Time’s inaugural list of the “World’s Most Impactful Companies of 2026” features more than 100 U.S.-based healthcare organizations, including four health systems. Time partnered with Statista to launch the list, which highlights 500 companies that address high-priority global challenges as…
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The CDC confirmed May 14 there are no hantavirus cases in the United States, even as the number of Americans being monitored has grown. A leading infectious disease expert is also pushing back on how the outbreak is being characterized. …
In this episode, Dr. Gerard Criner, Chair and Professor of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and Director of the Temple Lung Center at Temple Health, shares how multidisciplinary collaboration, data driven…
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s Spring 2026 Payer Issues Roundtable features Siva Balu, Senior Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer, Quartz. He discusses the operational challenges facing payers today, how AI and automation are improving affordability and…
In this episode, Sham Firdausi, Deputy Chief Financial Officer of the County of Santa Clara Health System, joins the podcast to discuss balancing financial stability with innovation in a rapidly changing healthcare environment. He shares a three-pronged approach to sustainable…
'The day we can't make payroll, it's over': Inside 1 rural Minnesota hospital's fight to stay afloat
Like many rural hospitals across the country, Madelia (Minn.) Health’s pockets are running dry, leaving the 25-bed critical access facility with negative days cash on hand for more than two years, and a growing uncertainty of its future. “We’ve been…
Greg Flicek has been named CFO of Scotland Health in Laurinburg, N.C., according to a May 11 news release. Prior to his new role, Mr. Flicek founded the Healthcare Finance Center, where he developed benchmarking and analytics platforms to help…
Greene County General Hospital in Linton, Ind., has issued a second breach notice to Anthem tied to ongoing claim payment disputes. CEO Brenda Reetz said the estimated underpayment exposure exceeds $8.3 million. Five things to know: 1. The hospital said…
Innovation consortium Longitude Health has named Ian Spier as CFO. Mr. Spier most recently served as a senior vice president at Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health, where he led strategic growth, corporate development and venture investments, according to a May 14…
HHS is asking the nation’s hospitals to serve healthier food and directed them this spring to align their menus with new federal nutrition guidelines. But a new CMS response obtained by Becker’s suggests the pressure may be less intense than…