Healthcare quietly experienced its most robust job growth this summer since the pandemic recovery, according to a new analysis from Altarum.
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Feds secure $372M from lab testing scheme that targeted Medicare
The Justice Department has obtained $372 million in judgments against Kentucky businessman Rajen Shah and his companies for a laboratory testing scheme that targeted Medicare.
Connecticut hospitals' closure possible if Yale sale isn't approved, execs say
Justin Lundbye, MD, CEO of Waterbury (Conn.) Hospital, and Deborah Weymouth, president and CEO of Eastern Connecticut Health Network in Manchester, asked lawmakers to accelerate approvals for a planned sale from Prospect Medical to Yale New Haven (Conn…
JPMorgan, Blackstone back newly merged $3B 'health platform-as-a-service' company
HealthComp and Virgin Pulse aim to combine in a $3 billion deal to create a single technology platform allowing patients and employers to manage health plans, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Viewpoint: As Idaho's population grows, hospitals need more support from lawmakers
Hospitals in Idaho may be creating increasingly coordinated healthcare models to curb rising costs and catch health issues earlier, but they are not receiving enough support from lawmakers, according to the Idaho Hospital Association.
10 best, worst hospitals for heart failure readmissions
Lancaster (Pa.) General Hospital has the lowest 30-day readmission rate for heart failure in the country, according to CMS data.
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.
