Management

Dr. John D’Angelo succeeds longtime CEO Michael Dowling. He discusses the transition, the recent merger with Nuvance Health, and the system’s digital transformation.

The government’s spending legislation expired, along with extensions for waivers for telehealth programs. The congressional stalemate affects hundreds of hospitals offering acute care at home.

Health Assurance Transformation LLC, a subsidiary of the venture capital giant, is slated to complete the acquisition of Summa Health.

After leading the New York health system for more than two decades, Dowling is moving to an advisory role. He reflects on his remarkable tenure.

The University of Minnesota had hoped to create a merged system with Essentia Health and Fairview Health Services. Essentia has pulled out of the merger talks.

Big donations to advance women’s health have garnered national attention. Carolee Lee, CEO of Women’s Health Access Matters, is heartened to see more attention after many years of missed opportunities.

Temple Health expands the duties of two executives, and other leaders make new moves.

About a quarter of LCMC Health’s patients rely on Medicaid, and many may lose coverage. The system is looking at new ways to engage patients and help them navigate the challenge.

The New Hampshire system has signed a letter of intent to acquire Littleton Regional Healthcare, a small, rural hospital. Littleton said Dartmouth is the most appealing partner.

A new survey from The Physicians Foundation finds many of the nation’s doctors are struggling. Dr. Gary Price talks about the challenges and how hospitals can help their physicians.

Researchers find higher mortality in the emergency departments of hospitals after they were acquired by private equity firms. Lawmakers have criticized private equity ownership in hospitals.

The credits are slated to expire this year, and millions of Americans could lose coverage without them. The tax credits help many pay for coverage, and Americans are looking at higher premiums.

Congress has yet to agree on a spending plan, and one of the big healthcare priorities centers on telehealth, including hospital-at-home programs.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said the pain reliever is safe for pregnant women. Other groups protested misleading statements about vaccines and autism in the White House.

The healthcare investment firm and Premier say the deal should close early next year. Premier works with hospitals on supply chain solutions, data analytics and other areas.

The health system is aiming to purchase two facilities owned by Prospect Medical Holdings, which declared bankruptcy earlier this year.

The owner of the Philadelphia Eagles made the donation to CHOP and Penn Medicine. Dr. Daniel Rader says the goal is to establish CHOP as the epicenter of work in autism.

Kaiser Permanente lures Duke Health's CEO to take a key spot in the California-based system.

Bobby Mukkamala, president of the American Medical Association, and Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, president of the American Nurses Association, criticize the confusing federal guidance and warn of the consequences.

Nurses are the largest workforce and are the engine of patient care. Ensuring they are engaged in the process is critical.

Women’s Health Access Matters is offering grants to support early-career scientists. Carolee Lee of WHAM talks about the awards and the need for more investments in women’s health.

The hospitals are establishing the Wisconsin High Value Network, which will be a clinically integrated network serving about 400,000 people.

Westchester Medical Center Health Network and Bon Secours Mercy Health operated the facilities in a joint venture for a decade. Westchester will now take full ownership.

The National Institute of Health is facing steep cuts next year, and has yet to spend billions this year. The AAMC is pushing Congress to help the largest federal source of aid for medical research.

Florida State University and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare have formed a partnership to form an academic center, to be dubbed FSU Health.