Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, impacted health plans must exchange prior authorization data through standardized application programming interfaces (APIs). The mandate reaches Medicare Advantage organizations, state Medicaid and CHIP fee-for-service programs, managed care plans and Qualified Health Plan issuers on the…
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Ricky Ramirez, MSN, RN, was named COO of St. Mary’s Medical Center and Palm Beach Children’s Hospital, both based in West Palm Beach, Fla. Mr. Ramirez recently served as chief nursing officer at West Boca Medical Center, but served as…
The Health Resources and Services Administration has opened applications for nearly $140 million in new grant funding aimed at expanding healthcare access and strengthening rural health systems. The funding, announced June 29, will support rural hospitals, telehealth, physician workforce development,…
Cleveland Clinic and the Ellison Institute of Technology have entered a strategic collaboration aimed at accelerating scientific discovery and expanding access to healthcare innovation worldwide. Representatives from Cleveland Clinic and the Ellison Institute of Technology formalized the partnership during a…
From Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center naming a chief revenue officer to Erlanger Health System naming a senior vice president of revenue cycle, here are 29 revenue cycle executive moves Becker’s reported in 2026. 1. Antonio Fonseca has been…
David Ziolkowski has been appointed president of Dignity Health’s Central Valley market, which includes seven hospitals across Central California, according to a June 29 news release shared with Becker’s. Effective July 6, Mr. Ziolkowski will oversee: Mr. Ziolkowski will continue…
More than 19,000 Novant Health team members now use AI features embedded in its Epic EHR, part of a broader strategy to reduce administrative burden and address the workflow inefficiencies that health system leaders increasingly tie to clinician burnout. Onyeka…
Robert Hart, MD, Ochsner Health’s chief physician executive and president of the Ochsner Clinic, will retire Dec. 31 after 32 years of service. He joined the New Orleans-based system in 1994 as a medical staff physician and has worked in…
Some CEOs may come and go. But David Cordani, the outgoing CEO of The Cigna Group, has been with the company for around 35 years, becoming president in 2008 and CEO in 2009. Mr. Cordani departs his role July 1…
The American Academy of Physician Associates made strides over the last year to rebrand the PA profession and sunset the term “physician assistant.” AAPA voted to adopt “physician associate” as the official title for the profession in 2021. The organization…
