Cigna is launching a modernization and productivity initiative, expected to bring in $3 billion in savings by 2030. During the company’s Sept. 30 investor day call, CFO Ann Dennison said the multiyear program focuses on automating workflows, ensuring a future-ready…
The Latest
St. Louis-based Ascension, which operates 91 wholly owned or consolidated hospitals across 36 states and Washington, D.C., has made a string of executive changes this year. Editor’s note: This webpage was created Sept. 23 and will be continually updated. The…
Most revenue cycle teams measure denials management the same way: overturn rate and dollars recovered. Those numbers matter, and a team that moves them is doing real work. But both are lagging indicators. They tell you what you won back—not…
Orlando (Fla.) Health has acquired Anniston, Ala.-based RMC Health System’s 375-bed hospital, outpatient facilities and specialty practices. The system joined Orlando Health’s Baptist Health system as Baptist Health Calhoun Hospital, according to an Oct. 1 news release shared with Becker’s. …
The Pennsylvania House has passed a bill that would require hospitals, clinicians and payers to disclose how they use AI and would keep humans responsible for final patient care decisions. The bill passed 144-59, with 41 Republicans joining all Democrats…
Epic is patching security flaws that could allow undetected access to patient records after testing its software with Anthropic’s Claude Mythos AI model, The New York Times reported. The EHR giant found that certain software configurations could let someone view…
Cleveland Clinic has named Rami Hazzi, MD, vice president and chief medical officer of Euclid (Ohio) Hospital, effective Oct. 12. The position is the hospital’s top leadership role. Dr. Hazzi has been with Cleveland Clinic for 13 years, most recently…
Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health acquired Goshen (Ind.) Health’s 105-bed acute care hospital and network of primary and specialty care physicians on Oct. 1. Parkview Health signed an affiliation agreement with the hospital, now Parkview Goshen Hospital, in early June. …
Benjie Loanzon retired from his role as system senior vice president of finance and corporate controller at Chicago-based CommonSpirit in August, according to his LinkedIn page. Mr. Loanzon had served in the role since 2019, the year CommonSpirit formed through…
Eric Smith has retired as senior vice president and chief digital officer of Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System after more than six years with the organization. Mr. Smith joined Memorial Hermann in April 2020. He oversaw the 17-hospital system’s digital,…