Columbus, OH

HIT Consultant 

– Smart Communications, a technology company focused on helping businesses engage in more meaningful customer conversations, released the findings of its 2024 Global Benchmark Report on the State of Healthcare Customer Experience. – Healthcare organizations (HCOs) face several challenges in 2024. Rising costs and shrinking margins paired with ongoing economic...

69% of Healthcare Consumers Will Switch Providers if Communications Don’t Meet Expectations

Arizona State

Phoenix, AZ

The Independent

A wealthy power couple from Arizona found themselves in handcuffs just months after getting married, for their role in a $900 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to the Department of Justice. Alexandra “Lexie” Gehrke, 38, and Jeffrey King, 49, were preparing to depart for their honeymoon at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport last month when federal prosecutors arrested them on charges of conspiracy, health care fraud, receiving kickbacks and money laundering in connection to a years-long scheme.The government claims Gehrke and King targeted “elderly Medicare patients, many of whom were terminally ill in hospice care” to get “medically unnecessary”...

Medical entrepreneur and her DJ husband arrested over $900m healthcare fraud scheme

Cedar Falls, IA

A nursing home resident in Cedar Falls, Iowa, died after becoming trapped between her bed rail and the wall, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported July 22. The resident, who was living at NewAldaya Lifescapes, was discovered the morning of June 16. The official cause of death was suffocation due to the position of the resident's neck and head.

Nursing home resident dies at facility cited for several violations

New York City, NY

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Massachusetts State

NewsByJoshua

Stop & Shop Announces Closure of 32 Stores Across the Northeast. Stop & Shop, a well-known grocery chain, has confirmed the closure of 32 of its underperforming stores across the Northeast region of the United States. The decision, aimed at streamlining operations and fostering future growth, will affect locations in New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, with all closures scheduled to be completed by November 2nd.

A well-known grocery chain, has confirmed the closure of 32 of its under performing stores

New approach: On Wednesday morning, CEO Andrew Silvernail hosted his first earnings call since taking the helm at International Paper on May 1, following Mark Sutton’s retirement. He came into the ring punching and spent the majority of the call detailing significant strategy changes to turn around IP’s performance deterioration over the last 10 years. “My team wants to win. They are tired of getting their butt kicked,” Silvernail said.

New International Paper CEO details recovery plan after ‘totally unacceptable’ results

Hospital and health system C-suites have seen a lot of movement over the last 24 hours. Below are five CFO moves that Becker's has reported on since July 23:. 1. Paula Littleton was named CFO of Osage Beach, Mo.-based Lake Regional Health System. 2. Dothan, Ala.-based Flowers Hospital and Medical...

5 CFO moves in 1 day

All of Dallas-based Steward Health Care's Massachusetts hospitals have received some form of a bid, a spokesperson for Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey confirmed with Becker's. "We know that Steward received bids and we are awaiting further updates," the spokesperson said in a July 24 statement shared with Becker's. Each qualified...

All Massachusetts Steward hospitals have received some form of bids, Governor says

Nebraska State

Omaha, NE

Louis Burgher, MD, PhD, former Clarkson College president and hospital CEO, died July 19 at 79. Dr. Burgher served as president and CEO of Nebraska Health System, the organization that would later become Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Medicine — the primary clinical teaching partner for Omaha-based University of Nebraska Medical Center, according to a statement from UNMC.

Former Nebraska hospital CEO dies

Boston, MA

Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has named Patrick McCormick senior vice president for hospital transformation, effective Sept. 3. He is currently vice president for oncology services at OHSU Knight Cancer Institute in Portland, Ore. At Dana-Farber, Mr. McCormick will oversee the planning and development of a proposed 300-bed cancer center in...

Dana-Farber taps OHSU exec

Whenever a new technology hits the business mainstream, key decision makers try to figure out how it can be incorporated into their existing workflows. This is driven by the need to stay on the cutting edge and not lose out to competitors, as well as the goal of constantly improving efficiency and cutting costs. The most obvious current example of this is AI, which is the hot new piece of technology that businesses are trying to utilize. The other main technology that exemplifies this is cloud computing.

