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Indiana systems taps CFO

Danville, Ind.-based Hendricks Regional Health has named Andrew Pyle CFO. 

A California hospital cut mental health ED visits by 40%

A pilot program at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego (Calif.) is credited with reducing mental health visits to the emergency department by 40%, the American Hospital Association reported.

A California hospital cut mental health ED visits by 40%

A pilot program at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego (Calif.) is credited with reducing mental health visits to the emergency department by 40%, the American Hospital Association reported.

CHI Health names market chief medical officer

Chris Acker, MD, has been tapped to serve as chief medical officer of Omaha, Neb.-based CHI Health’s Nebraska and Iowa market, as reported in an Aug. 15 news release sent to Becker’s. 
 

Harris-Walz ticket and healthcare consolidation: What to know

Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz both have a history of challenging major healthcare corporations, but health policy experts say it’s unclear how vigorously they’d continue these efforts at the national level if elected, The W…

5 drugs now in shortage

About two-thirds of providers recently told Premier their teams are spending more than 10 hours per week mitigating supply chain challenges and shortages.

NYC Care: A blueprint for universal healthcare access

At a time when most states and the federal government continue to exclude millions of people from health insurance, the NYC Care health care access program offers an innovative approach for local governments. 

1 health system's secret to Medicare Advantage success

Medicare Advantage  has grown rapidly in recent years, with 32.8 million people (54% of the eligible Medicare population) now enrolled in an MA plan. Health systems are grappling with various challenges within the program, such as excessive prior …

Most US workers are not unplugging for summer vacation

The majority of U.S. workers check in with work while on vacation, a recent LinkedIn Workforce Confidence survey found.

NYC system taps 2 hospital CEOs

NYC Health + Hospitals appointed CEOs for two of its hospitals, effective Sept. 16.