John Quinlivan, CEO of financially challenged Montgomery, Ala.-based Jackson Hospital, has warned of imminent closure unless BCBS Alabama agrees to raise reimbursement rates to match Baptist Medical Center South, located three miles away. “We filed a brief in our bankruptcy…
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Kevin Goss has been named chief administrative officer of Mount Vernon, Ill.-based Deaconess Illinois Crossroads, according to a June 4 LinkedIn post. Deaconess Illinois Crossroads is part of Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health System. It is a 47-bed acute care hospital…
In Minnesota’s review of 5,583 “high-risk” Medicaid providers, 2,061 were revalidated, but 3,411 were notified of their disenrollment. A state report confirmed Minnesota completed its revalidation by May 31. The review removed 111 providers who were no longer offering high-risk…
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has rolled out an AI-powered virtual assistant, Aubrey. The assistant is designed to guide patients through the surgical process, according to a June 4 news release. Once a procedure is scheduled, eligible patients can receive text…
More than three years after federal agents exposed a scheme that sold thousands of fake nursing credentials, the last contested case is before a jury — and for the first time, prosecutors are tying the fraud scheme to a patient’s…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order June 3 to reclassify about 8,000 senior policy-influencing roles into a new civil service category, making them at-will positions. Five things to know: 1. The Schedule Policy/Career classification allows agencies to remove employees…
The IAM Healthcare Union is challenging the results of mail-in union representation elections involving pharmacy technicians at two University of Kansas Health System locations: its 39th Street main campus in Kansas City, Kan., and a specialty pharmacy in the Southlake…
Better work-life balance was selected as the most important factor in health systems’ efforts to retain leaders, according to a May 26 Becker’s LinkedIn poll. Of the 547 respondents, 38% pointed to better work-life balance, followed by improved workplace culture…
Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore Hospital has pushed back its potential closure date from June 15 to July 31, the Greenwood Commonwealth reported June 4. Hospital officials originally sent a WARN notice to employees April 13 that it could close on June…
The 72nd annual Fortune 500 list was published June 3, ranking the largest U.S. companies by revenue. Here are five takeaways for healthcare leaders: 1. Five healthcare medical facilities companies were included in the top 500, including Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA…