Alexander City, Ala.-based Russell Medical Center has appointed the first chief medical officer in its 100-year operational history, The Outlook reported Oct. 27.
Health system CFOs told Becker’s that increasing costs followed by reimbursement rates that aren’t budging remains a massive source of financial pressure on hospitals.
Cedars-Sinai is creating a digital health strategy that uses artificial intelligence tools and virtual care to alleviate capacity issues in its in-person care locations.
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital broke ground on an $85 million two-story, 110,000 square-foot medical facility that will provide urgent care and an outpatient surgery center,Cincinnati Business Courier reported Oct. 27.
Indiana state representatives are forming a task force in a bid to lower escalating healthcare costs in the state, one of the most expensive places in the country for healthcare, according to an Oct. 27 report from 14 News.
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health has extended its partnership with Michigan State University with a plan to open six new departments at the school’s Grand Rapids-based MSU College of Human Medicine.
Overall, there is little variation in interventions used to prevent patient falls, despite different risk levels, according to a new data analysis from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.