Mobile, Ala.-based USA Health named Josh Snow market CEO of its adult hospitals division, overseeing University Hospital and Providence Hospital. Mr. Snow is currently CEO of University Hospital, according to a Sept. 16 health system news release. In the expanded…
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In this episode, Sarah McGoldrick, Executive Director of Finance at Singing River Health System, joins the podcast to discuss evolving payer changes and their impact on the revenue cycle. She also shares insights on opportunities for growth and the introduction…
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Andrew Walker has been named inaugural executive vice president of finance for Birmingham, Ala.-based UAB Medicine, effective Oct. 26, according to a Sept. 16 LinkedIn post. In his new role, Mr. Walker will lead UAB Medicine’s financial strategy, system integration…
Almost every hospital in the United States has run a patient safety initiative in the past five years. Most have run several. High reliability training, safety huddles, event reporting refreshes, zero-harm campaigns, culture surveys, action learning collaboratives. If you are…
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