[ad_1] Modern Healthcare reporters take a deep dive with leaders in the industry who are standing out and making a difference in their organization or their field. We […]
Nursing home transfers see longer delays amid staffing, payment issues
[ad_1] Searching for placement Around 400 nursing homes have closed since 2020, according to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services data through January 2023. Nursing and residential […]
UnitedHealth-LHC Group merger ‘tentatively scheduled’
[ad_1] UnitedHealth Group is “tentatively scheduled” to close its $5.4 billion merger with LHC Group before the market opens on Feb.23, the home health provider reported to the […]
Adventist Health to restructure, lay off employees in cost-cutting effort
[ad_1] Adventist Health is consolidating its seven care networks into five and laying off administrative staff to cut costs and strengthen operations. The faith-based nonprofit said its five […]
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Crouse Health call off acquisition
[ad_1] SUNY Upstate Medical University will not move forward with its plan to acquire Crouse Health System, citing the industry’s economic and operational headwinds. Syracuse, New York-based Upstate […]
Robert Spadoni, former Rush Oak Park Hospital COO, indicted for fraud
[ad_1] Spadoni allegedly defrauded Rush Oak Park Hospital, operated by Rush University System for Health, out of $622,500 after he entered the hospital into a professional services agreement around […]
Norfolk train derailment in Ohio raises health-monitoring concerns
[ad_1] Early signs of the liver cancer caused by vinyl chloride are hard to detect, leaving thousands of East Ohio residents vulnerable to long-term health issues after a […]
North Carolina Medicaid expansion advances in legislature
[ad_1] With North Carolina’s two legislative chambers at odds over details of a comprehensive plan for healthcare access, the House gave tentative approval on Wednesday to a linchpin […]
Medical school patient safety initiatives face obstacles
[ad_1] From increasing the use of sepsis bundles to streamlining diagnostic test ordering to improving patient satisfaction with consent procedures, medical students at the Ohio State University College […]
Community Health Systems’ profits soar while operating income drops
[ad_1] Community Health Systems more than doubled its profits in the fourth quarter, but high labor costs and inflation continued to pressure its results. The Franklin, Tennessee-based for-profit […]