Jason Whinham has exited his role as assistant vice president of capital planning and analytics at Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, according to a Sept. 10 LinkedIn post. He now serves as first vice president and head of capital for Nashville-based…
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The American Heart Association’s PREVENT cardiovascular risk equations is now integrated into Epic’s EHR platform. The integration brings the cardiovascular risk assessment tool into clinicians’ existing workflows, where it can be used to estimate patients’ risk for heart attack, stroke…
As insurers and provider-sponsored health plans reassess their exposure to Medicare Advantage, Detroit-based Henry Ford Health is moving in the opposite direction. Medicare Advantage enrollment at Health Alliance Plan by Henry Ford Health surged 45.8% year over year to 132,566…
America is getting older, but healthcare has not caught up. By 2030, all baby boomers will be older than 65. By 2040, the population age 85 and older is projected to more than double, from 6.7 million in 2020 to…
West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health recorded an operating income of $385.8 million (6.4% operating margin) in the first half of 2026, up from an operating income of $334.3 million (6.3% margin) during the same period last year, according to its…
The Leapfrog Group appealed a Florida judge’s March ruling Sept. 10, seeking to reverse an order that forced the patient safety watchdog to pull grades for five hospitals that declined to complete its surveys. The hospitals are part of Palm…
Greensboro, N.C.-based Moses Cone Hospital named Tammy Caviness, DNP, chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services. She will oversee nursing and patient care operations at the hospital. Dr. Caviness has more than 25 years of healthcare experience…
The Trump administration says it will mail $500 checks to nearly one million Americans in 30 states to refund what it called “overcharges” from ACA exchange fees collected under the Biden administration. On Sept. 10, the White House said insurers…
Janice Walker, DHA, BSN, RN, joined Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health as senior vice president and chief nursing officer in January, a newly created role built to help unify nursing practice and professional development across all of UF Health. Dr. Walker…
San Francisco-based Dignity Health and Dignity Community Care filed a lawsuit against Gold Coast Health Plan Aug. 24, alleging more than $30 million in unpaid bills. The Dignity entities, under Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, include St. John’s hospitals in Ventura County,…