Justin Morley was appointed president of Ascension Seton Cedar Park (Texas) Hospital, according to a post on his LinkedIn page. Mr. Morley started in the role in September and previously spent eight years with St. Louis-based SSM Health, most recently…
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Austin, Texas-based Oracle has expanded Oracle Life Sciences Data Intelligence, combining real-world data, domain-trained AI and advanced analytics in a single platform for pharmaceutical research teams, the company said Sept. 23. The platform, formerly known as Oracle Life Sciences AI…
Oracle Health unveiled five AI capabilities for its revenue cycle management portfolio Sept. 23. The tools are designed to flag denials, authorization problems and charge errors early in the patient and payment journey, before they delay reimbursement. The company announced…
Only 13% of hospital-onset sepsis cases met current U.S. criteria for reportable healthcare-associated infections, but an expanded surveillance system could catch many of these potentially preventable events, a recent study found. The study, published Sept. 17 in JAMA Network Open,…
Mount Pleasant-based Central Michigan University broke ground on its $180 million medical education building in Saginaw, WNEM reported Sept. 22. The MyMichigan Health CMU Medical Education Building will be the new home of all medical students at the university. It…
A total of 532 U.S. hospitals have a catheter-associated urinary tract infection rate of zero, based on the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS. The Healthcare Associated Infections-Hospital database uses measures — developed by the CDC and collected through the National…
Preventive medicine is the specialty with the highest lifestyle balance, while neurosurgery is the lowest, according to a Marit Health report. Marit analyzed more than 24,400 anonymous salary and schedule surveys from full-time physicians to create the Lifestyle Balance Index.…
New York City-based Tennr, a patient orchestration platform that has raised $162 million in venture funding, hired John Capaldi as chief revenue officer and added two enterprise sales executives to scale its go-to-market organization. Mr. Capaldi brings more than 25…
In this episode, Tenisha Grimmer, MBA, CPA, PHR, Chief Financial Officer at Access Community Health Centers, joins the podcast to discuss removing barriers to care and building a positive workplace culture through intentional communication. She also shares insights on navigating…
In this episode, Miguel “Mike” Vigo IV, MBA, Chief Revenue Cycle Officer, UC San Diego Health, discusses reducing controllable loss, strengthening revenue cycle fundamentals, addressing revenue leakage, and preparing for AI and automation. He also shares how UC San Diego…