The city of Greenville, Ala., signed a letter of intent with Frey Medical Management to begin management operations and pursue the purchase of Regional Medical Center of Central Alabama. Frey Medical Management is a healthcare company that specializes in “revitaliz[ing]…
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For the first time in the 21st century, the U.S. recorded an isolated decrease in deceased kidney donations, according to a Jan. 14 report from the Kidney Transplant Collaborative. The report, “Losing Transplants for All the Wrong Reasons: A Statistical…
Penn Medicine is taking an uncommon step with its next major ambulatory project, bringing its electronic health record vendor into the building design process from the outset. The Philadelphia-based health system is working closely with Epic to reimagine workflows, technology…
AI scribes are now being used by nearly a third of Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth’s 6,000 providers, with plans to expand the tool to more physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants. The organization uses Abridge to generate clinical notes, and with…
Bryan Kleibscheidel has exited his role as vice president of finance for Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health, according to a Jan. 13 LinkedIn post. “After much consideration, I’ve officially concluded my time as Vice President of Finance at Summa Health,” Mr.…
Honolulu-based University of Hawaii Cancer Center paid a ransom to hackers to prevent them from releasing patient data. In August, the cancer center discovered a cybersecurity incident limited to servers supporting its research operations, according to a report to the…
A bipartisan group of senators working to revive the ACA enhanced tax credits that expired at the end of 2025 said they won’t have their proposal ready until the end of January, Politico reported Jan. 13. Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio,…
UnitedHealthcare has launched a six-month pilot program aimed at cutting Medicare Advantage payment processing times in half for independent rural hospitals in four states. The Rural Payment Acceleration Pilot will reduce average MA payment timelines from less than 30 days…
Charlotte, N.C.-based Novant Health has named Misty Brackett vice president of consolidated business office, according to a post on her LinkedIn page. Ms. Brackett joins Novant from Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System, where she most recently served as vice president…
Amanda Maggard, CEO of AdventHealth Celebration (Fla.), has been appointed chief people officer of the Multi-State Division at Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth. Ms. Maggard will step into her new role Feb. 2, according to a Jan. 14 LinkedIn post from…