Four of the eight largest charities/nonprofit organizations in the United States are health systems, according to a Sept. 5 report from Statista.
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3 ways a Louisiana system is integrating AI into clinical workflows
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System has been using artificial intelligence to boost performance across its clinical and financial systems for years, but use of those tools is increasing at the Baton Rouge, La.-based organization.
California hospital mismanaged $1M in transportation funds: Report
VA Loma Linda (Calif.) Healthcare System inappropriately used more than $1 million in patient transportation funding by colluding with ambulance companies from October 2019 to May 2022, Southern California News Group reported Sept. 3, citing a confiden…
CEOs, employees see leadership differently: 5 notes
Senior executives and entry-level employees are disconnected about what makes up a “leadership mindset” within their organizations, according to a new nationwide study by GE and Ipsos.
The 340B repayments 100 hospitals are set to receive
CMS bookmarked $9 billion for the 2,600 340B hospitals to repay unlawful payment cuts, and nearly half, $4.3 billion, is planned for 100 of those hospitals, according to data from the Community Oncology Alliance.
Spending increases when primary care is integrated with large systems: Study
Per-patient spending increases when primary care providers are part of large health systems, a study published Sept. 1 in JAMA Health Forum found.
Interest in hospital careers grew 20% among residents
Although the number of internal medicine residents planning a general internal medicine career is about half of what it was 10 years ago, hospital medicine career plans increased by about 20 percent, according to a research letter published Aug. 28 in …
Emory Healthcare makes Juneteenth a paid holiday; cuts Christmas Eve
Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare is removing Christmas Eve as a recognized holiday and replacing it with Juneteenth.
3 ways to slim the C-suite
The summer has marked a period of transformation for health system C-suites as industry pressures mount. Some executives are absorbing the jobs of two individuals in an increased push toward integration.
Iowa hospital suspends 3 benefit programs amid bankruptcy proceedings
Mercy Iowa City has expanded an existing employee benefit and temporarily suspended three other benefit programs as it navigates its bankruptcy process.
