In this episode, Dr. Narayana Murali, Chief Medical Officer of Medicine Services and Professor at Geisinger College of Health Sciences, shares how Geisinger redesigned its approach to advanced care planning, increasing engagement from 5% to nearly 50% among high risk…
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Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy has named Tricia McGusty president of Mercy St. Louis communities, effective March 9. Ms. McGusty brings more than 25 years of healthcare experience, including 15 years in leadership roles at large hospitals, according to a March 9…
Ten hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker sites. 1. Boston Children’s Hospital seeks a senior financial access and revenue cycle specialist. …
Clearwater, FL and Morgantown, WV – WVU Health System, the clinical and academic health enterprise of West Virginia University and the largest health system and private employer in the state, has selected hellocare.ai for an enterprise-wide deployment of AI-assisted intelligent…
Amazon Pharmacy has added Eli Lilly’s Zepbound KwikPen in the 2.5-mg starter dose for $299 per month through its cash-pay model. Zepbound is a multidose injectable medication approved for chronic weight management and, more recently, moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea. With…
Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore Hospital has signed a letter of intent with the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Miss., to potentially take over its services amid ongoing financial challenges, Mississippi Today reported March 6. Greenwood Leflore sought state legislative…
Aaron Puchbauer was appointed president and CEO of Taylorville (Ill.) Memorial Hospital, according to a March 6 hospital news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Puchbauer will begin the role March 30, succeeding Kim Bourne, who retired in December after leading…
RevCycle, Inc. has named Tracy Dudek president, effective March 2. Ms. Dudek will oversee the revenue cycle management company’s operational strategy, client partnership initiatives and performance optimization efforts, according to a March 9 news release. She joins the company from…
The newly launched Health Care Affordability Lab within New Haven, Conn.-based Yale University’s Tobin Center for Economic Policy released a tool March 9 that allows users to explore hospital mergers, closures, ownership changes and market concentration across all 50 states.…
California’s proposed nurse-to-patient ratio regulations for psychiatric hospitals could cost more than $145.2 million statewide, including $107.7 million for salaries and benefits and $37.5 million for recruitment, training and onboarding costs, according to a March 6 letter from the California…