Ketul Patel is nearing his first anniversary as president and CEO of Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System, and he said his first year has focused on strengthening the system’s foundation through strategic planning, leadership alignment, governance improvements and operational discipline.…
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In this episode, Dr. Ryan J. Gates, Senior Vice President and Executive Dean, Western Governors University Leavitt School of Health, discusses using rural health funding to build sustainable local workforce pipelines, expand flexible education pathways, and address shortages in nursing,…
Seattle-based Fred Hutch has named Jessie Minton as vice president and chief digital and information officer, effective Dec. 7. Fred Hutch, which operates two cancer research centers and 10 clinics, announced the appointment in an Oct. 7 LinkedIn post. Fred…
Suicide became the 10th-leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2024, up from No. 11 in 2023, according to final mortality data from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. Suicide deaths fell 1% over the same period, from…
In early January, Tamar Goldblatt was named vice president of payer revenue strategy and contracting at St. Louis-based Ascension. Since then, Ms. Goldblatt has worked closely with system and ministry leaders to understand the distinct needs of each market and…
Liesel Buchner has been named chief administrative officer at Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento (Calif.), according to an Oct. 7 LinkedIn post. Prior to her new role, Ms. Buchner served as associate chief administrative officer and director of nursing and clinical…
CMS estimates that 77% of fiscal year 2025 Medicaid improper payments resulted from insufficient documentation rather than fraud or abuse, according to an Oct. 7 report from the Congressional Research Service. The report outlines how federal and state agencies oversee…
Annapolis, Md.-based Luminis Health has restored its systems after a cybersecurity incident that began Sept. 1, the health system said in an Oct. 8 update. Luminis Health’s hospitals, physician practices and other care locations continue to see patients. Teams are…
The planned sale of Banner Lassen Medical Center in Susanville, Calif., to an affiliate of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Quorum Health is moving forward. “Quorum Health is currently in the final stages of state reviews for its conversion to a nonprofit company,”…
Payers will soon have to strip so-called “ghost rates” from their price files and have a senior executive attest that the data is accurate and complete, a requirement hospitals already face, under a final rule CMS and the Labor and…