CommonSpirit Health is moving to end its revenue cycle management relationship with Conifer Health Solutions, a subsidiary of Tenet Healthcare. Instead, the nonprofit health system is breaking its contract to move the work in-house.
CommonsSpirit is the nation's largest nonprofit health system, known best locally by its subsidiary...Arizona Comings & Goings
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 News
Last week Dignity Health and Aetna, a CVS Health Company, reached agreement on a new, multi-year contract that allows Aetna members to maintain in-network access to Dignity Health services, facilities and providers in Arizona, California and Nevada.
Aetna and Dignity Health have been in negotiations for several months and on April 5...Arizona News
Dignity Health facilities remain out of network since negotiations failed to produce a contract by February 1, 2024. The health system owned by CommonSpirit Health contends Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona is 90+ days in arrears for "tens of millions of dollars in claims" and has "too frequently" denied medically necessary treatment,...Arizona News
UPDATED: Dignity Health's notice of intent to leave AZ Blue was sent mid-December and includes most of the health system's hospitals, facilities, and professional groups but not Yavapai Regional Medical Center or the Barrow Brain and Spine Medical Group.
Editor's Note: Post Updated February 2, 2024 - AZ Blue confirmed Dignity...Arizona News
A new study shows that physician burnout is a major threat to the American healthcare system, and four Arizona hospitals received recognition for their work in fighting burnout among their providers.
The study, published last week in JAMA Network Open, looked at survey responses from 1,373 physicians over three survey periods. It...Arizona News
Fourteen cancer drugs are in short supply, causing national concern among patients and providers. Distributors and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have said the issue has to do with the supply chain and residual issues from the closure of a manufacturing plant in India over the winter.
Production at the plant in India...Arizona News
This week Banner Gateway Medical Center doubled the size of its Gilbert hospital when it opened its $243 million five-story tower and will expand its market footprint to Scottsdale with a new $400m hospital and cancer center on the corner of Hayden Road and Loop 101 opening in 2026. Dignity Health is eyeing a 22 acre parcel in Surprise...National News
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...
A snapshot of Arizona hospital-based health systems in Arizona including their size and scope, net profits, net margins, patient revenue, payor mix, quality ratings, partnerships, ACO affiliations, leadership lists, and more. Also included: the latest news on Rural Emergency Hospitals and the complicated financials of nonprofit...
This year we witnessed hospitals and healthcare providers struggle during the worst pandemic of our lifetimes. In this annual data edition, The Hertel Report covers the business behind Arizona hospitals and health systems. Within this 16-page edition, readers can find information including size and scope, market footprint, profits,...
Only 88 intensive care unit beds are currently available for use and 39% of ICU beds are currently in use by COVID-19 patients. Only 6% of all hospital inpatient beds remain available -- 31% are in use by COVID-19 patients. On Wednesday, Arizona reported 3,249 new cases of COVID-19 and 81 new deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Only...
From new facilities to new administrative orders and changes in leadership, Arizona healthcare and hospitals have seen major changes over the last several days – changes that could have a significant impact on the hospital industry in Arizona, including how hospitals continue to handle the COVID-19 pandemic.
This week, two of...
On Wednesday, August 18, Arizona reported 2,402 new cases of COVID-19, 37 new deaths and that 54.5% of Arizonans are now vaccinated. Across the state, 23% of intensive care unit beds are in use by COVID-19 patients and 10% of ICU beds remain available.
This information comes from the Arizona Department of Health Services COVID-19...
Acting United States Attorney Glenn McCormick announced the settlement May 5 after alleging the Phoenix hospital owned by Dignity Health and the neurosurgical practice, which resides on the hospital campus, allegedly billed Medicare for, "certain doubly and triply concurrent and overlapping surgeries."
According to KJZZ, the...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...
Arizona reported 605 new cases on March 24, bringing the state total to 837,849. There were 44 new deaths attributable to COVID-19, the Arizona death toll is now 16,842. Only 9% of intensive care unit beds across the state are in use by COVID-19 patients and 16% of beds are currently available.
This information comes courtesy of the...
The Texas firm ClearSky Health has invested $25 million to build an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Avondale, Arizona, which will create 100 healthcare jobs. In April, construction on the 43,000-square-foot structure at 109th Avenue and McDowell Road is set to begin. The 30-bed hospital will include private rooms, a rehabilitative...Arizona Comings & Goings
Mary Steigerwald is now a healthcare consultant for telehealth and virtual Strategy at Dignity Health Medical Group, where she was regional director of operations.
