Novant, Atrium poised for battle over Wilmington’s hospital
Six big health care systems bid for Wilmington's hospital.
UNC System board puts off Vidant’s board nominees
Vidant Health and UNC System leaders don't agree on the Vidant board's makeup.
Asheboro seeks new hospital suitor after Cone rejection
Randolph Health seeks a new suitor after Cone Health pulls out
Atrium to post $1B profit, says it keeps small-town hospitals afloat, changes Cone Health ties
Atrium Health loosens ties with Greensboro-based Cone Health, expects lower net profit in 2020
Carteret Health joins Mayo Clinic network
Morehead City's Carteret Health Care is North Carolina's first entity to join the Mayo Clinic Care Network, which will provide knowledge and resources from a 40-member network with thousands of [...]
NC Chamber wants to support state’s push for “value-based health care”
The N.C.Chamber is holding a conference this week to help North Carolina improve its weak record for health care — 33rd for its mix of high costs and weak patient outcomes, according to a United [...]
Big Charlotte physician group supports treasurer’s health care pricing strategy
Tryon Medical Partners, the Charlotte area’s biggest independent physicians’ practice, says it signed a contract to join the North Carolina State Health Plan network. The move aligns the [...]
N.C. hospital industry, state employees remain at odds over State Health Plan
North Carolina’s hospitals remain strongly opposed to changes that would enable the State Health Plan to reduce the amount it pays for many hospital procedures for its 700,000 members. But [...]
Atrium CEO advises staff to ignore “noise in the media”
Atrium CEO Gene Woods sent a memo to employees Thursday suggesting that the system’s recent decisions involving two doctors’ groups have been “publicly misrepresented.” [...]