Successful partnerships between health systems and sports teams require clear organizational alignment and value propositions, marketing leaders said at Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting. But they do not always go as planned. An athlete might get arrested. The team might jack…
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For years, employers absorbed rising healthcare costs quietly: adjusting plan designs, shifting more expense to workers and hoping the next contract cycle would bring relief. That era may be ending. Unsustainable cost growth, federal transparency rules, direct contracting models and…
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Derek Miller will exit his role May 6 as senior vice president and CFO of Dothan, Ala.-based Southeast Health after 26 years in the position. Kathy Hill will succeed Mr. Miller as CFO under the succession plan. Mr. Miller will…
University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center, aka UR Medicine, has rebranded as University of Rochester Medicine. The URMC and UR Medicine brands and logos will be retired, though individual hospitals will keep their current names. “This transition reflects our commitment…
Novo Nordisk said April 23 it plans to seek expanded FDA approval for its Ozempic pill in the second half of 2026, which would make the drug the first oral GLP-1 approved for children and adolescents with Type 2 diabetes. …
Atropos Health, a healthcare data company, has launched a medical evidence platform to support clinical decision-making and large language model training. The platform currently hosts more than 33 million evidence-based findings and is expected to grow to more than 2…
Former UnitedHealth Group CFO John Rex topped the list of the highest earning payer CFOs — again. Several CFOs who were also on the list last year — including those from UnitedHealth Group, Centene and Elevance Health — saw pay…
Health systems across the U.S. continue to navigate mounting financial pressures, shifting reimbursement models and growing administrative complexity — placing revenue cycle leadership at the center of operational success. Each week, Becker’s is highlighting five revenue cycle leaders to know,…
Oak Bluffs, Mass.-based Martha’s Vineyard Hospital named Renee Clancy, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer, effective immediately. Ms. Clancy previously served as the hospital’s executive director of nursing and has worked at the hospital for six years. She succeeds Claire Seguine,…