A federal judge has dismissed Ballad Health’s lawsuit accusing UnitedHealth Group of denying and underpaying Medicare Advantage claims, ruling the dispute must go to arbitration. Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad sued UnitedHealth in October, alleging the insurer spent years denying valid…
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Joshua Kugler, MD, has been appointed interim president of Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside, N.Y. Dr. Kugler, a longtime physician leader at Mount Sinai South Nassau, previously served as chief medical officer and clinical chair of the department of…
Kearney (Neb.) Regional Medical Center selected Danny Van Ranken as CEO. Mr. Van Ranken joined Kearney Regional Medical Center in 2014 as its first respiratory therapy manager, according to a Sept. 2 hospital news release shared with Becker’s. He became…
Molecular residual disease (MRD) testing is moving into the next phase of precision oncology, extending molecular insight past diagnosis and treatment selection into post-treatment monitoring, surveillance and survivorship. For health systems, the question is not whether to add another test.…
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- Rick Baehner, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Precision Oncology Abbott Cancer Diagnostics, Clinical Professor of Pathology,, University of California, San Francisco
Jamie D. Bailey, MBA, CPA, CFE, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, UTMB Health, discusses UTMB’s growth strategy, its expanding focus on AI and opportunities to improve efficiency across healthcare operations. He also shares his approach to empowering teams,…
Ten health systems are making targeted workforce reductions affecting IT and coding roles as organizations look to streamline operations and manage costs. Here are the health systems and hospitals making these cuts in 2026, as reported by Becker’s: September: Palo…
Health systems have spent the past two years asking whether their AI tools work. A more challenging question is now coming into focus: whether the measures they are using to answer that question are still valuable. Cheristi Cognetta-Rieke, DNP, RN,…
Jeremy Alexander has been named permanent president and CEO of West Burlington, Iowa-based Great River Health. Mr. Alexander succeeds Michael McCoy, MD, who resigned July 23 for personal reasons. Mr. Alexander had been serving in the role on an interim basis…
Milwaukee-based Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital has delayed surgeries after finding unsterilized surgical equipment, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Sept. 11. “Nothing is more important to us than the well-being and safety of our patients. We remain committed to the…
Numerous members of the community board for Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, Conn., have resigned, CT Mirror reported Sept. 10. The hospital is part of Hartford-based Trinity Health of New England. The community board “serves in an advisory capacity” and…