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UC Davis Health appoints new system COO

Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health has appointed Michael Condrin as system COO and chief administrator for the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. 

Lehigh Valley Health Network to sell, lease back facilities to fund hospital projects

 Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network is planning to sell and then lease back several outpatient facilities primarily to fund two hospital projects, The Morning Call reported June 20.  

Sutter Health beats $519M double-billing allegations

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health beat a whistleblower’s lawsuit alleging that the health system owed $519 million for double-billing expensive operating room services without documentation, Law360 reported June 20. 

Keck Medicine hospital taps 2 execs

USC Arcadia (Calif.) Hospital has named a new CFO and an associate chief medical officer.

How Allina Health cut length of stay for some patients by 18.8%

Minneapolis, Minn.-based Allina Health cut its overall length of stay across 12 hospitals by a collective total of 10% over a one-year period. The average amount of time a patient waited to be discharged from an Allina hospital into a long-term care se…

2 health systems turning lemons into lemonade to increase service revenue

At a time when many health systems are experiencing significant operating losses, others are looking to make lemonade out of lemons by leaning on top revenue-generating services for their hospitals to improve operations and increase revenue.

2 health systems turning lemons into lemonade to increase service revenue

At a time when many health systems are experiencing significant operating losses, others are looking to make lemonade out of lemons by leaning on top revenue-generating services for their hospitals to improve operations and increase revenue.

California hospital gets Medicare recertification after 2-year struggle

After more than two years of a looming threat of closure, San Francisco-based Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center has been approved for Medicare recertification, according to San Francisco city news release.

Tougher FTC policies disrupt hospital M&A

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health scrapped its planned acquisition of two hospitals from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems after an appellate court granted the Federal Trade Commission an emergency injunction blocking the deal. 

Tougher FTC policies disrupt hospital M&A

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health scrapped its planned acquisition of two hospitals from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems after an appellate court granted the Federal Trade Commission an emergency injunction blocking the deal.