Hospitals are seeing claims denials increase as insurers incorporate AI into the review process to quickly accept or reject claims. Hospitals are feeling the pinch as a result.
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Dartmouth Health improved operating margin to 4.1% in FYQ1
Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health reported an operating income of $40.7 million (4.1% margin) in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, ended Sept. 30, 2024, up from a $8.2 million loss (-1% margin) in the first quarter of fiscal 2024.
Nuvance Health back in the black with 1.5% margin in FYQ4
Danbury, Conn.-based Nuvance Health reported a $11.4 million operating income (1.5% margin) for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2024, an improvement from a $13.2 million operating loss (-2% margin) for the same period in 2023, according to its m…
US News' 118 maternity care access hospitals
On Dec. 10, U.S. News & World Report released its annual Best Hospitals for Maternity Care ratings, which also recognize hospitals providing services to underserved communities.
Ballad's Center for Clinical Transformation drives systemwide improvements across 20 hospitals
Nearly seven years ago, when Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health was formed through the merger of Mountain States Health Alliance and Wellmont Health System, Amit Vashist, MD, a dual-boarded internist and psychiatrist, found himself contemplating a…
HHS imaging rule draws pushback from Epic, health systems
Epic and some big health systems are pushing back against an HHS proposal to require health IT vendors to create hyperlinks to access medical images electronically.
20 drugs now in shortage
Here are 20 new drug shortages to know, according to databases compiled by the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
Legacy Health improves operating margin to -0.4% in FYQ1: 5 things to know
Portland-based Legacy Health reported an operating loss of $3 million (-0.4% margin) in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, ended Sept. 30, 2024, up from an $11.9 million operating loss (-1.8% margin) during the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2023, accord…
OHSU names new interim CEO
Ann Madden Rice has been appointed the new interim CEO of Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University.
St. Jude taps chief administrative officer from Dana-Farber
Maria Megdal has been appointed executive vice president and chief administrative officer of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
