New Orleans-based Ochsner Children’s has launched an advisory council made entirely up of pediatric patients. Ochsner Children’s Kids’ Council members are ages 5 to 18 and represent a wide range of medical experiences, according to a Sept. 3 news release…
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Lexington, Ky.-based Appalachian Regional Healthcare has named Paige Franklin vice president of external affairs. Ms. Franklin joins the 14-hospital system after serving as vice president of growth at Nest Health, a startup that provides in-home integrated care to Medicaid families,…
In this episode, Stacey Benson, Director, Revenue Cycle Operations, Houston Methodist Physician Organization, discusses using AI, analytics and workflow technology to improve revenue cycle efficiency, address payer downcoding and denials, and support team performance. She also shares how Houston Methodist…
Ambulatory care has long been valued as a lower-cost, more convenient place to deliver services. What’s changing is the ambition attached to it: leaders are no longer asking only whether outpatient settings save money, but whether they can drive growth.…
Matthew Edwards, MD, has been appointed area president and CEO of Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, effective Sept. 14. Dr. Edwards also will serve as executive vice president for clinical health affairs at Wake Forest University, according to…
A patient has filed a bill of discovery against Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare Corporation, seeking a court order forcing the health system to identify an employee who allegedly accessed her medical records without authorization, access she claims is tied to confidential…
Pittsburgh-based UPMC and Pitt Athletics have announced an expanded multiyear partnership that puts a UPMC patch on Pitt Football jerseys for the first time. The patch marks the first agreement of its kind for the University of Pittsburgh program and…
Cleveland Clinic’s 11th annual MENtion It survey finds that 74% of men rarely or never trust health information shared by online influencers, yet 39% have tried a diet or wellness trend after seeing it on social media. The health system…
Charleston, S.C.-based Roper St. Francis Healthcare has relaunched its website, RSFH.com, with AI-powered search, expanded MyChart integration and a redesigned site architecture aimed at simplifying patient access to care. The AI-powered search tool interprets the intent behind a user’s query…
Jeremy Stephens was appointed chief people officer of Pinehurst, N.C.-based FirstHealth of the Carolinas, joining the system in July. He most recently served as executive vice president and CHRO at Tidelands Health in Murrells Inlet, S.C., where he oversaw compensation,…