Portsmouth (N.H.) Regional Hospital has named Michelle Ruru chief operating officer, effective Aug. 1.
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4 leaders exit academic health systems
Four presidents and CEOs have departed their roles at academic health systems since May:
The health system CEO who wants all of your questions (even about his pay)
At San Diego-based Scripps Health, CEO Chris Van Gorder has stuck with a few leadership philosophies over the course of his 23-year tenure, including radical transparency with more than 2,500 physicians.
Healthcare billing fraud: 12 recent cases
From a call center owner and employee pleading guilty to their roles in a $67 million scheme to a behavioral health provider agreeing to settle allegations it billed Virginia Medicaid for services that were not provided, here are 12 healthcare billing …
Investment firm to take over Iowa hospital 'in financial freefall'
Preston Hollow Community Capital, a Dallas-based investment firm, has filed a petition to take over management of Mercy Hospital, a 234-bed facility in Iowa City, the Des Moines Register reported July 24.
What 4 healthcare leaders would change about the industry
The healthcare system has many flaws that have become more pronounced since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
CFOs' biggest worries
Execution risks to strategies and/or transformation topped CFOs’ list as their most worrisome internal concern, edging out talent risks after nine successive quarters, according to Deloitte’s “CFO Signals Survey 2Q 2023.”.
UAB Hospital delivers first baby after uterus transplant outside clinical trials
In May, Birmingham, Ala.-based UAB Hospital made history by delivering the first baby after a uterus transplant outside of a clinical trial.
CHS to sell 3 hospitals to Tampa General
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems subsidiaries have signed a definitive agreement to sell three Florida hospitals to Tampa General Hospital.
'Global budgets' aren't helping rural hospitals
More than 600 rural hospitals across the U.S. are at risk of closure, and most of the proposed solutions aren’t helping, according to a report from the Center for Healthcare Quality & Payment Reform.
