Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health — a collaboration between East Carolina University and Vidant Health — restored full in-network status with UnitedHealthcare plans under a new multi-year agreement, the insurer and health system said Aug. 7. The contract spans employer-sponsored commercial,…
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CMS projects its newly finalized Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded model will save Medicare $736 million over its first five performance years, according to the fiscal year 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule. The mandatory nationwide model, known…
Ten hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker sites. 1. Atlantic Health System, based in Morristown, N.J., seeks a vice president and…
This year, CMS has implemented eight changes to the HCAHPS survey and scoring. The changes are part of CMS’ HCAHPS 2.0 launch, which began in 2025. Last year, CMS began allowing patients to fill out the HCAHPS survey online; sunset…
It’s been just over a year since President Donald Trump signed HR 1 into law. Since then, hospital and health system CFOs have moved from reviewing its legislative text to living with its early effects. The legislation aims to reshape…
Ten of Anderson, S.C.-based AnMed’s facilities are still closed as the organization continues to grapple with a cybersecurity incident that began July 26. In an Aug. 7 notice published on its website, AnMed listed out the facilities that would be…
Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary, La., has eliminated 14 positions across the organization, including staff, leadership and physician roles, as part of an effort to strengthen its long-term financial stability. The hospital also discontinued one specialty service that no…
The lawsuit Epic filed against Health Gorilla in January is on track to join a newly centralized multidistrict litigation over the data-sharing company’s alleged misuse of patient records. Health Gorilla is a Coral Gables, Fla.-based company that connects healthcare organizations…
Patient Access Reaches an Inflection Point: From Assembling Tools to Designing Architecture
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Over the last few years, patient access has evolved from a resource challenge into a technology discipline. Healthcare organizations adopted voice AI to answer inbound calls, implemented self-scheduling to move booking online, and invested in engagement platforms to automate reminders…
Enola, Pa.-based PAM Health announced plans to open an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Raleigh, N.C., one of four such facilities the company has planned statewide. The PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Raleigh will be a 42-bed physical medicine and rehabilitation…