Zelis has acquired revenue cycle analytics firm Rivet. The acquisition builds on a partnership that began in July and bolsters Zelis’ efforts to reduce administrative burden and improve financial operations for payers and providers, according to a Jan. 12 news…
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Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, N.Y., has received $109.6 million in state funding to support its stabilization efforts. Here are four things to know: 1. The funding includes $82.1 million through the New York State Department of Health’s…
Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Health Care entered into an asset purchase agreement Jan. 16 with Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Alliance to acquire its Franciscan Health Olympia Fields (Ill.), making it the system’s ninth hospital in Illinois. Under the proposed transaction, Franciscan Health…
Continued physician and practice consolidation, the advancement of AI and reimbursement from the physician fee schedule are among the top trends that orthopedic leaders expect to dominate the conversation this year. These six orthopedic surgeons and executives recently connected with…
Health systems will continue to “look beyond traditional inpatient services for new growth opportunities,” in 2026, according to a Jan. 15 report from Kaufman Hall. Kaufman Hall said that health systems are increasingly pursuing non-acute and capability-based partnerships. The firm…
St. Louis-based Ascension has named Sarah Cole vice president of national net revenue management, according to a post on her LinkedIn page. Ms. Cole previously served as the system’s associate vice president of revenue management. She takes over the role…
UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Rx is monitoring three notable drug candidates that might be approved in the next few months, according to its winter 2026 report published Jan. 2. Two of the medications Optum Rx is tracking are also on GoodRx’s…
Kettering (Ohio) Health and Athens-based Ohio University have formed a long-term academic, research and clinical partnership aimed at strengthening the physician workforce and improving health outcomes for communities across the state. Four notes: 1. The expanded relationship builds on a…
As health system margins remain tight and executive teams scrutinize every investment, marketing is under increasing pressure to prove its financial value. At UChicago Medicine, that scrutiny has reshaped how marketing operates, borrowing concepts more commonly associated with finance, analytics…
A new year means new, and old, trends and developments in healthcare for health systems to address. Becker’s asked five health system strategic leaders what their big focus will be for their systems in 2026. If you are a COO or…