UnitedHealth Group’s Optum has scrapped its plan to acquire Dallas-based Steward Health Care’s physician group, Stewardship Health, The Boston Globe reported June 27.
Category: Static
Epic vs. Oracle: Who is poised to win the next 6 months?
Epic and Oracle Health made waves in the first half of 2024 by incorporating artificial intelligence further into their offerings and forging strategic partnerships with healthcare organizations and industry alike.
How nurse rounding influences patient experience: 4 findings
The frequency of nurse rounding can significantly affect hospitals’ patient experience performance, though preferences still vary by unit and patient type, according to a June 26 report from Press Ganey.
States with the most rural hospital closures in the past 20 years
Since January 2005, 192 rural hospitals have closed or converted, according to data compiled by the University of North Carolina’s Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research.
What happens to rural hospitals when they close
Since 2010, 149 rural hospitals across the nation have closed or stopped providing inpatient care, leaving local communities to grapple with what to do with the buildings, KFF Health News reported June 26.
5 recent health system ratings downgrades
Multiple hospitals and health systems have suffered downgrades to their financial ratings this year amid rising expenses, ongoing operating losses and challenging work environments.
A flurry of hospital M&A moves closes out the 1st half of 2024
The final days of the first half of 2024 saw several hospital merger and acquisition deals move forward.
HSHS eliminates hospital CEO role
Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System has eliminated the role of president and CEO at Holy Family Hospital in Greenville, Ill.
How Moffitt's revenue cycle team fuels its remote work success
Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center’s vice president of revenue cycle, Lynn Ansley, said her more than 600-person department has seen an increase in overall productivity and engagement since it shifted to fully remote work during the COVID-19 pande…
Tampa General taps Humana exec as behavioral health hospital CEO
Effective July 1, Doug Leonardo will join Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital as president and CEO of a new behavioral health hospital slated to open in 2025.
