This week Banner Health announced the retirement of its chief operating officer Becky Kuhn. Kuhn will stay on with the organization until October 2021 while a national search for her successor is conducted.
In the nearly 20 years she's been with...Arizona News
Construction is nearly complete on Abrazo Cave Creek Hospital near the intersection of Carefree Highway and Cave Creek Road.
Abrazo Cave Creek Hospital is a neighborhood hospital designed with an emphasis on convenience, patient safety, surgical and emergency services. Abrazo Cave Creek Hospital will have an emergency room that’s open...Arizona News
Banner Health has partnered with Innovaccer Inc., a leading healthcare technology company, to transform patient care and encourage savings in its IT operating expenses. With the partnership, Banner achieved $4 million in savings from rationalizing various population health solutions with Innovaccer’s comprehensive suite and a 70%...Arizona News
Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center has recently opened a new Heart Arrhythmia Center which is designed to diagnose and treat patients suffering from irregular heartbeats such as atrial fibrillation (the most common arrhythmia).
The new center is home to a team of physicians who use the most advanced technology in the...National Reports & Surveys
This week The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that it is lifting a suspension on hospital survey activities that was implemented during this winter's surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. An immediate resumption of survey activities for all complaints is allowed once more.
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On Jan. 20 of...Arizona News
Iora Health has partnered with Devoted Health, one of the fastest-growing Medicare Advantage plans in America. Separately, Hatfield Medical Group, an Arizona-based team of primary care physicians with nine locations in the East Valley, has partnered with Devoted Health as well. Devoted Health recently launched in Arizona across Maricopa...Arizona News
This week the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center SkySong announced that Cigna Medical Group is opening a new, innovative health care center in SkySong 4, located in Scottsdale.
The facility will open this fall and will provide current and new patients with multiple services under one roof, including family and adult medicine, diabetes...Arizona News
Just as they're needed most, 102 graduating medical students will be entering residency programs at two prominent Phoenix teaching hospitals through the Creighton University Arizona Health Education Alliance.
The residents will train at Valleywise Health and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, the state’s longest running...Arizona News
The COVID-19 pandemic has been especially hard on seniors and has forced most to stay home and isolate, but an innovative partnership between Banner Olive Branch Senior Center and televëda now provides seniors a way to connect with others without leaving the safety of their home.
The Banner Olive Branch Senior Center has been...News
Arizona's health care industry and hospitals are a vital component of a growing economy, and have proven to be an important business sector - not only for patient care but also for increased economic development in the state.
Arizona’s health care industry and systems are at the center of a global pandemic and are managing an...Arizona News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have announced the final list of participants approved to take part in CMS’ Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model - a payment model that aims to provide greater flexibility to ambulance care teams to address emergency health care needs of Medicare Fee-for-Service...Government
The American Rescue Plan is set to reduce health care costs, expand access to insurance coverage and address health care disparities. The Biden-Harris Administration is working to ensure that nearly everyone who buys their own individual or family health insurance through a Marketplace can receive a tax credit to reduce their premiums....National Reports & Surveys
The payment gap between independent and hospital-employed doctors is significant. The average gaps were $63,000 for primary care doctors, $178,000 for medical specialists and $150,000 for surgeons.
Based on Medicare claims data from 2010-2016, research found that the program's payments for doctors' work were $114,000 higher per...Arizona Comings & Goings
A new $10 million partnership will put medical students and other care providers under one roof to serve people of color and other underprivileged communities in Maricopa County.
Officials of the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Phoenix and Creighton University announced the collaboration...Arizona News
Last week Banner University Health Plans announced awardees of grants funded through the Community Reinvestment Program. Under the guidance of AHCCCS, the program provides philanthropic support to community-based organizations to improve access to health services and enhance public health.
With emphasis on whole-person integrated...Arizona News
Arizona Blood and Cancer Specialists (ABCS), OneOncology and TMC HealthCare recently announced the opening of two new free-standing centers focused on radiation oncology and advanced diagnostic imaging through a new joint venture.
The newest facility, which opened on March 1, is located at 3700 E. Fort Lowell Road, Suite 130 in...
From January through October of 2020, there were 730 publicly disclosed security breaches with more than 22 billion records exposed, according to the cybersecurity firm Tenable. Healthcare made up 25% of those breaches with nearly 8 million records exposed.
The medical industry is a massive target for ransomware scams and hacking;...
As Arizona reached over 16,000 COVID-19 deaths Wednesday, the state lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted to let businesses ignore local mask requirements and Governor Ducey issued an executive order on school openings. As testing continues in the state, high COVID-19 transmission rates continue in Coconino, Yavapai and Pinal...
As of today, there have been 1,552,911 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the state of Arizona, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. Both doses of the vaccine have been given to 438,534 people - making them fully vaccinated.
More Vaccine Sites Open
This week Governor Doug Ducey and the ADHS announced a...National Reports & Surveys
Over the course of two years, companies spent $2.5 billion to treat employees' asthma, diabetes, back disorders, hypertension, mental health and substance abuse, according to a new study by UnitedHealthcare and Health Action Council.
UnitedHealthcare reviewed all claims issued by the Health Action Council's 57 nationwide employer...
