On Oct. 27, CMS will recall all employees who were furloughed at the start of the month when the federal government shut down. “In order to best serve the American people amid the Medicare and Marketplace open enrollment seasons, CMS…
Leadership & Management
OhioHealth Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kenton, Ohio, is transitioning its fiduciary board of directors to a board of advisors as part of a broader effort to align more closely with Columbus-based OhioHealth’s unified system approach. Six things to know: 1.…
Springhill Medical Center in Mobile, Ala., achieved a half-day reduction in average length of stay just two months after implementing predictive, AI-driven inpatient flow tools. In a recent webinar hosted by Becker’s Healthcare and LeanTaaS, Sharon Barnicle, RHIA, CRCR, executive…
Disparate scheduling policies, manual workflows and limited real-time visibility constrained operating room efficiency at Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health. But by leveraging AI-powered analytics, the 10-hospital system reclaimed 24,700 hours of surgical case time and cut abandoned block time by 30%,…
Becker’s asked C-suite executives from hospitals, health systems, academic medical centers and universities across the U.S. to share their outlook on the future of hospital consolidation. The 68 executives featured in this article are all speaking at the Becker’s Healthcare…
Tesa Anewishki had a significant task ahead of her when she became president and CEO of Loretto Hospital in 2022: guiding the Chicago-based safety-net facility in the wake of a COVID-19 vaccine scandal. She met the challenge with determination and…
The Citrus County Hospital Board, which owns the property of HCA Florida Citrus Hospital in Inverness, is preparing to dissolve, Citrus County Chronicle reported Oct. 17. Here are five things to know: 1. The decision follows the conclusion of a…
Percival Kane Jr. began serving as senior vice president and chief of operations at Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Hospital in September, and he brought more than 20 years of healthcare operations experience to his role. Prior to joining Children’s National,…
More than half of healthcare executives plan to leave their roles within the next three years, according to a report from LHH, an executive search firm. Here are six more things to know from two 2025 surveys: one from LHH,…
Rural hospitals across the U.S. continue to face mounting financial pressures, and Southwest Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Hope is no stranger to these struggles. The 48-bed acute care hospital, which was purchased for $200,000 by Hope-based Pafford Health Systems…