As physicians are leaving clinical practice at younger ages than before, health systems are adjusting their retention strategies through new call schedules, redefining full-time positions and more specialty hospitalist models. Research published May 7 in The Permanente Journal found the…
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A rural Texas hospital organization has notified UnitedHealthcare of its intent to end all participation agreements over alleged unsustainable reimbursement rates. Six things to know: 1. Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals Clinically Integrated Network, representing primary care clinics…
Interoperability has been a goal of the healthcare industry for decades, but the conversation is only now beginning to shift. The question is no longer whether systems connect; it’s whether those connections can scale, and whether they’re actually improving the…
As states move through distribution of the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program established under HR 1, rural hospital leaders are skeptical the funds will successfully offset the financial pressures they face. The funds, which CMS awarded in December, will…
Johnson County Rehabilitation Hospital at Overland Park (Kan.) has expanded its inpatient rehabilitation capacity with an additional 10 beds. The hospital opened in 2022 and provides rehabilitative services to patients with stroke, brain injury, trauma, and complex neurological and orthopedic…
Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health has named Naomi Shreiner to a newly created vice president role overseeing the health system’s primary care service line. Ms. Shreiner will lead strategy, operations and performance for adult primary care, according to a June…
Michael Seim, MD, has retired after a 32-year career in healthcare. He most recently served as senior vice president and chief quality officer of York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health. Dr. Seim joined WellSpan in April 2020 from Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital…
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, the largest health system in the country, is seeking four CFOs across its organization. As of March 31, HCA operates 189 hospitals and about 2,600 ambulatory care sites in 19 states and the United Kingdom. Here…
Nationally, roughly 1% of U.S. physicians have opted out of Medicare entirely, according to 2025 data from KFF. While 1% appears to be a marginal number upon first glance, a closer look at where those exits are happening, and what…
Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine is launching a community health institute after receiving a $35 million gift from the foundation of Chicago philanthropists John and Kathy Schreiber. The John and Kathy Schreiber Community Health Institute will expand capacity by roughly 50% at…