Transforming healthcare: Enabling change through tailored change management strategies
In healthcare settings, change management must be tailored to the realities of work in a fast-paced, demanding setting.
Prospect Medical to sell Crozer Health to real estate company CHA Partners
Prospect has sought to divest the struggling four-hospital system since 2022.
Included Health taps Optum exec as CFO
Mark Flakne comes to the virtual and in-person care company from Optum Health, the healthcare delivery arm of UnitedHealth Group’s health services unit.
After decline, private equity investing in healthcare reaches turning point: PitchBook
Private equity deal making fell more than 16% in the second quarter, but the market is showing signs of a turnaround, according to the market research firm.
McLaren Health Care confirms cyberattack after IT system disruptions
The latest attack on the Grand Blanc, Michigan-based health system comes less than a year after it was hit by a ransomware attack.
CMS finalizes notice on Medicare coverage for breakthrough devices
The CMS will consider five medical device candidates yearly for national coverage through the new pathway, called Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies.
Walgreens considering full sale of VillageMD
The decision, disclosed Wednesday in a securities filing, is a sharp reversal to the pharmacy behemoth’s past commitment to building out its healthcare delivery offerings.
Uninsured rate jumps to 8.2% amid Medicaid unwinding: CDC
Growth in the nation’s uninsured rate could become steeper if subsidies in the Affordable Care Act exchanges expire on schedule next year, according to health policy experts.
More than 700 rural hospitals at risk of closing: report
One challenge hospitals face is reimbursement from private payers, which doesn’t cover the higher costs of care in rural areas, according to a report by the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform.
Heads roll at Aetna as CVS’ Medicare Advantage woes drag into second quarter
On Wednesday, CVS slashed its earnings guidance for the third time this year, announced a plan to cut $2 billion in costs and ousted the head of its insurance division Aetna, which continues to struggle with high medical utilization.