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Sustaining world-class research amid margin pressures requires sharper focus and strategic recruitment, academic health system leaders told Becker’s. To balance the financial demands of maintaining research excellence with the immediate needs of community hospitals and patients, leaders said they are…
James Siegel has been senior vice president and CFO of Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health for around four-and-a-half years, but in that time, the health system has significantly invested in both ambulatory and inpatient assets. “VCU Health is known for the…
Moody’s upgraded the credit ratings of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health to “Aa2” from “Aa3” and Wake Forest Baptist’s rating to “Aa3” from “A1.” Together, the three comprise Charlotte-based Advocate Health, but their debts remain separately secured, Moody’s said…
As health systems and insurers across the country clash over payment rates and contract terms, personal relationships among executives on both sides can be the deciding factor in how those negotiations play out. In recent months, major network breaks have…
The No Surprises Act’s Independent Dispute Resolution process remains operational despite the government shutdown. CMS said Oct. 2 that all standard dispute timelines continue to apply but warned that a prolonged shutdown “may cause delays in the review and processing…
Southwest Healthcare Corona (Calif.) Regional Medical Center is set to close maternity services (labor and delivery) effective Jan. 30, according to a hospital statement shared with Becker’s. The final day of patient care will be Jan. 23. The hospital, which…
Oct. 15 — when active-duty military members could miss a paycheck — is seen by some lawmakers as the next real deadline for action in the federal government shutdown fight as Democratic and Republican leaders remain at odds over a…
Rockville Centre, N.Y.-based Catholic Health has shared plans, pending state approval, to integrate its Port Jefferson, N.Y.-based St. Charles Hospital under West Islip, N.Y.-based Good Samaritan University Hospital on July 1, a system spokesperson said in an Oct. 6 statement…
The federal government shutdown will stretch into a second week after Senate Democrats and Republicans failed to agree on competing funding bills Oct. 3, according to The Hill. The standoff is already disrupting federal operations — including at CMS —…
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health added 90 ambulatory care sites over the past two fiscal years, including 34 across nine states in 2025. “At this point we’re not focused on hospital acquisitions,” CommonSpirit CEO Wright Lassiter III said on an Oct. 1…