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Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health plans to sell Fauquier Health, a 97-bed hospital in Warrenton, Va., to Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health, months after acquiring eight hospitals across six states. Lifepoint signed an asset purchase agreement to transition ownership of Fauquier…
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Jamie Wiggins, PhD, RN, was appointed executive vice president, COO and chief nursing executive at Phoenix Children’s. The combined role brings operational and nursing leadership together as the health system grows, according to an Aug. 24 news release. Phoenix Children’s…
Federal health officials are seeking public comment on whether to add new categories to the childhood vaccine schedule, according to a request for information HHS published Aug. 24 in the Federal Register. The public has until Sept. 20 to comment.…
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Evan Minor, BSN, NP, director of advanced practice providers at Cleveland Clinic, will join Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health as system executive director of advanced practice. Mr. Minor announced the move in an Aug. 19 LinkedIn post, and a MUSC Health…
In this episode, Dr. Ali Khan, Chief Medical Officer, Aetna Medicare, discusses new findings showing how value-based care improves clinical outcomes, preventive care and hospital utilization for Medicare members. He also shares how Aetna is supporting providers with risk-based arrangements,…