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Tennessee system to assume operations of 1 hospital

The Jackson-based West Tennessee Healthcare board of trustees has approved a resolution for an innovative integration model to be pursued with Paris, Tenn.-based Henry County Medical Center, according to a July 30 news release shared with Becker’s.&nbs…

Kentucky hospital names president

Angelia Foster was appointed president of Baptist Health Corbin (Ky.).

Ascension makes 16 executive moves in 2024

St. Louis-based Ascension has made several executive changes at the system level and within its hospitals this year.

Geisinger data breach lawsuits to merge

Federal lawsuits related to a data breach affecting more than 1 million Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger patients are expected to be consolidated into a class action, PennLive reported July 29.

UVA Health buys 90-employee Virginia practice

Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health has completed the purchase of Warrenton, Va.-based Piedmont Family Practice.

Just 4 in 10 Americans trust physicians, hospitals, study says

Public trust in physicians and hospitals has sharply declined from 71.5% in April 2020 to just 40.1% in January 2024, according to results of a study published July 31 in JAMA Network Open.

9 RCM headlines to know from July

From Change Healthcare beginning to send out breach notifications, to Carilion Clinic outsourcing revenue cycle operations to Ensemble, here are nine RCM headlines Becker’s reported in July: 

4 CFO moves in 2 days

Here are four CFO moves Becker’s has reported on since July 30:

Vanderbilt names VP of managed care

Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., has named Jessica Singh Delwadia vice president of managed care, effective Aug. 1. 

Rural Vermont turns to community nurses for care

More cities in Vermont are turning to community nurses to provide in-home health care, WBUR reported July 30.