Insurance is verified through the central scheduling system that includes pre-registration and appointment confirmation for a more efficient RCM, says Yuriy Kotlyar, cofounder and CEO of American Health Connection.
Community Health Systems subsidiary Northwest Urgent Care has completed the acquisition of urgent care centers owned and operated by Carbon Health in Arizona. The Tucson, Arizona CHS subsidiary is part of Northwest Healthcare’s integrated network serving Tucson and surrounding communities. Northwest Healthcare now has more than 80 sites of care across the network, according to […]
MultiCare Health System in Washington State is the first health system to pilot a new generative AI tool to streamline appeals in the mid-revenue cycle, according to AI technology company Xsolis. The technology is used to create and submit appeal letters, saving administrative time and ensuring health plan appeal deadlines are met. WHY THIS MATTERS […]
The challenge is ensuring plan members have a direct connection to behavioral healthcare, says Shana Hoffman, CEO of Lucet.
North Alabama Shoals Hospital in Muscle Shoals will be expanding on its behavioral health capabilities with an initiative that includes building a new 16-bed adolescent psychiatry unit and adding eight adult psychiatric beds, the hospital announced.
VillageMD CEO Tim Barry has stepped down and Chief Operating Officer Jim Murray has been appointed to serve as interim CEO. The move is “effective immediately,” according to VillageMD spokesperson Molly Lynch, according to the Chicago Tribune. No reason was given for Barry’s departure.
Former pharmacy owner Aftab Hussain has been sentenced to two to six years in prison for allegedly stealing more than $11.5 million dollars through a Medicaid fraud scheme that targeted low-income HIV patients who needed life-saving medications,
Franciscan Health Dyer in Indiana will transition its hospital to a behavioral health services facility by the end of 2027, the health system has announced. The transition, approved by the Franciscan Alliance Board of Trustees, aims to meet the growing need for behavioral healthcare while supporting the health system’s regional approach, Franciscan said.
There are about 17 different medical devices in hospitals and those must travel and transmit information securely from a patient’s home, says Anahi Santiago, CISO at ChristianaCare.
Community Health Systems has announced there is no longer a deal to sell three hospitals in Pennsylvania to Woodbridge Healthcare. The divestiture was expected to go through this quarter. Instead, on November 22, the for-profit CHS and nonprofit WoodBridge Healthcare mutually agreed to terminate the purchase agreement that was signed on July 30, according to […]