Managers who remain in their roles after corporate restructuring now oversee around three times as many employees compared to a decade ago, according to research and advisory firm Gartner, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 29. In 2017, the median…
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Fifty-two health systems are calling on Congress to enact a five-year extension of CMS’ hospital-at-home reimbursement waiver. The program, which allows CMS to pay for acute hospital care at home, expires Sept. 30 without congressional action. Bipartisan bills have been…
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing Sept. 3 to examine the potential benefits and challenges of AI in healthcare. Here are five takeaways from the hearing: The hearing — titled “Examining Opportunities to Advance American…
Rural, independent hospitals are teaming up to keep from shutting down, joining large health systems or reducing services, NPR reported Sept. 2. What to know: 1. Since 2010, about 153 rural hospitals have closed or stopped offering inpatient services, according…
Health system operating margins dipped below 1% in July as supply and drug expenses surged, according to Strata. The healthcare data analytics firm surveyed financial data for more than 1,600 hospitals to benchmark performance. Five things to know: 1. Hospital…
Roland Knox, CEO of Mount Graham Regional Medical Center in Safford, Ariz., will retire in the first week of October, Eastern Arizona Courier reported Aug. 29. He took an extended leave of absence in May due to a health issue,…
New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals will implement Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications in an effort to streamline finance, human resources and supply chain operations across its system. The move will consolidate key business processes to a single platform, increasing…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will expand access to catastrophic health plans beginning Nov. 1 through new hardship exemption guidance, the agency announced Sept. 4. The expanded eligibility may reduce uncompensated care burdens for hospitals and health…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it will increase enforcement against healthcare organizations that block access to electronic health information, citing the need to improve patient engagement and protect data rights. Here are six things to know:
Tucson, Ariz.-based Banner-University Medicine named Beth Draves, RN, chief nursing officer. Ms. Draves has been serving as interim chief nursing officer for the past year, according to a Sept. 2 system news release. She joined the academic medical center in…