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St. Luke's in Minnesota Names New CEO
The health system's new top executive comes from a CHI Health hospital with Level 1 trauma center certification.
Strategy
Louisiana Passes Bill to Ban Freestanding Emergency Departments
Backers of the legislation say it will help to protect rural hospitals from the encroachment of freestanding EDs that don't...
Strategy
Wonky Supreme Court Ruling on Medicare DSH Formula to Affect More Than Money
Moving forward, the government will have to complete notice-and-comment rulemaking for a broader set of its decisions.
Strategy
Partners Drops Bid to Acquire Care New England, at Governor's Urging
The Boston-based system's interim CEO says it is giving Care New England a chance to establish an academic medical center...
Strategy
Hospital Boards Seeing Low Turnover Rates, AHA Finds
A survey of hospital and health system CEOs noted opportunities for improvement in board governance, alongside some positive trends.
Clinical Care
What Closing Missouri's Last Abortion Clinic Will Mean For Neighboring States
Missouri would be the only state in the country to not have an operating abortion clinic, though five other states...
Clinical Care
A Medical Sanctuary For Migrant Farmworkers
Patients are never asked about their immigration status, and the staffs have set up protocols in case the offices are...
Strategy
Gundersen Health System, Marshfield Clinic Mulling 'Merger of Equals'
The two CEOs say they hope to enhance care for their communities, bring costs down, and become 'the preeminent rural...
Finance
A Plan To Cover Immigrants Would Divert Public Health Dollars
The reallocation of state money 'would exacerbate our already limited capacity,' a local health director says.
Strategy
Mayo Clinic in Arizona Names New Physician CEO, Keeping 'Long-Held Tradition'
The surgeon and professor will work closely with a chief administrative officer to devise strategy as Mayo seeks to double...
Finance
CMS Proposes Wage Index Hike for Rural Hospitals
The proposal aims to solve a disparity that CMS says can create 'a downard spiral' for low wage index hospitals....
Clinical Care
Liver Illness Strikes Latino Children Like A 'Silent Tsunami'
About 1 in 4 people in the U.S. have fatty liver disease. But among Latinos, especially of Mexican and Central...