Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare is emerging from a systemwide Epic integration that went live in October 2024, and is starting to see measurable gains across revenue cycle performance and overall efficiency. “[Epic] has been transformational for us,” John…

Six hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle executive directors. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker sites. 1. City of Hope, Duarte, Calif., seeks an executive director of revenue integrity. …

Irving, Texas-based Christus Health recorded an operating income of $70.2 million (2.8% operating margin) in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, up from an operating income of $49 million (2.1% margin) during the same period last year, according to its…

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has completed the sale of select ambulatory outreach laboratory assets to Labcorp for $194 million in cash. The deal includes certain assets of CHS-affiliated hospitals’ lab services in 13 states, such as patient service centers…

Jeremy Delinsky, CEO of the AI-powered RCM platform Smarter Technologies, announced in a Dec. 2 LinkedIn post that he is stepping down and president Michael Gao, MD, will succeed him as chief executive.  Smarter Technologies was formed in May through…

The American Medical Association is facing heightened scrutiny from Republican lawmakers about its role in shaping physician payment, The Washington Post reported Dec. 2. Five things to know: 1. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., sent a letter to the AMA Dec.…

This partnership with ENFRA delivers immediate capital improvements, long-term operational savings, and significant sustainability benefits across Memorial Hospital of South Bend and Elkhart General Hospital. ENFRA has entered into a long-term 30-year Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) partnership with Beacon Health System, marking…

Vibra Specialty Hospital of Portland (Ore.) will close on or around Feb. 1 and lay off 310 employees due to financial challenges that have made it “unsustainable to continue operations,” according to a Dec. 1 Oregon WARN notice.  Some of…

Marshall, Mo.-based Fitzgibbon Hospital plans to close two primary care clinics, an inpatient behavioral health unit and Fitzgibbon Home Health and Hospice services, effective Dec. 31, in an effort to save more than $2 million annually. The cost-cutting measures, which…

Here are five health systems that drove operating margins back into the black for the quarter ended Sept. 30:  1. Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network recorded an operating income of $7 million (0.5% operating margin) in the third quarter of 2025,…