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Krista Curell, RN, was appointed president of the University of Chicago Medical Center, effective late 2025. Ms. Curell will continue serving in her prior roles as president of UChicago Medicine Crown Point (Ind.) and executive vice president and system COO…

Recently, payers and providers have been engaging in a slew of transparency campaigns, with some aiming to “expose” pricing and denial concerns. For example, Hospital Watch has come to the forefront, shifting blame to hospitals. “Hospital Watch is a watchdog…

Nurses at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, Pa., have ratified a three-year labor contract, according to a Feb. 18 news release from the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals, which represents the workers. The agreement covers 630…

Providence, R.I.-based Care New England has partnered with Rhode Island College in Providence to create a pipeline of digitally educated, EHR-trained nurses and healthcare administrators, Tomas Gregorio, CIO of the health system, told Becker’s. The partnership, announced Feb. 5, aims…

Several women have recently stepped into new executive roles at hospitals and health systems — including through promotions, new appointments or planned retirements. While women hold most entry-level positions in healthcare, they made up just 35% of C-suite leaders in…

Two Connecticut cities filed federal lawsuits against Cigna, CVS Health and UnitedHealth Group — targeting their pharmacy benefit managers — over an alleged “insulin pricing scheme,” according to January filings in the U.S. District Court for the state. Along with…

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage has named four new leaders. The appointments come less than a year after the hospital named five new C-suite leaders, including a new CEO. Melissa Butler was named COO, according to…

Optum has launched Value Connect, an AI-powered platform designed to help payers and providers operationalize value-based care models by combining clinical, operational and financial data into a single system. The platform uses AI across quality measures, utilization patterns and risk…

Illinois has erased more than $1.1 billion in medical debt for more than 500,000 residents.  Working in partnership with Unpaid Medical Debt, the state has committed about $10 million to eliminate the more than $1 billion in debt, according to…

As patients increasingly use AI search and chatbots to find health information, health system marketers told Becker’s they’re focusing on cultivating credibility and connectivity over chasing clicks. Sixteen percent of Americans now turn to chatbots such as ChatGPT and Gemini…