout Center for Medical Innovation, Technology, Research and Education at the system’s academic institute, according to a Dec. 18 relea…
Billing mystery at Mount Sinai: $660 charge for telehealth visit
A 45- to 59-minute telehealth urgent care visit from New York City-based Mount Sinai cost one patient $660, raising questions as the price was extremely high for a virtual visit and as the appointment was ruled out of network by an insurer, NPR reporte…
HHS settles with Optum over medical record access
Optum Medical Care, a multispecialty physician group that serves patients in New Jersey and Southern Connecticut, has agreed to pay $160,000 to resolve claims that it did not provide prompt access to medical records.
UMass, Milford Regional outline affiliation plans
Milford (Mass.) Regional Medical Center and Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health are aiming to have their new affiliation completed by fall 2024, Milford Daily News reported Dec. 18.
Indiana system to pay $345M in case tied to physician pay
Indianapolis-based Community Health Network has agreed to a $345 million settlement to resolve allegations that, dating back to 2008, it violated the False Claims Act and Stark law.
10 called-off or unwound hospital deals in 2023
The number of hospital mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, affiliations or partnerships that were unwound or abandoned in 2023 sits in the double digits.
