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• VCU Health CEO resigns Arthur Kellermann, MD, has resigned as health sciences senior vice president and CEO of Richmond, Va
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• New Fellowship Program Will Train Future Leaders of Academic Medical Centers The CU School of Medicine Administrative Fellowship Program will welcome its first fellow in summer 2023 for a 12-month deep dive into leadership, finance, and administration
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• Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals 2022: Teaching Hospitals Fortune partnered with Merative on the 2022 ranking of the 100 Top Hospitals and the 15 Top Health Systems in the U
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• Unifeye Vision Partners adds 9th California practice Private-equity backed Unifeye Vision Partners has added Eye Care of San Diego in Mission Hills, Calif
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• 28 women who made hospital CEO in 2022 The following moves by women to a hospital or health system CEO role have been reported by or shared with Becker’s this year: (08
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• 9 leaders on health equity priorities for the rest of 2022 As health equity takes center stage for new policies – with the CDC and HHS unveiling a tool to track health effects of environmental issues and NCQA updating guidelines to address disparities – health systems nationwide are ramping up their own efforts

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• 10 recent hospital, health system CEO moves The following hospital and health system CEO moves have been reported since Aug

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• How US News’ 20 Honor Roll hospitals fared with CMS star ratings this year CMS updated its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings on July 28, and 12 of U

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• News & World Report’s 2022-23 20 Honor Roll hospitals received a five-star rating
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• Top 15 health systems of 2022, per Fortune, IBM IBM Watson Health, in partnership with Fortune, has released its top 15 health systems, which they find set an example for health systems and hospitals across the nation

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• 28 women who made hospital CEO in 2022 The following moves by women to a hospital or health system CEO role have been reported by or shared with Becker’s this year: (08
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• 9 leaders on health equity priorities for the rest of 2022 As health equity takes center stage for new policies – with the CDC and HHS unveiling a tool to track health effects of environmental issues and NCQA updating guidelines to address disparities – health systems nationwide are ramping up their own efforts
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• 10 recent hospital, health system CEO moves The following hospital and health system CEO moves have been reported since Aug
• 10: (08
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• How US News’ 20 Honor Roll hospitals fared with CMS star ratings this year CMS updated its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings on July 28, and 12 of U
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• News & World Report’s 2022-23 20 Honor Roll hospitals received a five-star rating
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• Top 15 health systems of 2022, per Fortune, IBM IBM Watson Health, in partnership with Fortune, has released its top 15 health systems, which they find set an example for health systems and hospitals across the nation
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• Humana completes sale of 2 Kindred at Home divisions Humana has completed the sale of a 60 percent stake in its subsidiary Kindred at Home’s hospice and personal care business to the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
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• Elevance Health to scale Indiana post-acute care program nationwide Elevance Health subsidiary myNEXUS, a home-based nursing management company, will expand its Indiana post-acute care program for Medicare members nationwide over the next six to 12 months, the company said July 20 during its second quarter earnings call
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• 10 states with the highest, lowest-rated nursing homes Hawaii has the highest-rated nursing homes in the U
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• while Arkansas has the lowest, according to an analysis published Aug
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• Nursing home staff recovery won’t occur until at least 2026 without help: 3 notes If the nursing home industry continues to fill staffing gaps at its current rate, it will take until at least 2026 to return to pre-pandemic levels without assistance, an Aug
• 8 report from the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living found
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• 10 best hospitals for rehabilitation: US News The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago earned the No
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• News & World Report’s 2022-23 Best Hospitals for Rehabilitation ranking released July 26
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Payers / Payers Services

• 7 recent payer acquisitions From purchases of Medicaid managed care firms to multibillion dollar home health deals, these are seven recent payer acquisitions reported by Becker’s: (08
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• 7 recent payer partnerships From big collaborations around mental health access to the launch of a health IT educational institute, these are seven recent payer partnerships reported by Becker’s: (08
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• 300 payer execs on top challenges, opportunities facing insurance industry As the health insurance industry continues to undergo major change in 2022, payer executives are looking to reduce costs and improve efficiencies through more innovation and alignment with IT services, according to an Aug
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• 27 payer exec moves in July From a new CEO at BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina to restructuring at Humana sparking the search for a new insurance president, these are 27 payer executive moves reported by Becker’s in July: (08
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• 14 recent payer CEO moves From several BCBS companies to Molina Healthcare and Clover Health, these are 14 recent payer CEO moves Becker’s has reported since April 1: (07
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