What are the tasks only a nurse manager can do? That is the question Keck Hospital of USC in Los Angeles set out to answer when it had all nurse managers and assistant nurse managers meet with the chief nursing officer to list everything they are respo…
Healthcare CFOs see potential in apps such as Venmo and Zelle beyond splitting the bill at a restaurant, according to a recent survey conducted by U.S. Bank.
The Central Ohio Hospital Council, a collection of four Columbus, Ohio-based hospitals, is forgiving $335 million in medical debt for care received between 2015 and 2020.
Many of the same challenges plaguing health system finances this year will carry over into 2024: inflation, tight margins, rising costs and lower reimbursement. But top executives aren’t waiting for a more favorable economy to transform their organizat…
New York City Health + Hospitals plans to cut 1,500 contract registered nurse positions by the second half of 2025, Crain’s New York Business reported Oct. 17.
Starting Oct. 1, CMS began allowing public and private insurers to pay “street medicine” providers for services delivered where homeless people might be staying, KFF Health News reported Oct. 16.
Amid leadership turnover, hospitals and health systems have various choices in terms of filling executive positions, such as appointing a successor from inside the organization or selecting an external — or internal — professional to take th…
Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health had its long-term bond rating downgraded from “A1” to “A2,” Moody’s said Oct. 5.
Growth is a major priority for health system CEOs. The idea of “strength in numbers” is reflected in a lengthening list of transactions and acquisitions — often including the incorporation of a smaller health system into a larger, more stable one. Ofte…
Rockville Centre, N.Y.-based Catholic Health of Long Island will not have to defend allegations it fraudulently diverted a nursing home’s service payments to another facility while certifying compliance, according to an Oct. 16 Bloomberg report.
