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CMS published its fiscal year 2026 Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System final rule on July 31. Here are eight things to know: 1. CMS finalizes 2.
Through a new “Diamond Leadership” model, Houston Methodist aims to standardize its executive structure and create a single definition of quality across the organization. The crown of the “diamond” is ...
Former Intermountain Health executive Marc Harrison, MD, is transitioning from CEO of Health Assurance Transformation Corp. to a strategic advisor role, effective July 31, a spokesperson confirmed to ...
As AI increasingly integrates into healthcare, Angela Lalas, executive vice president of finance and CFO at Loma Linda (Calif.) University Health, is focused on the impact it will have on workforce, ...
Allina Health shared plans to close four clinics — three suburban Minneapolis medical clinics in Inver Grove Heights, Maplewood and Oakdale, plus one on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis — ...
Hospital has promoted Kathy Martin to CFO, according to a post on its LinkedIn page. Ms. Martin has served as the 49-bed hospital’s assistant CFO since 2022, according to her LinkedIn profile. “Her ...
Ellen Pollack, MSN, RN, has retired as CIO of Los Angeles-based UCLA Health. Ms. Pollack stepped down in June, a health system spokesperson told Becker’s. Jeanne Markland, who most recently served as ...
As inflation pressures persist and household budgets tighten, two of the largest for-profit health systems are offering contrasting views on the role of consumer confidence in shaping patient behavior ...
AtlantiCare has expanded its use of Oracle Health’s Clinical AI Agent, reporting measurable gains in provider workflow and documentation efficiency, according to CIO Jordan Ruch. As part of its ...
The hospitals that made U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals 2025-26 Honor Roll are led by chief marketing officers with cumulative decades of experience, as well as some newer executives. Here ...
Like many healthcare leaders, Ted Wang, CFO of Walnut Creek, Calif.-based John Muir Health, is keeping a close eye on the effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act after it passed July 4. “We all are ...
Christopher Alvarez has been named CFO of Melissa Memorial Hospital in Holyoke, Colo., according to a July 31 LinkedIn post. Mr. Alvarez also serves as an affiliate professor at Regis University in ...