When Joseph R. Swedish was deciding whether to become CEO of WellPoint, he and his wife sat down to list reasons why he should go to the troubled insurer rather than continue leading Trinity Health. FULL STORY »
Fifty-five hospitals announced settlements totaling $34 million in the long-running whistle-blower lawsuit that alleges that the maker of spinal-surgery equipment coached healthcare providers on ways to maximize revenue by overbilling Medicare. FULL STORY »
By Rachel Landen and Ashok Selvam | June 22, 2013
| Print Magazine
Organizers last week kicked off a privately run campaign to promote the rollout of insurance and Medicaid expansion under the healthcare reform law—a must since a divided Congress has refused to appropriate funds to conduct a broad education and outreach effort. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare staff | May 02, 2013
| Basic Web
Robert Ritz was named president of Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines (Iowa). Ritz, 51, is president and CEO of St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Ill., which is operated by Springfield-based Hospital Sisters Health System. FULL STORY »
More than six months after Trinity Health and Catholic Health East officials announced plans to merge, the organizations have closed the deal and officially formed a health system that includes more than 70 hospitals in 21 states. FULL STORY »
Trinity Health will look to the cloud to enhance its data processing and data analytics capabilities as well as its ability to more rapidly adapt its information technology systems to the fast-moving future. FULL STORY »
Joseph Swedish resigned from his position as chairman of the Catholic Health Association's board of trustees, a role he has held since June 2012. FULL STORY »
Judith Persichilli was named interim president and CEO of the new Roman Catholic system that would form through a pending merger of Catholic Health East and Trinity Health. FULL STORY »
Many hospitals that expect to see less from Medicare starting next month will spend less themselves under efforts to slash costs. Executives say they'll have no choice as pressure to curb healthcare spending grows. FULL STORY »
Joseph Swedish, outgoing president and CEO of Trinity Health, talks with Modern Healthcare Editor Merrill Goozner about being selected as the next CEO of the insurer WellPoint. FULL STORY »
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