As hospital and health system workers continue to serve patients and experience staffing challenges, they have a lot on their minds, including questions they want their CEOs to ask them about topics ranging from employee input to care access. &nbs…
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Wellstar defends AU Health merger amid pending IRS lawsuits
A proposed merger between Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System and Augusta (Ga.) University Health has drawn scrutiny from lawmakers and civil rights advocates alike — but the health systems defended their vision in a June 27 public hearing. …
Why healthcare is like a 'music store from the '90s,' according to tech chief at CVS' Signify Health
The healthcare industry is like a “music store in the ’90s” with the ultimate goal of becoming as consumer-friendly as Spotify, the tech chief of CVS Health’ Signify Health told TechNewsWorld.
Optum strikes patient referral deal with Virginia Mason
Tacoma, Wash.-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has partnered with UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Washington, with Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle operating as the physician group’s primary acute-care referral center, according to the health …
19 top hospitals and systems, 27K open jobs
Hospitals and health systems continue to grapple with staffing challenges, including shortages. Below are the number of job openings at hospitals that were named to the U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-23 Best Hospitals Honor Roll.
AHA welcomes CMS proposals to improve Medicaid, CHIP access
Plans for a multiyear commitment addressing health access challenges for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program beneficiaries have been praised by the American Hospital Association.
11 charged in $2B telehealth fraud scheme
The Justice Department has charged 11 individuals in connection with telehealth fraud schemes that resulted in more than $2 billion in false claims.
4 delayed hospital construction projects
Supply chain issues, inflation and capital costs caused hospitals in Pennsylvania, Arizona, New Jersey and Virginia to delay or scrap expansion plans.
14 Mount Sinai-supported startups
New York City-based Mount Sinai has an active innovation arm helping a diverse group of companies, including precision diagnostic companies focusing on allergies and vaccine platforms.
Epic's biggest moves in the first half of 2023
From partnering with Microsoft and Nuance to add GPT-4 powered clinical documentation to its software, to getting leading health systems and hospitals from across the U.S. to use its software to share health information with the Trusted Exchange Framew…
