Lancaster (Pa.) General Hospital has the lowest 30-day readmission rate for heart failure in the country, according to CMS data.
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HCA Florida hospital taps interim chief
Brent Burish was named interim CEO of HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
The secret sauce to a high-performing revenue cycle
Houston-based MD Anderson University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Columbus-based OhioHealth are consistent winners of the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s MAP award. Revenue cycle leaders shared with Becker’s a common thread to t…
South Carolina health system gets CON for $56M hospital
Florence, S.C.-based McLeod Health received a certificate of need to break ground on a new $56 million hospital at its McLeod Health Carolina Forest Campus.
12 executive appointments at Ascension
Ascension is a St. Louis-based nonprofit and Catholic health system that operates more than 2,600 care sites, including 139 hospitals in 19 states. Eduardo Conrado serves as president of Ascension, and Joseph Impicciche is CEO.
How an RSV surge might strain US children's hospitals
This fall will mark the first time vaccines are available to prevent the spread of respiratory syncytial virus. Uptake of those vaccines will be telling of how the virus affects hospital capacity, particularly in children’s hospitals.
Mayo Clinic takes down webpage after ex-Trump official cites it
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic removed information on hydroxychloroquine from its website after a former Trump administration official said the health system validated its use as a COVID-19 treatment, the Post Bulletin reported Sept. 26.
Oregon governor calls on PeaceHealth to delay hospital closure for 9 months
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has urged Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth to delay the planned closure of its hospital in Eugene, describing the current timeline of the system’s plans as “woefully inadequate” in a Sept. 22 The Lund Report article.
Another health system caught in Nuance breach
WVU Medicine said data for a limited number of its patients was compromised due to a breach at Nuance Communications, a healthcare artificial intelligence company owned by Microsoft that the health system works with.
Good leaders let go: Study
Being in constant work mode can damage a leader’s performance, according to a recent study covered by The Wall Street Journal.
