Alison Flynn Gaffney is now CEO of Banner Health's 479-bed Banner – University Medical Center and the 245-bed Banner – University Medical Center South, serving Tucson and surrounding areas. Gaffney takes charge Dec. 2. Midtown Phoenix also gained a new healthcare executive leader as Douglas Ross, MD is now president of Dignity...Arizona Comings & Goings
CommonSpirit Health Appoints Anthony Houston President of its Arizona Market
CommonSpirit Health, the parent organization of Dignity Health, has named Anthony Houston, EdD, FACHE, president of its Arizona market. The organization's Arizona market comprises eight acute care hospitals, a medical group, graduate medical education...National News
This week, CommonSpirit Health said it's newly focused on expense reduction after reporting a net loss of $244 million in its FY 2023 Q-3 financial results and as expected, the physician staffing company Envision Healthcare declared bankruptcy after a long and bitter dispute with UnitedHealthcare. Oscar Health, now led by former Aetna...
The Arizona Department of Economic Security reported more than 800 members' protected health information (PHI) was exposed in the January 19 breach. Hospice of the Valley reported a February cyber attack that exposed the PHI of 3,840 patients.
According to a July IBM industry report, the average cost of a healthcare data breach was an...
Navajo County, Arizona is one of the least insured regions in the country, has poorly maintained infrastructure and a shockingly low-level of healthcare professionals to meet the needs of residents. Also, the private sector attempts to address health equity concerns.
According to data compiled by Modern Healthcare, Navajo County ranks...Arizona News
The purchase expands the non-profit system's market footprint in Utah and includes 35 clinics. In other news, CommonSpirit and AdventistHealth systems merged in 1996 to form Centura Health, but the nearly 30-year partnership is over with each organization prepping to directly manage their respective care sites.
According to Centura...Arizona News
Characterized as an "IT security issue" the fourth-largest U.S. health system has 140 hospitals, including locations in Phoenix, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Laveen, Mesa and Prescott.
In Chicago, The Associated Press reported the attack had repercussions including diverted ambulances, treatment delays and electronic health records...National News
Not-for-profit hospitals are struggling to stay afloat, but not for want of trying. While cash on hand is trending downward and major nonprofit hospitals are reporting massive losses, other hospitals have chosen to rigorously pursue compensation from poor patients by misleading them about financial support.
Following the federal...Arizona Comings & Goings
Tim Bricker is now Interim SVP/CEO SW Division at CommonSpirit Health.
He was formerly SVP and CEO with MultiCare Health System and recently an independent consultant....Arizona Comings & Goings
At CommonSpirit Health, Jackie Schierenberg was promoted to system vice president, candidate experience. She was formerly the system director of sourcing and talent branding.
Also, John D. Strasser joined the team as system director, out of network reimbursement, payer strategy and relationships. He was formerly...National News
San Francisco-based start-up Ooda Health announced the launch of its cloud-based software platform focused on relieving the administrative burdens of medical billing for payers and providers.
Oodapay places the responsibility of cumulating patient payments on payers rather than the physician or hospital. The company is working on...Arizona News
The merger of Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health created CommonSpirit Health in February.
According to Modern Healthcare, the two-month old system reported an operating gain of $144 million in the prior-year period, a gain derived from the two separate systems, pre-merger. CommonSpirit's operating margin fell from 2...Arizona News
The California Attorney Generals office gave Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) conditional approval to merge and create a non-profit health system--CommonSpirit Health. Last November the two hospitals signed an agreement to combine operations following a year of negotiations.
CommonSpirit Health will include...