Migrating to the cloud: The key to business scalability, flexibility and cost-effectiveness

Tampa, FL

Tampa General Hospital researchers have developed a new device that could extend the usability of transplant hearts by three hours. The Synchronization Modulation Electric Field device maintains the sodium-potassium pump functions and generates adenosine triphosphate modules. It can effectively work in situations with limited or lack of ATP supply, such as in hypoxia, according to a July 24 system news release. This allows the donor hearts to be protected for up to eight hours during transit and improves the organ's function.

Tampa General researchers develop new heart transplant device

Alabama State

The U.S. News & World Report's "2024-25 Best Hospitals for Cancer" ranked the top cancer centers in every state. The latest rankings were published July 16. The rankings examined hospital performance in 15 specialties and specialty areas, including cancer. Placements on the list for cancer care are determined by data-driven analysis combining performance measures in three dimensions: structure, process and outcomes, according to U.S. News. Read more on the methodology here.

The top cancer hospital in every state, per US News

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services posted a net income of $289.2 million in the second quarter of 2024, a 68.8% increase from the $171.3 million it posted in the same quarter last year, according to its July 24 earnings report. Five things to know:. 1. The for-profit health...

UHS net income up 69% in Q2: 5 things to know

New Hampshire State

Concord, NH

Concord (N.H.) Hospital has promoted four physicians to strategic roles within its medical group, the nonprofit system said July 23. Concord Hospital Medical Group comprises more than 345 specialty and primary care providers, covering 28 subspecialties across 35 locations. The four appointments:. 1. Christopher Fore, MD, was named chief quality...

New Hampshire system promotes 4 physician leaders

Most businesses, 9 in 10, are broadly exploring generative AI, from pilots to partial deployments and widescale adoption, a Capgemini survey of 1,100 executives published Monday found. Just 6% are holding off. IT, risk management and logistics were the most common adoption routes for generative AI, closely followed by sales...

Only 6% of organizations have held off on generative AI, Capgemini says

Newark, NJ

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Paterson, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Jasmine McGregor, 32, and Jhenelle Lewis, 35, both of Paterson, New Jersey, have pleaded guilty to conspiring with a physician to distribute oxycodone, a powerful opioid, without legitimate medical justification. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Paterson Residents Conspired with Physician to Illegally Distribute Opioids

Jacksons Point, Ontario, Canada (Newsworthy.ai) Tuesday Jul 23, 2024 @ 8:00 AM America/Toronto — HR.com’s HR Research Institute has released new research findings revealing that almost one-third (30%) of HR professionals believe their employee well-being programs are effective. While many organizations are striving to enhance well-being, the research indicates there is still significant room for growth.

Employee Well-being Initiatives Are Common Now, But Few Are Having Great Success – New Study by HR.com’s HR Research Institute

Wilmington, DE

ChristianaCare, a three-hospital health system based in Wilmington, Del., is increasing its hourly minimum wage from $15 to $16.50. The change will affect about 850 employees who were below or near $16.50 per hour, according to a July 23 health system news release. ChristianaCare employs about 14,000 workers in total.

ChristianaCare hikes minimum wage for 2nd time in 5 years

Minnesota State

Thirty-nine healthcare providers and the National Community Pharmacists Association are suing UnitedHealth Group over the Change Healthcare hack, claiming they have not financially recovered from the cyberattack. The plaintiffs, comprising small and mid-sized providers across 22 states, assert that Change Healthcare failed to have cybersecurity safeguards in place, including multifactor...

39 healthcare providers sue UnitedHealth over Change hack

The Associated Press

CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 24, 2024-- Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATEC), a provider of innovative solutions dedicated to revolutionizing the approach to spine surgery, today announced the commercial launch of EOS Insight, a groundbreaking, end-to-end spine surgery platform powered by standardized EOSedge™ scans and AI. With the first customer implementation complete, the EOS Insight-informed surgeries were successfully performed at OrthoIndy Hospital by David G. Schwartz, MD, and Craig McMains, MD. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240724711883/en/ Dr. Schwartz utilizing EOS Insight for the first time to plan surgery (Photo: Business Wire)

ATEC Launches EOS InsightTM, an End-To-End Spine Surgery Platform Powered by EOS Imaging and AI

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Today’s economic pressures, changing reimbursement policies, and competition for talent suggest we are never really done improving our revenue cycle management processes. Studies indicate that focusing...

Are you focusing on these RCM opportunities for healthcare?

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