Cassandra Davis, MS, was appointed COO of Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, N.Y., effective June 15, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. Ms. Davis, who joined ECMC in 2008, most recently served as senior vice president of…
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Burlington-based University of Vermont Health has eliminated 142 positions. Seventy-six are permanent position eliminations while 66 roles will be restructured with new job descriptions, the health system announced June 9. Most reductions fall outside of direct patient care, though the…
Oakland County Health Department officials confirmed a Legionnaires’ case linked to Woodward Hills Rehabilitation in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., ABC affiliate WXYZ reported June 9. A patient sample collected June 3 tested positive for Legionella. The facility collected water samples on…
The American Hospital Association is urging CMS to change its proposed long-term care hospital prospective payment system for fiscal year 2027. Nearly a quarter of long-term care hospitals closed since 2016 when the dual-rate payment system went into effect. “We…
The Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance is a voluntary membership organization which gathers performance measures from more than 2,000 participating emergency departments. The organization performs ad hoc surveys to provide ED and hospital managers with timely information on data trends. EDBA members collectively noted volume changes in the first quarter of 2026, so a survey of…
In this episode, Rhonda Randall, DO, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare, Commercial Business, Board member of the United Health Foundation, discusses findings from the America’s Health Rankings 2026 Senior Report, highlighting encouraging gains in preventive care and…
David Kelly, Chief of Ambulatory Operations and Vice President of Revenue Cycle at Mary Rutan Health
In this episode, David Kelly, Chief of Ambulatory Operations and Vice President of Revenue Cycle at Mary Rutan Health, joins the podcast to discuss financial assistance programs that help patients access the care they need. He also shares insights on…
Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota, Fairview Health Services and University of Minnesota Physicians have finalized agreements to cement a new 10-year partnership set to take effect Jan. 1, 2027. The agreements operationalize a mediated deal reached in January and would preserve…
The American Medical Association’s House of Delegates voted to formally oppose use of the term “provider” when referring to physicians, adopting the new policy at its Annual Meeting in Chicago this week. The vote builds on existing AMA policy that…
Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care piloted an in-house AI agent that generates hospital discharge summaries, finding it reduced physician burnout. Researchers at Stanford (Calif.) Medicine built the tool, calling it MedAgentBrief, and deployed it at Sequoia Hospital in Redwood…