Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has given conditional approval for venture capital firm General Catalyst to acquire Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health. In November, Summa reached a $485 million definitive agreement to join General Catalyst subsidiary Health Assurance Transformation Corp. Under…
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The University of Maryland Medical System in Baltimore has sued Maryland Physicians Care — a Medicaid managed care organization — seeking to recover more than $15 million for services allegedly provided to over 15,000 patients. UMMS alleges that MPC improperly…
Robert Mach was appointed CEO of Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital in Manistique, Mich., effective Aug. 15. Mr. Mach brings a wealth of experience to the role, most recently serving as CEO of Arbor Health in Morton, Wash., according to a hospital…
Fountain Valley Calif.-based MemorialCare laid off 58 employees on June 16 at its Long Beach (Calif.) Medical Center and Long Beach-based Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital, according to a WARN notice. “Earlier this week, the hospitals implemented changes resulting in…
Building on conversations both on and off-stage at healthcare technology conferences these past few months, I’m energized and encouraged by the evolving role technology plays across so many aspects of health care. Conversations with colleagues and peers have revolved around…
As the second half of 2025 approaches, hospitals and health systems are taking stock of their annual quality improvement initiatives and pushing forward. Three healthcare leaders shared with Becker’s the quality metrics they are tracking most closely, including efficient discharges…
An AI tool in Epic is helping detect lung cancer early — and could expand to more use cases. Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital Health Network continues to see results from the technology since launching it in August. The AI Extracted Findings…
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Nabla, a leading provider of clinical AI assistants, has raised an additional $70 million in Series C funding, which brings total funding to $120 million, according to a company news release. The company said its AI assistant is currently used…
The rolling back of a nursing home staffing level mandate could lead to 13,000 preventable deaths, according to a June 3 letter written by public health economists and researchers. Addressing ranking members of the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate…