Warrensburg-based Western Missouri Medical Center has named Lacey Bredehoeft-Fiene vice president of financial services and CFO. Ms. Bredehoeft-Fiene begins her new role Jan. 30, succeeding Dean Ohmart, who is retiring, according to a Jan. 27 news release. Mr. Ohmart has…
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San Francisco-based Dignity Health is facing a class-action lawsuit over claims that it improperly stored remains of deceased patients at an off-site morgue and routinely failed to notify next of kin in a timely manner after patients died. The complaint,…
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The California Department of Public Health has delayed implementation of emergency staffing regulations for psychiatric hospitals, originally slated for Jan. 31, following pushback from the public and hospitals, according to a Jan. 26 letter summary. The department now expects to…
CMS recently awarded 400 new Medicare-funded residency positions to more than 130 teaching hospitals nationwide as part of a broader push to expand physician training capacity, particularly in rural communities and other high-need areas. The awards were made through Section…
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Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National, which operates two hospitals, does not have to fulfill the Justice Department’s request for patient records related to gender-affirming care, a federal judge ruled Jan. 21. The order, issued in the U.S. District Court for the…
Nonprofit hospitals in nonexpansion states with high exposure to ACA marketplace patients face increased financial pressure this year due to the expiration of the enhanced premium tax credits at the end of 2025, Fitch said in a Jan. 27 report. …
The Department of Health and Human Services issued a special advisory bulletin clarifying that pharmaceutical manufacturers may sell lower-cost prescription drugs directly to Medicare and Medicaid patients without violating the Anti-Kickback Statute, provided that specific safeguards are met. The guidance,…
Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health has signed a letter of intent with Goshen (Ind.) Health to explore a partnership. The partnership would make Goshen Health Parkview’s largest hospital outside of Fort Wayne and establish it as a regional hub for…