Wendy Fielding, named CFO of Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health Jan. 10, is looking to innovative care delivery models and strategic facility partnerships to help address the industrywide challenges facing rural healthcare. “It’s been important for us to make sure that…
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For organizations such as Columbia, Mo.-based MU Health Care — an academic health system that sees large patient volumes across a broad regional footprint — high demand for care can be a catalyst for innovation. “The challenge for us is…
Healthcare organizations are increasingly turning to automation and AI to address rising administrative workloads—particularly in high-volume, repetitive clinical processes. One particular use case that is becoming increasingly popular is medication refills. As health systems experiment with automation, the central question…
Dane Street is now certified as a federal independent dispute resolution entity, CMS said in a Jan. 26 email. The No Surprises Act intends to prevent surprise billing through its IDR process, which is designed to settle payment disputes between payers and…
In this episode, James Newman, Vice President of Patient Logistics at Virtua Health System, joins the podcast to discuss how care delivery is evolving beyond the hospital walls. He explores care-at-home models, including post-discharge management and mobile integrated health, and…
In this episode, Jack Hooper, CEO and Co-founder of Take Command, explains how individual coverage HRAs are reshaping employer sponsored benefits and why adoption is accelerating. He discusses cost control, employee choice, and what early success stories signal for the…
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is pressing the Texas HHS Office of the Inspector General and HHS Commission to investigate the state’s Medicaid program for fraud, according to a Jan. 16 letter. The push comes weeks after the federal HHS froze…
Anita Chou has been promoted to finance officer of the Southern California Network for Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health, according to a Jan. 24 LinkedIn post. Prior to her new role, Ms. Chou served as service area finance officer for Adventist…
The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum are aligning their serious safety event reporting frameworks in an effort to reduce redundancy and ease the administrative burden on healthcare providers. Effective Jan. 1, 2027, The Joint Commission will adopt the…
Jim Bradley has been appointed CEO of Sutter Amador Hospital in Jackson, Calif., he wrote in a Jan. 22 LinkedIn post. Mr. Bradley most recently served as COO of Sierra Medical Center in Reno, Nev., part of Reno-based Northern Nevada…