Intermountain Health’s central lab in Murray, Utah, has expanded and nearly doubled in size to help lower testing costs and improve lab services for patients and the system’s hospitals in the region.
In January, Bend, Ore.-based St. Charles Health System launched a pilot program alongside the insurer PacificSource to streamline automatic coverage approval for patients needing cancer treatment.
CMS’ expansion of the two-midnight rule, which could affect more than 20% of Medicare Advantage patients this year, has led to increased inpatient volumes and revenue growth for hospitals in the first quarter, according to a report published May 13 by …
Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, Alaska, is moving forward with the search for a permanent CEO, who will be the hospital’s fourth leader in less than a year.
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente plans to sell up to $3.5 billion of holdings in private-equity funds due to cash constraints, The Wall Street Journal said in a May 12 report citing unnamed sources “familiar with the matter.”
The hacking group that reportedly attacked St. Louis-based Ascension typically gives victims between 10 to 12 days to pay ransom before leaking their data.
Site-neutral payment policies are a hot topic every year across the healthcare industry and in Congress. Becker’s has compiled the latest updates and policy changes leaders should know in 2024.
A former executive at Loretto Hospital in Chicago faces federal charges alleging she helped embezzle nearly $500,000 from the facility amid the COVID-19 crisis, the Chicago Tribune reported May 13.