Edwards Named Director of Baxter Health Foundation
Baxter Health of Mountain Home says Sarah Edwards will be executive director of the Baxter Health Foundation, effective Jan. 2, succeeding Barney Larry, who is retiring. read more >
Baxter Health of Mountain Home says Sarah Edwards will be executive director of the Baxter Health Foundation, effective Jan. 2, succeeding Barney Larry, who is retiring. read more >
The new strategy aims to "simplify things for patients" while also moving the organization towards a more inclusive health system for the 11 counties it serves. read more >
Baxter Regional Medical Center has not yet had a confirmed case of COVID-19, but the Mountain Home hospital is nevertheless feeling the impacts of the pandemic. read more >
The COVID-19 pandemic threatens the survival of rural hospitals in Arkansas, several hospital administrators told Arkansas Business last week. read more >
The Medicaid expansion helped Baxter County Regional Medical Center survive and thrive, but a federal repeal bill threatens to imperil it and its patients. read more >
Soon, Dr. Michael Adkins will be the only pediatrician in Mountain Home, a situation officials at Baxter Regional Medical Center say they are working to rectify. read more >
Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home is one of several hospitals appealing a federal court’s decision denying their request to speed up Medicare claim appeals by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. read more >
Adding to hospital frustration is the way that the RACs, which are private companies, are paid: They have a financial incentive to deny as many claims as possible because they receive up to 12.5 percent of the money recovered. read more >
Doing business with hospitals can mean big business for vendors, and tax forms filed by nonprofit hospitals provide a peek into how hundreds of millions of dollars are spent. read more >
