After years of pilots, proof-of-concept deployments and early AI rollouts, health system technology leaders have sharpened their focus on a harder challenge: deploying the right tools at scale, with measurable outcomes and against real operational problems. The big question now…
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Ten hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker sites. 1. Aultman Health System, based in Canton, Ohio, seeks a revenue integrity analyst. …
Clinical cases of the drug-resistant fungus Candida auris more than doubled in the U.S. from 2022 to 2024, highlighting ongoing transmission in healthcare settings, according to a CDC study published July 2. Here are 6 things to know: 1. CDC…
Three CommonSpirit Health hospital campuses in and around Chattanooga, Tenn., are experiencing delays in some radiology services, affecting appointment availability for certain imaging scans and lengthening wait times for others. The delays stem from a switch to a new radiology…
Richard Sugarman, JD, was appointed chief legal officer for Manchester, N.H.-based Elliot Health System, effective Aug. 3. Mr. Sugarman will begin the new role after serving as vice president and deputy general counsel with Boston Medical Center Health System, according…
Ask a Revenue Cycle Leader is a new series featuring insights from health system and hospital revenue cycle executives nationwide. Becker’s poses questions on the most pressing issues in healthcare finance — from payer relations and automation to workforce and…
Fremont, Calif., ranks as the city with the lowest health and safety stress, while Memphis, Tenn., is the most stressed, WalletHub found. WalletHub compared 182 cities, including the 150 most populated U.S. cities plus at least two of the most…
The nursing home workforce gained 3,300 jobs in June, bringing the total number of workers up to 1,586,600, the American Health Care Association said in a July 6 news release shared with Becker’s. The association used the Bureau of Labor…
Montgomery, Ala.-based Jackson Hospital and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama have reached a verbal agreement that will keep the hospital open, according to a July 3 Facebook post on the facility’s page. “We expect to formalize that agreement [the…
Elevance Health is suing CMS over its 2026 Medicare Advantage star ratings, arguing the agency gave competitor Clover Health a favorable recalculation after losing a court case to the insurer in May. In its July 1 complaint filed in the…