February 13, 20242:00 PM ET
How Healthcare Providers Are Shifting Toward Home Care
The Journal of Healthcare Contracting’s podcast series with John Pritchard, Publisher of JHC talking about how healthcare providers are shifting toward home care. Guest: Adam Smerecki, System Director HME, The University of Kansas Health System
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December 29, 2023
CommonSpiritHealth appoints Senior Executive VP and COO
CommonSpirit Health has selected Terika Richardson as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Richardson will serve as a member of the organization’s Executive Leadership Team and report to CEO Wright Lassiter III. Richardson joins CommonSpirit with extensive executive operations experience and a rare blend of nonprofit and for profit as well as faith-based …
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Mayo Clinic opens Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Building for research
Mayo Clinic celebrates the grand opening of the 11-floor Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Building. The building will support hiring more scientists to contribute to Mayo’s unique capabilities to bring scientific discoveries to patients. It joins other Mayo Clinic research facilities where investigators discover scientific advancements that affect patient care, leading to better outcomes and improved quality …
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Intermountain Health home care program reaches important milestone
Intermountain Health’s Hospital-Level Care at Home program has reached an important milestone: safely and effectively treating 1,000 patients at home, rather than keeping them in the hospital, since the service began in May 2020. This innovative program is available for patients with qualifying acute or chronic conditions who live near 16 Intermountain hospitals in Utah, from …
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Urgent care rollup
The number of urgent care centers continues to rise. According to the Urgent Care Association, there are over 14,000 such centers in the U.S. (not including retail clinics), and the current growth rate for new ones is 7%. Over 78% of the U.S. population lives within a 10-minute drive of an urgent care center. As …
AHA names winner of Rural Hospital Leadership Team Award
The American Hospital Association announced the team from Queen’s North Hawaiʻi Community Hospital, a 35-bed rural acute care hospital located in Waimea (Kamuela) on Hawai‘i Island, as the 2023 recipient of the Rural Hospital Leadership Team Award. The award recognizes small or rural hospital leaders who guide their hospital and community through change and innovation. …
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Healthcare Links appoints new VP of Clinical Affairs and National Accounts
Healthcare Links recently appointed Shannon Hunt, RN, CVAHP, CMRP, BSBA and Six Sigma Lean Black Belt to as VP of Clinical Affairs and National Accounts. Ken Murawski, President and Founder of Healthcare Links stated, “the addition of Shannon Hunt, VP of Clinical Affairs and National Accounts, continues our trend in bringing in top talent to …
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December 15, 2023
CHS completes divestiture of three Florida hospitals to Tampa General Hospital
Community Health Systems announced that certain subsidiaries of the company have completed the divestiture of Bravera Health Brooksville (120 licensed beds) in Brooksville, Florida, Bravera Health Spring Hill (124 licensed beds) in Spring Hill, Florida, and Bravera Health Seven Rivers (128 licensed beds) in Crystal River, Florida, along with their associated assets, physician clinic operations and outpatient services, to Tampa General …
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Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest Wisconsin achieves Magnet designation for nursing excellence
Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest Wisconsin has achieved Magnet designation, the highest national honor for nursing excellence, from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).Mayo Clinic Health System received the recognition on Nov. 29 as a reflection of its nursing professionalism, teamwork and superiority in patient care. Read More
Maximizing value in a complex purchasing environment
The talk of 2023 has been all about improving the bottom line in healthcare. Survey results published by AHRMM earlier this year, showed that 78% of supply chain respondents were seeking cost efficiency above all other priorities. The pressure to examine dollars spent has procurement leaders reconsidering purchasing decisions that were once easily rubber stamped. …
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The 2023 Gartner Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25
The Gartner Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 for 2023 identifies, celebrates and profiles the health systems demonstrating excellence in supply chain management. Now in its 15th year, the Gartner Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 is an all United States health system ranking. Read More