Modern Healthcare Staff Crain's Detroit Business [email protected] Crain's Detroit Business team See All Staff Page Recent Stories Michigan hospital files for bankruptcy for the third time Days after laying off most of its staff, the troubled Pontiac General Hospital has filed for bankruptcy protection for the third time. Nearly 10,000 Corewell Health nurses vote to unionize Corewell Health’s Southeast Michigan nurses voted to join the Teamsters union Friday. Henry Ford Health’s integrated insurer makes CEO change Dr. Michael Genord is out as the top executive at Henry Ford Health’s integrated insurer Health Alliance Plan. Blue Cross Michigan to pay out $12.7M over vaccine mandate Jurors punished Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan for terminating an employee for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine during the pandemic. Blue Cross-backed diabetes startup files for bankruptcy Hygieia, a digital insulin management software, filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Oct. 31 after 16 years of trying to commercialize their product. Henry Ford Health's new subsidiary to tackle population health The spinout comes less than a week after Henry Ford Health officially took over eight Ascension hospitals in Michigan. Nurses at 8 Corewell Health hospitals seek to unionize The union gathered at least 50% of required signature cards from the roughly 8,000 nurses at Corewell’s hospitals. Michigan Dems pass bills to let home care workers unionize The legislation will be enacted more than a dozen years after Republicans stopped a "scheme" under which independent home help providers joined the SEIU. Michigan Medicine names its next CEO Dr. David Miller, 51, will replace the retiring Dr. Marschall Runge in the role, effective July 1, 2025. Henry Ford Health breaks ground on new $2.2B hospital tower The new tower is part of an overall $3.3 billion redevelopment of Detroit’s New Center neighborhood. Henry Ford Health raises nearly two-thirds of $750M campaign The health system has close to $488 million in commitments for the campaign since it launched in 2021. Henry Ford Health to take over 8 Ascension hospitals Under the no-cash deal, eight Ascension and Genesys hospitals and an addiction treatment center will be rebranded under Henry Ford Health. Henry Ford Health targeted in data tracking lawsuit The suit alleges Henry Ford Health had used tracking software on its website and patient portal since at least 2015 and violated HIPAA. Blue Cross Michigan cuts 64 jobs due to rising drug costs The Detroit-based insurer cut the positions this month in response to its $544 million underwriting loss, largely attributed to a rise in pharmacy costs. Michigan Medicine CEO plans to retire A replacement has not yet been named, but a new leader of the system will be announced in the coming weeks. Load More Sponsored Content
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