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Envision reorganizes, plans to emerge from bankruptcy in October

Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare confirmed plans to split with AmSurg and reorganize as it emerges from bankruptcy.

Colorado system sues Defense Department over reimbursement changes

The Department of Defense is being sued by Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora over changes to insurance reimbursements, The Gazette reported Oct. 11.

OhioHealth to focus on pillars of finance, culture, quality and service, CFO says

Columbus-based OhioHealth is an 18-hospital system with locations in urban, suburban and rural settings. Recently, the health system reported operating income of $303.7 million on revenue of $5.7 billion for the fiscal year ending June 30.

3 systems win ANCC's nursing development award

The American Nurses Credentialing Center awarded three hospital systems and four healthcare organizations for excellence in their nursing professional development efforts. 

Mayo Clinic looks to attract companies to Arizona innovation hub

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is working to attract biotech companies to its planned Discovery Oasis innovation hub in Phoenix, Ariz., local news outlet ABC 15 reported Oct. 11.

UnityPoint CEO exits amid canceled merger

West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health declared a new CEO on the same day it publicly called off a planned merger with Albuquerque, N.M.-based Presbyterian Health Services. 

Roper St. Francis CEO to step aside

Jeffrey DiLisi, MD, CEO of Charleston, S.C.-based Roper St. Francis Healthcare System, has chosen not to renew his contract for 2024.

IDSA appoints new president, aims to attract young physicians to field

The Infectious Disease Society of America has named Steven Schmitt, MD, as its next president.

RNs may see highest wage increase within next decade

Registered nurses in the U.S. are projected to see a pay increase of at least $13 more per hour by 2033, according to newly published research from TollFreeForwarding, a telecommunications company. 

'Put the patient first': 1 hospital exec's advice on installing Epic

Cleveland-based University Hospitals CIO Robert Eardley told Becker’s that the guiding principle in its process to convert 5.6 million patient records into a single Epic EHR was ensuring that patient care was seamless and uninterrupted.