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Kaiser Permanente to compete in Pa. With Geisinger acquisition
A nonprofit created by Oakland, California-based Kaiser Permanente completed its acquisition of Geisinger as its first health system dedicated to increasing access to value-based care.
Capital Blue Cross adds Geisinger to Medicare Advantage network
Capital Blue Cross has added Geisinger hospitals and clinics to its Medicare Advantage network.
Lehigh Valley hospitals earn top grades; pandemic-related infections spike
Thirteen Lehigh Valley hospitals received the top rating from The Leapfrog Group in a report incorporating performance data from the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Geisinger cited for health plans claims violations
Danville-based Geisinger is being asked to take corrective action by the state after receiving citations for a series of violations from 2015 through 2018.
PA Chamber president and CEO Gene Barr announces retirement
Gene Barr, president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, announced Wednesday that he will retire from his decade-long role as leader of the statewide business advocacy group in the second quarter of 2022.
Geisinger employees sue over COVID-19 testing
More than 70 Geisinger Health System employees filed a class-action suit against Danville-based Geisinger Medical Center and its affiliated hospitals and clinics, claiming its COVID-19 testing requirements for employees exempt from getting the vaccine force them to choose between their religion and their jobs.
Reading Hospital, St. Luke’s and Hershey Medical make Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals list
Reading Hospital in West Reading and St. Luke’s Hospital in Bethlehem were among 13 hospitals in the state of Pennsylvania to be ranked by Newsweek’s list of the World’s Best Hospitals for 2021.
Penn State Health to acquire Holy Spirit Health System
After months of antitrust investigations, Penn State Health received approval from state and federal authorities to acquire Holy Spirit Health System from Montour County-based Geisinger on Nov. 1.
Geisinger awarded $978,000 to improve telehealth services
Montour County-based Geisinger was awarded $978,000 from the Federal Communications Commission to upgrade the system’s telehealth services.
Geisinger study shows promise for detecting cancers
A blood test that can detect cancer early has shown what the Geisinger health network officials are calling “promising results.”
A veteran advantage: At Geisinger, offering paid leave to reservists is raising morale and boosting recruiting
Early this fall, Geisinger implemented a policy that grants 80 hours of paid military leave. LVB talked to a military reservist who lobbied for the benefit. He sees positive results for the both the company and its employees.
Geisinger receives $2.8 million to study genetic causes of high cholesterol
Researchers at Geisinger, the central Pennsylvania-based health system, received a $2.8 million grant to study the genetic causes of high cholesterol and, in time, improve detection and family screening for […]
