CMS on April 11 released its fiscal year 2026 proposed rule for the Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System. Nine things to know: 1. CMS proposes a 2.4% increase in inpatient hospital payment rates for…
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Concord, Mass.-based Emerson Health has named Peter DiDio senior vice president and CFO. Prior to his new role, Mr. DiDio served as vice president, controller and chief accounting officer at Blue Cross of Idaho. He also held senior leadership positions…
Members of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa at the Mayo Clinic Hospital Methodist Campus in Rochester, Minn., have voted to cancel a voluntary supplemental “no strike” agreement in future labor contract negotiations for approximately 600 workers. On April 10, 87%…
Confirmed measles cases in the U.S. have risen to 712, more than doubling last year’s total, according to an April 11 CDC report. Health officials across several states, including Indiana, Ohio and Michigan, are investigating new clusters of cases as…
One health system cut approximately 1,200 bed days and saved $1.92 million in 2024. Another system reduced length of stay by 30 to 60 days per patient for around 800 patients a year. A third system has saved 14,731 bed…
A recent safari in Tanzania is informing how Stephanie Clements, BSN, RN, is approaching her transition to chief nurse executive of Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy on April 28. Ms. Clements currently serves as community chief nursing officer for Mercy’s Oklahoma hospitals…
The Medical University of South Carolina received board approval April 11 to build a new cancer hospital and ambulatory surgery center in Charleston. The cancer hospital will centralize the system’s inpatient and outpatient oncology services, including chemotherapy and infusions, radiation…
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health said that unusual activity affecting its IT systems on March 8 was the result of a data breach. An investigation into the incident revealed that an unauthorized third party gained access to the health system’s…
Healthcare organizations’ accounting departments are under pressures to cut costs, reduce errors and optimize cash flow. However, manual accounting processes are holding them back. These processes stand in the way of more efficient workflows, while raising the risk of non-compliance…
When WellSpan Health launched an effort to improve team member safety two years ago, the York, Pa.-based system thoughtfully considered how to start. Ultimately, the nine-hospital organization, which employs more than 23,000 people, set a first-year goal: to reduce workplace…