Best Buy has exited healthcare at home, the company’s CEO said in a recent earnings call. In the Aug. 28 call, Best Buy CEO Corie Barry cited efficiencies that resulted from “moving on from initiatives that aren’t generating the financial…
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Hospitals across the country are navigating an industry-wide financial crisis with no clear end in sight. According to the American Hospital Association, since 2000, they have delivered nearly $745 billion in uncompensated care, driven by a growing uninsured population, higher…
Lawton, Okla.-based Comanche County Memorial Hospital has selected Meditech Expanse to replace multiple legacy systems with a single EHR platform. The move is intended to improve care coordination, clinician workflows and patient access to health information, according to a Sept.…
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health has launched a virtual acute care nursing program at Henry Ford Jackson (Mich.) Hospital, with plans to expand systemwide. The hybrid model adds virtual nurses to bedside teams via smart camera technology built into patient room…
Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Hospital is planning to expand its clinical team significantly through the end of the year, according to a local ABC 13 News report. CEO Greg Lowe said in an email last month that the hospital was “going…
CEOs’ highest compensation should coincide with the peak of their careers, not the end of their tenure, according to an executive pay trends survey from global management consulting firm Korn Ferry. Korn Ferry’s “Global Total Rewards Pulse Survey” includes responses…
Federal lawmakers have introduced a bill to extend Medicare telehealth flexibilities and CMS’ hospital-at-home waiver. The Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025 would prolong the telehealth program through Sept. 30, 2027, and CMS’ reimbursement of acute hospital care at home through…
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Lexington Health in West Columbia, S.C., has appointed Kirk Jenkins president and CEO. He will succeed Tod Augsburger, who will retire Jan. 1, according to an Aug. 29 health system news release. Mr. Jenkins has served as senior vice president…
Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health recorded an operating income of $824.4 million (4.4% operating margin) in the first half of 2025, up from $449.9 million (2.7%) during the same period last year, according to its Aug. 29 financial report. The system…