Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health has named Shanna Howard assistant vice president of revenue cycle compliance strategy, according to a post on her LinkedIn page. Ms. Howard was promoted to the role after serving as director of revenue cycle compliance strategy…
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The 42-day federal quarantine for 18 Americans held at Omaha-based University of Nebraska Medical Center’s National Quarantine Unit ended June 22, with no confirmed U.S. hantavirus cases linked to the MV Hondius outbreak, The New York Times reported. Here is…
ChristianaCare has expanded weapons screening to include employee entrances at Wilmington (Del.) Hospital following a June 16 shooting at the facility that left one person dead and another injured, Jenn Schwartz, the health system’s incoming president and CEO, said in…
Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health laid off employees the week of June 15 in an effort to “right-size” its team, citing a $60 million budget shortfall through late May. Baystate comprises nearly 13,000 employees. While the system did not reveal the…