Vizient, a healthcare performance improvement company, has expanded its Reserve Program to include IV fluids through a partnership with Baxter, aiming to strengthen supply chain preparedness. The ...

Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Cottage Health named Ganesh Persad vice president and CIO. Mr. Persad has spent his 20-plus year career in healthcare information technology with a focus on improving the ...

Technology is rapidly evolving in healthcare, and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, is taking notice. During a recent meeting with Egg Harbor Township, N.J.-based AtlantiCare CEO Michael Charlton, Dr.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has agreed to a multistate settlement over allegations it illegally required entry-level nurses to repay training costs, according to a July 24 news release from ...

Titus Regional Medical Center in Mount Pleasant, Texas, opened Advanced Spine Care at Titus and added Marcus Smith, MD, the hospital said July 21. Dr. Smith has 15 years of experience as a ...

From softwares to implants, here are 10 spine products earning FDA nods since May 15. 1. Accelus’ FlareHawk interbody fusion device was FDA-cleared for use in MRI scanning under certain conditions.

CPT codes for spine surgery may not always fit circumstances, and in some cases this prompts calls for reforms. One of those codes, CPT 62380 has the attention of some spine surgeons. The code, for ...

Wael Barsoum, MD, president & chief transformation officer at Healthcare Outcomes Performance Co., is leveraging artificial intelligence to save thousands of dollars and streamline administrative ...

In 2023, CentraCare-owned St. Cloud Hospital cut off St. Cloud (Minn.) Orthopedics from its on-call partnership for trauma care, and since then the practice has leaned into new approaches to stay ...

Revenue cycle management leaders know that the battle for financial performance is increasingly being fought at the intersection of clinical accuracy and operational speed. As denials rise and margins ...

Cleveland-based MetroHealth is laying off 125 employees as part of a broader stabilization effort after a tumultuous few years of financial performance. The job cuts primarily affect administrative ...

Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare recently standardized radiology services across eight recently acquired hospitals in Illinois.  When the purchase was finalized in March, Prime committed $250 ...