Inova Health System recently attained the Joint Commission’s Responsible Use of Health Data certification after taking part in a pilot for ensuring structure, governance, reliability and accountability around managing data for non-patient encounter events, says Matt Kull, Inova’s chief information and digital strategy officer.
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital plans a major expansion at its Liberty Campus, which will double inpatient capacity and add surgical operating rooms as part of a $365 million project. The project will also include construction of a large medical office building next to the hospital, accommodating numerous outpatient specialty clinics.
Blue Shield of California is undergoing a corporate restructuring, and as part of that effort has tapped Lois Quam to serve as its new chief executive officer. Quam, who joined the company in 2024, becomes the first woman in the health plan’s 86-year-old history to serve as CEO.
Healthcare technology company H1 has acquired data management software company Ribbon Health for an undisclosed sum with a mix of cash and stock, the company said this week. Ribbon’s platform facilitates how patients find the right doctor across digital health and insurance platforms, H1 said.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reports that close to 24 million people have selected a health plan for 2025 during the Affordable Care Act open enrollment period.
Health systems need to know the ROI before they purchase technology, as CIOs and CFOs are looking at costs at a new level, says David Kirshner, managing partner at LogicSource and former CFO of Boston Children’s Hospital.
A bipartisan Senate report on private equity ownership of two health systems shows PE investment puts a priority of profit over patient health and hospital finances.
Transcarent, an employee healthcare navigation company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire health benefits platform Accolade for about $621 million, or $7.03 per share in cash. The Boards of Directors of both companies unanimously approved the combination, which they said will make it easier for people to access affordable healthcare, promising a “more […]
Under a new rule finalized this week by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, medical bills will no longer be included on credit reports, a move the CFPB expects will remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of about 15 million Americans.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services kicked off its Transforming Mental Health (TMaH) Model at the beginning of the year, and this week announced the 14 states that will be participating in the 10-year model.