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Supply chain pains: How Geisinger, Sutter and Intermountain are prepping for flu season
"I'll be frank with you, we are concerned," John Wright of Intermountain Healthcare said. "We have concerns just in our manufacturers' abilities to keep up with demand on a global basis. Because it's a global issue."
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First site in embattled $16B Cerner VA project goes live
The overhaul has been dogged by delays, management turnover, snowballing spending and operational issues since it launched in 2018.
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Intermountain Healthcare
Intermountain, Sanford Health ink merger deal
The union would create a 70-hospital system with more than $13 billion in revenue. M&A activity has not been much deterred despite the pandemic.
UPDATED: Oct. 27, 2020 at 7:01 a.m. -
HCA
COVID-19 cases could be 5% of 2021 admissions, HCA says amid rising Q3 profits
The hospital giant reported profit of $668 million in the third quarter, up 9% from the same time last year. Results come weeks after it said it would return millions in government grants early and as COVID-19 surges in key markets.
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HHS walks back CARES fund reporting requirement hospitals feared
The department said it had earlier concerns that some providers would wind up more profitable than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic.
UPDATED: Oct. 23, 2020 at 10:07 a.m. -
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After hospital volumes plummeted due to COVID-19, full rebound not likely soon
Researchers writing in JAMA Internal Medicine suggested patients may be avoiding the hospital or may have lost health insurance as a result of the economic fallout from the pandemic.
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4 healthcare storylines overshadowed by COVID-19
The magnitude of the crisis has all but stopped some efforts, like a ban on surprise billing. But other policies are forging ahead, including price transparency requirements for hospitals beginning Jan 1.
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8 hospital megaprojects in the US
Most of these $1 billion-plus projects were planned before the pandemic. The list includes a $3.4 billion expansion of a Philadelphia children's hospital.
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Gilead's Veklury becomes first FDA-approved drug for treating COVID-19
The U.S. regulator granted a full approval after allowing emergency use earlier this year. New results from a WHO study, however, raise questions about the drug's ultimate effectiveness.
UPDATED: Oct. 23, 2020 at 10:05 a.m. -
AHA, AMA ask Congress to extend suspension of Medicare sequester
The 2% payment cut was suspended under the CARES Act, but providers say the ongoing financial pain they are feeling due to the COVID-19 pandemic means it should continue to be on hold well into next year.
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Envision, Cigna avert out-of-network status in Florida
A deal between the private equity-backed staffing group and insurer ensures that thousands of clinicians remain in network during a deadly pandemic, averting potential for surprise medical bills.
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Robotic surgery startups help drive Q3 medical device funding over $5B, an all-time high
CB Insights also tracked funding records in digital health and telehealth, largely due to a jump in the number of companies raising megarounds worth upward of $100 million.
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CMS to push back radiation oncology model after industry blowback
Agency administrator Seema Verma said the upcoming rulemaking will formalize a 6-month delay because "more time is needed to prepare."
UPDATED: Oct. 22, 2020 at 10:53 a.m. -
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'In many ways more challenging:' Tenet loses $197M in COVID-19-slammed Q3
Strong results in Tenet's ambulatory and Conifer segment offset a worse-than-expected hospital segment performance. The chain was also surprised by a Trump administration methodology change for reporting CARES funding.
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COVID-19 has sparked more concerns about healthcare costs, insurance, TransUnion says
More people, especially those in younger generations, are using insurer websites to conduct cost research, the annual survey found.
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From back-to-work to telehealth to retail rebranding: HLTH 2020 takeaways
Trump administration officials also provided an update on value-based care models, teased details of the coronavirus vaccine's approval and hinted at a coming reimbursement plan.
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CMS approves controversial Medicaid waiver in Nebraska, creating 2-tiered system
The expansion is a more creative way to implement work or job training requirements, but opponents argue it will deprive some enrollees of benefits.
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ACA plan premiums to fall 2% in 2021, CMS says
The price easing comes despite the Trump administration's efforts to chip away at the law, including support for the case to overturn it now before the Supreme Court. But affordability remains a challenge for some who don't get subsidies.
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After COVID-19 spurred a boom in telehealth, systems mull how to sustain momentum
An annual survey of providers from the Center for Connected Medicine and Klas Research found a focus on integration and security, but fears about the uncertain reimbursement landscape.
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Deep DiveRetail's role, focus on equity, value-based pay amid COVID-19: takeaways from HLTH 2020
Back-to-work products, coronavirus vaccine distribution and telehealth ROI were also hot topics at the conference's third year.
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Providers' rocky road to recovery could last into 2022
About 20% of hospital executives told Kaufman Hall they were "extremely concerned" about their financial viability, as the Midwest reports rising COVID-19 caseloads and providers prep for the pandemic to collide with flu season.
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CVS wants pharmacy techs to administer COVID-19 vaccine, plans to hire 10,000 more
This week the Trump administration released guidance authorizing pharmacy technicians and pharmacy interns to administer coronavirus vaccines and COVID-19 diagnostic tests.
UPDATED: Oct. 23, 2020 at 9:25 a.m. -
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How Banner Health is using AI to keep electives going
The major Arizona nonprofit is using big data and machine learning to help care teams and patients make decisions about when to go forward with care. It argues strict mandates aren't needed.
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The hazy post-pandemic future of telehealth
"The effective application of technology and data to healthcare is the foundation for efficient healthcare, but has so far failed to deliver on its potential," the managing partner of Blue Ox Healthcare Partners said Thursday.
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Baffled judges press AHA: Why is an X-ray price 'unknowable?'
Some legal experts say the hearing was pivotal in the push toward price transparency and are advising clients to get ready for Jan. 1 as a victory for the hospital lobby appears unlikely.
