Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha has filed a motion in Providence County Superior Court to hold Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings in contempt for a refusal to comply with a court order to pay $17 million in unpaid bills to hospital vendors.

Paradise Valley Hospital in National City, Calif., was recently fined $75,000 for inadequate obstetric care that led to an infant's death in 2016, The San Diego Union Tribune reported July 15.

What if a denied prior authorization request could be appealed using ChatGPT? It's an idea being discussed at Grady Health in Atlanta.

Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health has appointed Russ Riehl interim president of its medical group.

Health systems like Oregon Health and Sciences University, Johns Hopkins Health System and Tampa General Hospital are implementing command centers in a bid to centralize decision-making, Deloitte reported July 15. 

More Americans are having fewer or no children, resulting in a "baby bust" that is causing hospitals to shutter their labor and delivery units, NPR reported July 15.

Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System plans to form a joint venture with Premier Health Associates, a multispecialty group focusing on primary care across 16 locations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Here are five health systems that have made chief revenue cycle officer hires in 2024: 

The cyberattack on Change Healthcare in February significantly disrupted administrative healthcare processes around the country, including some hospitals' ability to track the effects of a new Medicare Advantage policy from CMS that rolled out earlier this year.

Washington, D.C.-based Howard University is moving plans forward for a new $650 million hospital that would be in front of its existing Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Of the 10 worst states for quality of life, six are in the South, according to a July 13 CNBC report. 

Ascension Saint Joseph-Joliet (Ill.) dedicated the new Jay & Lori Bergman Heart Hospital on July 9.

So far in 2024, hospitals are most frequently cited for issues with supervision of nursing care and patient rights, according to CMS data obtained by Becker's. 

Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health has shared plans to construct a $421 million hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Good Samaritan Hospital has appointed Brenda Winkler, MSN, RN, to the role of chief nursing officer. Ms. Winkler has worked with the Vincennes, Ind.-based hospital for 37 years. 

Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare has named Jamie Watson chief revenue cycle officer, according to a July 14 post on his LinkedIn page. 

Five viruses and infections are on the rise in 2024, according to the CDC.

Philadelphia-based Temple University Health System is using a new accounting software that enables an unprecedented level of specificity when it comes to how the organization tracks the costs of delivering care. 

A Maine law that increases charges for assaults on medical and nonmedical staff while providing emergency medical care  appears to have done very little, Portland Press Herald reported July 14.

Crescent Regional Hospital in Lancaster, Texas, is using 3D hologram technology in a bid to improve access to care for patients.