Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center Health Network has unified eight of its hospitals under a single hospital license, an administrative change the system says will improve care coordination and streamline operations across the Hudson Valley. The unification consolidates HealthAlliance Hospital…
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In this episode, Laura Dyrda, Vice President, Editor-in-Chief, Becker’s Healthcare, discusses the resurgence of hospital mergers and acquisitions, how health systems are refining AI and technology investments, and why revenue cycle is becoming a strategic priority across healthcare organizations.
In this episode, Russell Baxley, MHA – President and CEO, Beaufort Memorial, reflects on leading a hospital evacuation during Hurricane Matthew, the lessons that shaped his approach to leadership, and the importance of humility and innovation in healthcare. He also…
Every healthcare organization has habits it has never questioned, whether that’s measuring success by volume instead of outcomes, assuming ambulatory care and health systems can’t coexist, or clinging to “this is how we’ve always done it.” The leaders willing to…
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The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has referred allegations against two Rio Grande Valley hospitals to the state attorney general’s office over suspected “birth tourism” marketing, escalating a probe that began after Gov. Greg Abbott on July 7 ordered…