Americans already wait weeks — and in some communities, months — to see a physician. At the very moment our nation needs more doctors, federal policy may be making it more difficult for talented young people to become one. New federal…
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Forty states and Puerto Rico have signed agreements to join the Generous Model, a Medicaid drug payment initiative that ties prices for certain prescription drugs to what other developed nations pay, CMS announced Sept. 18. Four things to know: 1.…
Four revenue cycle leaders at the Becker’s 11th Annual Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Conference are shedding light on how denial rate – once a most trusted scorecard in revenue cycle – is a metric that no longer…
Several HCA Healthcare-affiliated hospitals in Texas filed a lawsuit Sept. 11 against Pennsylvania insurer Independence Blue Cross over alleged claim denials. The plaintiffs include Methodist Healthcare System of San Antonio, St. David’s HealthCare, HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress, The Woman’s…
In this episode, Greg Damron, Chief Financial Officer and Interim School of Medicine Executive Director of Finance at University of Missouri Health Care, joins the podcast to discuss rebuilding trust with patients and addressing the growing affordability crisis in healthcare.…
Leadership succession is ultimately about protecting an organization’s mission rather than any individual’s tenure, Rick Pollack, retiring president and CEO of the American Hospital Association, wrote in his final weekly column. Mr. Pollack, who announced his planned retirement in December…
As I prepare to retire as president and CEO of Lee Health, I’ve spent a great deal of time reflecting on what leadership means — and what responsibility a leader has when it is time to step away. I’ve come…
Student placements touch far more of a health system than education does. Human resources, infection control, clinical leadership, supervisors and unit teams each carry a piece of them, and when responsibility is split that many ways, no one holds the…
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- Ken Grubbs, DNP, MBA, RN, Chief Nursing Executive and Executive Vice President Accreditation and Certification Operations, The Joint Commission
- Robert Campbell, PharmD, BCSCP, Vice President Accreditation and Certification Program Development and Accreditation Management, The Joint Commission
- Brooke McIntosh Ball, PT, DPT, OCS, Senior Director of Business Development and Operations, Exxat
Visante, a St. Paul, Minn.-based specialty pharmacy services provider, named Eric Hayes CFO Sept. 14. Mr. Hayes succeeds Steve Conley, who retired from the position, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Hayes brings more than 20 years…
Sacramento-based California Hospital Association named Bryan Bucklew as its next president and CEO, effective Oct. 26. Mr. Bucklew has served as president and CEO of Hospital Council–Northern & Central California since 2018, according to a Sept. 18 CHA news release.…