Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has been one of the healthcare industry’s most active hospital sellers in recent years, continuing a divestiture strategy that has reshaped ownership in markets across the country. Since 2024, buyers of CHS hospitals have included…
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Columbus-based OhioHealth plans to end inpatient maternity unit services at OhioHealth Grady Memorial Hospital in Delaware, Ohio, effective July 31. Four things to know: 1. The health system said the decision followed a review of the inpatient maternity program by…
Things are likely to get worse before they get better for Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health. The 137-hospital system is in the middle of one of the most ambitious operational overhauls in its history, a 24-to-30-month transformation program called Project Impact. The…
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health operates one of the few academic integrated delivery and financing systems in the country — a structure that aligns care delivery, financing, and academic medicine advancement. To run smoothly, the multifarious model requires advanced skills of its…
As reimbursement pressure and 340B restrictions tighten across healthcare, more health systems are turning to in-house specialty pharmacies as a direct revenue play — and they’re building infrastructure to match. Health systems and hospitals have emerged as the fastest-growing direct…
Chris Sietstra was appointed CEO of Orange City (Iowa) Area Health System, effective July 6. Mr. Sietstra will succeed Marty Guthmiller, who plans to retire Aug. 1 after 32 years with the organization. Mr. Sietstra has served as OCAHS’s director…
Charta Health, an AI-powered chart review platform, has joined the Athenahealth marketplace. The San Francisco-based company’s platform integrates directly with Athenahealth’s EHR to automate pre-billing chart audits across every patient encounter. Charta said its technology increases revenue by an average…
The federal patient care ombudsman overseeing bankrupt Montgomery, Ala.-based Jackson Hospital filed a supplemental report June 8 that urged all parties, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama, the hospital’s lenders and the city of Montgomery to take action to…
DP Harris, PhD, Loma Linda University Health’s new senior vice president of enterprise IT and chief digital and information officer, says AI proficiency is no longer optional for IT professionals. Dr. Harris, who oversees more than 400 IT professionals and…
Plenful, the leading AI workflow automation platform for pharmacy teams, today announced the launch of Referral Agent – the first AI agent purpose-built for 340B referral capture. At a leading Mid-Atlantic academic medical center, Referral Agent expanded referral claim review…