Healthcare has had the lowest COO turnover in 2026 out of all industries tracked in the 2026 “Mid-year Volatility Report” from executive search firm Crist Kolder Associates. The executive recruiting firm tracks the backgrounds and turnover of C-suite executives across…
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Patient flow is not fundamentally an information problem. It is a coordination problem. Health systems have more operational data, alerts, messages and real-time visibility than ever before, but all of that information still has to be interpreted, prioritized and acted…
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Among 31 cancer centers, 100% said they were experiencing a shortage of at least one anti-cancer drug, according to data published Sept. 10 by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. The data summarizes August survey responses from pharmacy directors and other…
The former president of CVS Pharmacy, Helena Buonanno Foulkes, defeated incumbent Daniel McKee in Rhode Island’s Democratic primary for governor Sept. 9. According to voting data from the Associated Press, 62.4% of counted votes went to Ms. Buonanno Foulkes, whereas…
Conifer Health Solutions, the revenue cycle management arm of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, will lay off more than 1,000 employees effective Nov. 2 as its contract with Chicago-based CommonSpirit ends. Tenet Healthcare announced in February that it would regain full control…
Revenue cycle and reimbursement company Knowtion Health appointed John Holyoak as chief solution officer, Mikky Franklin as chief delivery officer and Sarah Sweeney as senior vice president of marketing and communications. Mr. Holyoak brings 25 years of healthcare product and…
COVID-19 infections are growing in 47 states, but Texas is the only state to see “very high” viral activity in the wastewater, the CDC reported. Here is what to know. 1. As of Sept. 4, respiratory illness activity in the…
Amid mounting reimbursement complexity, rising denial rates and staffing challenges, organizations ranging from independent rural hospitals to large, multi-hospital systems are striking partnerships with revenue cycle management firms. Here are eight hospitals and health systems that have outsourced revenue cycle…
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health and Santa Clara (Calif.) University are collaborating on a learning health system model designed to expose medical students to clinical care, education and research within an integrated healthcare network. The model will be incorporated into the…