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Government & Politics / Health Care / Insurance

Rising Uncompensated Care Challenges Arkansas HospitalsLock Icon

Leaders warn the problem could worsen as Medicaid eligibility reviews tighten and work requirements loom. read more >
Education / Government & Politics / Health Care

Interim Chancellor Dr. C. Lowry Barnes on UAMS’ Financial Turnaround and Growth StrategyLock Icon

While he has braced UAMS against the impact of tariffs and expiring tax credits, Barnes has also devised a plan to expand the medical institution instead of simply cutting costs. read more >
Banking & Finance / Health Care / Industry

UAMS Report Shows Financials Improved in Fiscal Year 2023

UAMS, which features the state’s only teaching hospital, reported a decrease in net position of $1.76 million for its fiscal year that ended in June 30, compared with a decrease of $46.16 million the previous year. read more >
Health Care / Industry / Insurance

Healthcare Havoc: Arkansas Institutions Grapple with Aftermath of Cyberattack

The Feb. 21 cyberattack squeezed cash flow to hospitals and prevented dozens of physicians and pharmacists from collecting millions of dollars’ worth of claims. The full scale of the attack’s damage may not be fully calculated for months. read more >
Banking & Finance / Business Services / Construction

Dannelley, Warren Get Lifetime Achievement Awards at CFO of the Year

Kristi Dannelley, founder and principal at GreenPoint CFO of Benton and Charles W. Warren, CFO of the Fort Smith School District, were honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards at the CFO of the Year luncheon Nov. 2 in Little Rock. read more >
Banking & Finance / Business Services / Construction

Dannelley, Warren Get Lifetime Achievement Awards at CFO of the Year

Kristi Dannelley, founder and principal at GreenPoint CFO of Benton and Charles W. Warren, CFO of the Fort Smith School District, were honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards at the CFO of the Year luncheon Nov. 2 in Little Rock. read more >
Amanda George is the chief financial officer for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Business Services / Construction / Education

Omicron and UAMS’ Financial PrognosisLock Icon

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock is unsure how the fast-moving omicron variant will affect its financial health for its current fiscal year. read more >
UAMS Medical Center in central Little Rock.
Business Services / Government & Politics / Health Care

Cyberattack Against Kronos Disrupts UAMS Timekeeping System

The hospital shifted to manual processes in December after its timekeeping software provider, Kronos, was targeted. read more >
Amanda George, chief financial officer for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, worries that pre-COVID-19 patient volumes may never return.
Construction / Education / Government & Politics

COVID-19 Slashes UAMS ProfitsLock Icon

At the end of February 2020, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock had a surplus of $22 million. But then COVID-19 surfaced. read more >
Cam Patterson, the UAMS chancellor, has presided over a period of financial improvement.
Business Services / Health Care / Investments

UAMS Sees Financial Upturn Under Patterson

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has seen its financial condition improve under Chancellor Cam Patterson, who assumed the role in June 2018. read more >
Business Services / Government & Politics / Health Care

Hospital Prices to Go Online, But Will Numbers Tell Story?Lock Icon

The idea of Americans scrolling through hospital websites to find the best deal on a mammogram or tonsillectomy sounds good to almost everybody. But the devil is in the details, and when federal plans emerged to force hospitals and insurers to reveal their negotiated rates for all kinds of medical services, the pitchforks came out. read more >
Bo Ryall, president and CEO of the Arkansas Hospital Association
Business Services / Health Care / Insurance

Hard Year Adds Pain for Small Hospitals in Arkansas

Hospitals’ bottom lines were hurt by flat patient volume, a shortage of nurses and the high cost of specialty drugs read more >
Dr. Gareth Morgan, former director of the UAMS Myeloma Center
Business Services / Education / Government & Politics

Accounting Maneuvers Hid Funding Failures at UAMSLock Icon

When the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences announced in April 2014 that Dr. Gareth Morgan would lead the Myeloma Institute for Research & Therapy, it was cause for a celebration. The cheers didn’t last long. read more >
Amanda George and Jake Stover, both of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Education

UAMS Names Amanda George CFO

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on Tuesday named Amanda George vice chancellor for finance and chief financial officer. read more >
Brian Cotten and Amanda George of UAMS
Education / Health Care

UAMS Names New Campus Leader, CFO for Clinical Programs

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences named two new leaders for various operations. read more >