Here are five health systems that have made chief revenue cycle officer hires in 2024: 

The cyberattack on Change Healthcare in February significantly disrupted administrative healthcare processes around the country, including some hospitals' ability to track the effects of a new Medicare Advantage policy from CMS that rolled out earlier this year.

Washington, D.C.-based Howard University is moving plans forward for a new $650 million hospital that would be in front of its existing Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Of the 10 worst states for quality of life, six are in the South, according to a July 13 CNBC report. 

Ascension Saint Joseph-Joliet (Ill.) dedicated the new Jay & Lori Bergman Heart Hospital on July 9.

So far in 2024, hospitals are most frequently cited for issues with supervision of nursing care and patient rights, according to CMS data obtained by Becker's. 

Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health has shared plans to construct a $421 million hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Good Samaritan Hospital has appointed Brenda Winkler, MSN, RN, to the role of chief nursing officer. Ms. Winkler has worked with the Vincennes, Ind.-based hospital for 37 years. 

Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare has named Jamie Watson chief revenue cycle officer, according to a July 14 post on his LinkedIn page. 

Five viruses and infections are on the rise in 2024, according to the CDC.

Philadelphia-based Temple University Health System is using a new accounting software that enables an unprecedented level of specificity when it comes to how the organization tracks the costs of delivering care. 

A Maine law that increases charges for assaults on medical and nonmedical staff while providing emergency medical care  appears to have done very little, Portland Press Herald reported July 14.

Crescent Regional Hospital in Lancaster, Texas, is using 3D hologram technology in a bid to improve access to care for patients. 

For the week ending July 6, about 1.3% of emergency department visits in the U.S. involved a COVID-19 diagnosis at discharge — a nearly 24% increase from the previous week,  according to the latest updates on respiratory virus activity from the CDC.

Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health has received board approval for a plan to invest more than $110 million to expand Bartow (Fla.) Regional Medical Center.

Former President Donald Trump was transported 11 miles from a July 13 rally in Pennsylvania to Butler (Pa.) Memorial Hospital, part of Independence Health, for treatment after being shot in the right ear during a political rally in Butler, Pa., CBS reported. 

The No. 1 challenge for providing hospital-at-home care is logistical — rather than medical — in nature, a health system leader told Becker's.

Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health has restructured its finance department leadership team, effective immediately, after sharing that Ed Chabalowski, vice president of finance and CFO of Penn State Health's Berks and Lancaster counties region, is retiring Oct. 4.

Stacey Malakoff will retire as executive vice president and chief financial and administrative officer of Hospital for Special Surgery at the end of 2025 following a phased 18-month transition. 

CMS has fined Miami-based Jackson Memorial Hospital for alleged price transparency violations.