While affirming its default rating and $6.6 billion of bonds at “AA+,” Fitch Ratings on Sept. 26 lowered the outlook for St. Louis-based Ascension to negative from stable.
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10 best, worst cities for women
Three of the best cities for women are located in California, while the worst are concentrated in the South, according to a new analysis from WalletHub.
Top 58 healthcare companies to work for, per US News
The best places to work in healthcare include one big health system name, according to U.S. News & World Report’s inaugural Best Companies to Work For by Industry.
Geisinger's chief innovation officer transitions to advisory role
Karen Murphy, PhD, chief innovation and digital transformation of Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger, said she will be stepping down from her role to take on a part time position as senior adviser to the health system’s CEO Jaewon Ryu, MD.
$10.3M medical supply facility coming to Tennessee
DePre, a medical supply company that DeRoyal, Premier and S2S Global formed in 2021, plans to invest $10.3 million in an isolation gown manufacturing facility in Powell, Tenn.
Providence sees record year for hiring
Providence, a 51-hospital health system based in Renton, Wash., has had a record year for hiring.
Florida hospital treats DMD patient with new, $3.2M gene therapy
For the first time in Florida, physicians administered a recently approved gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy to a pediatric patient.
'Stupid stuff' initiative simplifies EHR documentation at 1 system
Honolulu-based Hawaii Pacific Health created an initiative, dubbed “Get Rid of Stupid Stuff,” that created simple fixes to tasks within the EHR that clinicians felt were poorly designed, unnecessary or nonsensical, The Harvard Business Review reported …
Most finance leaders plan to automate revenue cycle's most time-consuming task
Thirty-eight percent of hospital finance leaders said their hospitals are currently automating components of their denials management, and a majority of those who said they aren’t are planning to by the end of 2024, according to Akasa, a revenue cycle …
Boston Children's Hospital, T-Mobile ink deal on 1st hybrid 5G network
Boston Children’s Hospital and T-Mobile are partnering to launch the first hybrid 5G network at a health system.
