CMS has been under a partial hiring freeze since July, Politico reported Nov. 8.
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Kansas hospital fires CFO for allegedly lying about identity, fraud conviction
Lawrence (Kan.) Memorial Hospital terminated CFO Mike Rogers after about a month on the job after hospital staff discovered he was a convicted felon who changed his name last year.
Investigation into alleged improper billing at Providence still open a year later
An Oregon Department of Justice investigation into alleged improper billing by the state’s largest hospital operator remains open more than a year later, according to a Nov. 9 The Lund Report article.
Hospitals need 'relentless expense management' to boost margins
Health insurers will raise rates next year, predicts Moody’s Investor Services, but hospitals will still need to focus on tight cost controls as inflation remains high.
How patient expectations get in the way of reducing low-value care
Of the nearly $3 trillion spent in the U.S. each year on healthcare, an estimated 10% to 30% of it is spent on low-value care.
Walgreens to lay off 5% of corporate staff
Walgreens is planning to lay off about 5% of its corporate workforce, or 267 employees, the Chicago Tribune reported Nov. 9.
Kaleida Health names new CIO
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health is getting a new senior vice president and chief information officer starting Nov. 13.
Optum's year of layoffs, closures
From laying off nurses at a chain of its urgent care clinics to closing down clinics in Florida and Minnesota, some aspects of Optum are shrinking even with total revenue in the third quarter up 22% year over year.
Former Optum employee to pay $13M for role in fraud scheme
A former Optum employee will pay $13 million in restitution for his role in a multimillion dollar fraud scheme.
Dartmouth Health hospital taps CFO
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, a member of Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health, named Robert Laba chief financial officer.
