In a recent webinar conversation, Kathy Saunders, SVP of RCM at Redefine Healthcare, discussed how denials, payer behavior, underpayments and staffing pressure are reshaping RCM for provider groups running on athenahealth. For orthopedic organizations preparing for growth, her comments on…
New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian has opened applications for the 2026 cycle of its Community Fund, the health system’s largest grant program for community-based organizations, with $2.1 million budgeted for the round. The program will award at least seven two-year grants…
Peter Banko wrote a book about firing people. He will be the first to tell you it isn’t really about that. The subject that drove the president and CEO of Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health to sit down in 2024 and…
The University of Cincinnati, UC Health, Cincinnati Children’s, GE HealthCare and JobsOhio have opened a new imaging research and development center on the university’s medical campus. The facility houses a GE HealthCare 3T wide-bore MRI scanner and is one of…
An implanted radiation device has improved tumor control and overall survival compared with standard radiation therapy in patients with newly diagnosed operable brain metastases, according to phase 3 clinical trial data presented May 30 at the American Society of Clinical…
Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines has opened the Methodist Atrium Pharmacy,, according to a May 29 report from CBS affiliate KCCI. The pharmacy is located at the hospital and is open to the public. Patients do not need…
As AI implementation accelerates across hospitals and health systems, leaders are recognizing that successful initiatives hinge less on the sophistication or “flashiness” of the technology itself. Instead, success increasingly depends on solutions that are trusted, embedded and measured — and…
Seventy-four percent of healthcare organizations were affected by a third-party breach in the previous 24 months, yet many still struggle to monitor vendors after they are approved, a June 1 report from KLAS Research found. Based on interviews with 46…
The Trump administration is proposing to overhaul how research agencies award grants. Here’s what to know. 1. The Office of Management and Budget’s May 29 proposal would establish a standard framework for distributing research grants across the entire government. 2.…
Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster, Ohio, signed a nonbinding letter of intent June 1 to explore a formal partnership with Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health after Fairfield’s planned acquisition by Columbus-based OhioHealth fell through. “Although regulatory hurdles created obstacles to our…
