Casey Fleckenstein, BSN, RN, has been promoted to CEO of Monroe County Hospital in Forsyth, Ga. Ms. Fleckenstein most recently served as hospital administrator and chief nursing officer, according to a January news release from the hospital. She has more…
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Over the past week, health insurers have drawn the ire of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and seen their collective stock prices drop by nearly $100 billion following unfavorable Medicare Advantage news from CMS. All this while millions…
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John Lazarus, MSN, RN, has been named chief nursing officer of AdventHealth DeLand (Fla). His appointment is effective Feb. 8. Mr. Lazarus brings more than 30 years of experience in nursing and healthcare leadership, spanning emergency, inpatient and ambulatory settings.…
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Hospital finance leaders live with a simple, inescapable truth: you cannot manage what you cannot predict. Yet few organizations look closely at how insurer reimbursements move from payers into their bank accounts, even though this is one of the least…