Christine McSweeney was appointed hospital president of Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City, Calif., and Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, Calif., according to an April 6 news release shared with Becker’s. Ms. McSweeney will assume the role April 13, according to…
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Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health filed a lawsuit against Aetna over its “level of severity inpatient payment policy” for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, according to an April 6 filing in a Pennsylvania federal court. The policy took effect in 2026 after Aetna bumped…
A former employee at Camden, N.J.-based Cooper University Hospital was charged with stealing about $2.5 million in medical supplies and selling them for profit. Marci Staub was charged April 1 with second-degree theft, receiving stolen property, distribution of prescription legend…
Charleston, W.Va.-based Vandalia Health’s Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Fairlea, W.Va., is inching closer to critical access hospital status, Real WV reported April 7. “There’s a chance it could all be completed this year,” Jeff Goode, executive vice president of…
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith (Ark.) is investing more than $60 million in upgrades and expansions as part of a three-phase plan to expand services and improve patient care. Phase 1 includes enhancements to procedural services, imaging, clinics and inpatient spaces,…
Waconia, Minn.-based Ridgeview’s president and CEO, Mike Phelps, and CFO, Aaron Bloomquist, have both shared plans to retire. Mr. Phelps, who has been with the health system for 22 years, will retire Jan. 2, 2027, according to an April 6…
Middleburg Heights, Ohio-based Southwest General has reduced average EHR time per patient by 18.6% and after-hours work by 14.15% after implementing Oracle Health’s Clinical AI Agent. In the year since deployment, clinicians generated approximately 81,000 notes using the AI tool,…
More than two-thirds of revenue cycle leaders surveyed said they are using a third-party vendor to support accounts receivable follow-up and collections, according to an April 7 report from Guidehouse. Guidehouse and the Healthcare Financial Management Association surveyed 191 provider…
In this episode, Dr. Paula Ferrada, MD, FACS, FCCM, MAMSE, Department of Surgery Chair, Inova Fairfax Hospital, shares how data, trust, and teamwork are transforming perioperative operations, improving access, and boosting efficiency while keeping patients at the center of care.…
In this episode, Marc Jeffreys, General Manager of Health at Gradient AI, discusses how insurers are moving from experimental AI to practical tools that support underwriting, pricing, and population health decisions. He also explains why connected intelligence across the risk…