West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health cut its maternal sepsis mortality rate from 3.2% to 0% after embedding pregnancy-specific detection criteria into its Epic EHR. “That’s four moms who were able to go home with their babies who would not…
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UCLA Health has promoted Jeanne Markland to CIO of UCLA Health. A spokesperson for UCLA Health confirmed to Becker’s that Ms. Markland stepped into the role June 21. She takes over for Ellen Pollack, MSN, RN, who retired as CIO…
The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning board of trustees voted June 18 for Jackson-based University of Mississippi Medical Center to take over Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore Hospital, SuperTalk Mississippi Media reported June 19. A spokesperson for Greenwood Leflore Hospital confirmed with…
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Jackson, Wyo.-based St. John’s Health plans to outsource mid-revenue cycle roles to Sage Clinical RCM, Jackson Hole News & Guide reported June 21. As part of the transition, 19 St. John’s revenue cycle workers are being asked to be rebadged…
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Josh Neff, president of CommonSpirit Health’s Mercy Hospital in Durango, Colo., will join Kalispell, Mont.-based Logan Health as president of Logan Health Flathead Valley, effective July 13. Mr. Neff will oversee Logan Health Medical Center, the system’s flagship hospital, and…
CMS has made severe hyperglycemia and severe hypoglycemia reportable hospital-harm measures. The reporting requirement is here, and the payment consequence arrives in the 2028 determination. A meaningful share of these events originate in the perioperative pathway, where the surgical stress…
Rick Cicero, vice president of strategy and partnerships at Cleveland-based University Hospitals, has retired after more than 40 years in healthcare, according to a June 19 LinkedIn post. Mr. Cicero served in his role at University Hospitals for four and…
Healthcare affordability among U.S. adults fell to its lowest level since 2021, according to a June 18 article from Gallup. The findings are based on surveys of 5,660 U.S. adults conducted by the West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare between Oct.…