Brigid Toyne-Barfoot, DNP, RN, has been named chief nursing officer of Quincy, Ill.-based Blessing Health System. As CNO, she will lead nearly 1,150 nurses across Blessing’s two hospitals and clinics in Illinois and Missouri. Dr. Toyne-Barfoot joins the system from…
The Latest
Patient payment journeys span multiple stages, from a payer’s first coverage decision to a patient’s final payment to providers. Along the way, multiple friction points can disrupt coordination, slow information flow and introduce errors. These delays and mistakes confuse patients,…
The Indiana House of Representatives has passed a bill that would require hospitals to inform patients about financial assistance programs before sending their bill to collections. The legislation would also require hospitals to proactively make information about financial assistance programs…
Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare has submitted a notice of intent to the Delaware Health Resources Board to build a $65.1 million health campus in Georgetown, Del. The 42,000-square-foot campus is part of the system’s plan to invest more than $865 million…
In this episode, Kyle Glass, Regional Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth, discusses how the academic community hospital partnership is growing oncology, neuroscience, and orthopedic services while improving patient access and navigation. He also shares…
In this episode, Scott Becker breaks down 9 key healthcare stories, including Cigna’s 2,000 job cuts, a sharp profit decline at CVS Health, hospital bankruptcies, and more.
Alabama’s proposal to use robotic ultrasounds to close care gaps is being praised by national leaders but facing pushback from local physicians, KFF Health News reported Feb. 12. Alabama is facing above national average rates for infant mortality on top…
Memorial Hospital of Carbon County in Rawlins, Wyo., has paused vaccination services for uninsured and underinsured patients. The change follows the departure of Patti Shue, a pediatric nurse practitioner who oversaw the hospital’s vaccination program, including management of state-supplied vaccines,…
Mayo Clinic, based in Rochester, Minn., and Siemens Healthineers are expanding their strategic collaboration to advance AI, imaging technologies and digital innovation in the care of patients with neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. The organizations signed an agreement to enhance patient…
AbbVie filed a lawsuit Feb. 11 challenging the federal government’s decision to include Botox in Medicare’s drug price negotiation program. In the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the drugmaker alleged CMS exceeded its…