Inova Health System, a five-hospital system based in Fairfax, Va., has named Miranda Merriman as system senior director of patient experience. Ms. Merriman, who previously served as Inova’s system director of ambulatory patient experience, announced the news Sept. 25 on…
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Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Fla.) named Rick Metzger, BSN, RN, president and CEO, effective Oct. 12. Mr. Metzger has served as CEO of USA Health Providence Hospital in Mobile, Ala., since June 2024, first as interim CEO and then as…
Employers, clinicians and healthcare companies have formed the Association for Direct Care, a Washington, D.C.-based coalition that will lobby for policies supporting direct contracting between employers and providers. The organization plans to work with Congress and the administration on its…
The Trump administration is developing an initiative aimed at moving production of 86 essential medicines to the U.S. within 18 months, according to a Sept. 25 Bloomberg report. Under the initiative, the Office of Management and Budget would solicit proposals…
Once the global leader in public health, the CDC is now a “zombified” version of its former powerhouse status after staffing and budget cuts, and ongoing interference from political appointees, according to 30 current and former CDC employees who spoke…
Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital may not be able to sustain operations beyond the next six to 12 months without financial changes, with leaders weighing both growth opportunities and potential service closures. “With action, we believe that Watsonville Community Hospital can…
R1 has completed its acquisition of Humata Health, an AI-powered touchless prior authorization company, according to a Sept. 16 post on R1’s LinkedIn page. R1 first announced plans to acquire Humata in August. R1 said the deal marks a significant…
Patients receiving injectable GLP-1 therapy through NYU Langone Health Specialty Pharmacy had a 3.9% first-year discontinuation rate, according to research shared Sept. 25 in The American Journal of Managed Care. Here are four things to know:
Wes Donohoe is serving as Optum Health’s CEO for AI and product innovation, the company confirmed to Becker’s Sept. 28. According to Mr. Donohoe’s LinkedIn post, he started the role, which focuses on AI and product innovation, Sept. 21. Mr.…
As health systems work to shore up margins in 2026, revenue leakage has become one of the most direct operational targets. At UC San Diego Health in San Diego, Calif., Chief Revenue Cycle Officer Mike Vigo has built fiscal 2027…