Raintree Systems has acquired Spike Technologies, a developer of agentic AI voice technology, to embed automated voice agents directly into its EHR and practice management platform for rehabilitation and physical therapy organizations. The acquisition targets some of the most labor-intensive…
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UnitedHealthcare is joining the choir of insurers calling for an overhaul of the No Surprises Act’s arbitration system. “The IDR process is not working, certainly not as Congress intended it, and it needs to be reformed,” Dan Kueter, CEO of…
The Centurion Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, completed the purchase of Northlake Mall in suburban Atlanta for $95 million on July 15, which will transform the mall and an adjacent building into a new Northlake Campus for Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare. Emory…
Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care reported operating income of $436.3 million (5.7% operating margin) through the third quarter of fiscal 2026, up from operating income of $393 million (5.5% margin) during the same period last year, according to its…
Lifepoint Rehabilitation, an operating division of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health, has formed a joint venture with Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center–Longview in Texas to operate Longview Rehabilitation Hospital. Three notes: 1. The jointly owned rehabilitation hospital was renamed Christus Health…
Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health has received an $11.8 million federal grant to establish the Center for Aging with Serious Illness, a multidisciplinary research program focused on older adults with serious illness. The National Institute of General Medical Sciences, part of…
Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network named Allan Klapper, MD, president of AHN Grove City (Pa.) Hospital. Dr. Klapper will continue serving as president of AHN Wexford (Pa.) Hospital while leading AHN Grove City Hospital, according to a July 9 health system…
What to Know: Rural hospitals are navigating a complex financial landscape where tight margins and evolving reimbursement models make every managed care contract decision critical. And while that may be a true statement for most hospitals, rural providers face unique…
Select Specialty Hospital – Tucson East in Arizona will close on or about Aug. 7, according to a WARN notice filed July 9. All 99 affected employees will be permanently laid off as a result. The facility is a 28-bed…
Male physician leaders were more likely than female physician leaders to have received organizational funding for formal training and certifications, according to survey results published July 15 in NEJM Catalyst. Researchers from Houston Methodist administered the Healthcare Physician Leadership Survey…