Federal prosecutors filed a June 11 emergency motion to dismiss an indictment with prejudice against two co-defendants in the COVID-19 testing fraud case connected to Anosh Ahmed, MD, former CFO and COO of Chicago-based Loretto Hospital. The government’s emergency motion,…
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Keith Rivera has been named CIO of Omaha-based Nebraska Medicine. Mr. Rivera announced the appointment in a June 11 LinkedIn post. Prior to joining Nebraska Medicine, he served as CIO of Presbyterian Healthcare Services in Albuquerque, N.M., beginning in 2022.
The case-fatality rate of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is 19.2%, a marked improvement over previous Bundibugyo virus outbreaks, which had mortality rates of 25% to 50%. There have been about 30 Ebola outbreaks since 1976,…
In this episode, Morgan Kendrick, EVP and President, Commercial Health Benefits, Elevance Health, discusses the rising cost pressures facing employers and explores how balanced funding, self-funding, and multiple employer welfare arrangements can help improve affordability while simplifying healthcare benefits for…
In this episode, Alan Condon, Editor-in-Chief at Becker’s Healthcare, discusses Ascension’s landmark acquisition of AMSURG, the continued evolution of outpatient care strategies, and how independent rural health systems are pursuing growth and sustainability amid financial and reimbursement challenges.
States vary significantly in how many medical school graduates they produce per 100,000 residents, though the figures reflect where physicians are trained, not where they ultimately practice. Becker’s calculated graduates per 100,000 residents using 2025 U.S. Census Bureau population estimates…
Workplace violence against healthcare workers remains a persistent problem nationwide. Several states have passed or introduced new or expanded legislation in 2026 aimed at protecting hospital workers, from prevention planning requirements to weapons prohibitions. Becker’s has reported on at least…
LeRoi Hicks, MD, has departed from Wilmington, Del.-based ChristianaCare after 12 years to become executive vice president and CEO of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Hicks most recently served as president of ChristianaCare Wilmington Hospital, he wrote in a…
MultiPlan, now rebranded as Claritev, has been at the center of multiple sprawling legal challenges regarding its repricing tools. While some battles have been ongoing, others are just gaining steam. MultiPlan, a data analytics firm, offers payers tools to inform out-of-network reimbursement.…
In this episode, Morgan Kendrick, EVP and President, Commercial Health Benefits, Elevance Health, discusses the rising cost pressures facing employers and explores how balanced funding, self-funding, and multiple employer welfare arrangements can help improve affordability while simplifying healthcare benefits for…