The American Hospital Association is again pressing CMS to require drugmakers to provide negotiated Medicare drug prices upfront rather than through retrospective rebates. The group filed comments Aug. 17 on a CMS proposed rule that would codify requirements for the…
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Mary Kim, MD, was appointed chief clinical transformation officer of Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System. Dr. Kim joins MultiCare from Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare, where she held senior leadership roles including interim president and chief medical officer of the physician…
Higher pay, flexible work arrangements and a clearer path to the top would make Gen Z and millennial workers more likely to pursue leadership roles, according to Deloitte’s 2026 Gen Z and Millennial Survey. The findings are based on responses…
Dartmouth Health has begun discussions to sunset its Tele-ICU and Tele-ED telehealth services, affecting 13 hospitals in New Hampshire and Vermont, citing unsustainable costs without external funding support. Like other regional and national health systems, Dartmouth Health said it faces…
From an international fugitive pleading guilty to his role in a $1.2 billion scheme, to a Nevada physician indicted in an alleged $95 million scheme, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases that Becker’s has reported on since July 30: …
Frances Spreer Albert has been named executive vice president and CFO of Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center Health Network, according to an Aug. 17 news release. Ms. Spreer Albert succeeds interim CFO Michael Burke, who retired July 1. Prior to…
A Massachusetts public health department report found hospital discharge bottlenecks linked to a shortage of guardians for incapacitated patients, WBUR reported Aug. 18. Here is what to know. 1. Unrepresented individuals are typically people experiencing homelessness, have serious mental illnesses,…
R1 RCM struck a deal to acquire Humata Health, an AI-powered touchless prior authorization company. The deal marks a significant step in advancing R1’s strategy to comprehensively automate the revenue cycle through its Phare Operating System, the company said in…
Healthcare organizations have invested heavily in digital transformation, yet clinicians and patients still encounter fragmented experiences every day. The problem is rarely a lack of technology. More often, it is that individual technologies were selected to solve individual problems without sufficient consideration…
In this episode, Matthew Love, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nicklaus Children’s Health System, discusses the evolving pediatric healthcare landscape, including regionalizing care, expanding access closer to home, personalized medicine and genomics, and addressing pediatric workforce challenges. He also shares…