CMS is identifying and streamlining the review process for higher-performing nursing homes. The changes come after a successful pilot program was completed across 22 states, according to a July 16 agency news release. “At CMS, we are continually looking for…
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Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health has received a $25 million commitment from John and Ann Tickle, the largest philanthropic gift in the system’s history. The donation was made through the Ballad Health Foundation, Ballad Health’s fundraising arm. It will support…
Seven American aid workers are quarantined in the new U.S. isolation facility in Kenya, the first known people to use the facility, Reuters reported. The U.S. government is building the 50-bed bio-isolation unit designed for asymptomatic Americans exposed to the…
John DiLeo has been named vice president of finance and site financial officer of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., according to a July 16 LinkedIn post. The hospital is part of West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health.…
The physician shortage is a systemic challenge with far-reaching implications for both patients and health system performance. Organizations that still manage physician capacity reactively absorb compounding costs: coverage scrambles, credentialing delays, lost procedural revenue and the slow erosion of physician…
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In this episode, Theodoros Teknos, MD, President & Scientific Director of University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center and the Jane and Lee Seidman Chair in Cancer Innovation, discusses the importance of recruiting top oncology talent, balancing research with clinical care, and…