Finance
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Tenet offers nurses large sign-on bonuses
The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a significant nursing shortage by 2022, which is pushing health systems to figure out ways to recruit and attain staff.
By Les Masterson • April 20, 2018
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Investors view healthcare as 'compelling investment,' report says
Bain & Company said healthcare M&A deals increased 27% to $332 billion in 2017. Three megadeals accounted for one-third of the total at $126 billion.
By Les Masterson • April 20, 2018
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Medicare spending on track to hit $1.2T in 2028, CBO says
Medicare outlays are expected to account for a third of all healthcare spending by the end of the decade, up from half currently, according to the report.
By Meg Bryant • April 19, 2018
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Potential Medicare APM overlap an increasing concern
Competing payment models in the same area "may have far-reaching impact on provider incentives and behavior," the authors of a recent Health Affairs blog post said.
By Les Masterson • April 19, 2018
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Deep DiveTelehealth: Clear use, questionable ROI
"It just doesn't move the needle" on healthcare overall, Jay Parkinson, founder and CEO of virtual primary care company Sherpaa, said.
By Meg Bryant • April 19, 2018
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Healthcare megadeals may have major long-term impact, Moody's says
Payer vertical integration could put more pressure on hospital volumes and margins, according to a new report.
By Les Masterson • April 18, 2018
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3 states could have Medicaid expansion on the ballot
Meanwhile, Arizona is requesting a waiver to stop Medicaid recipients from getting retroactive coverage up to three months before a person applies for coverage.
By Les Masterson • April 18, 2018
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Healthcare sharing ministries: 5 things to know
These alternatives to regular health insurance have grown to nearly 1 million people this decade.
By Les Masterson • April 18, 2018
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Henry Ford Health System cites wages, Epic implementation in net income drop
Revenue for the system increased 4.8% to $6 billion in 2017.
By Meg Bryant • April 17, 2018
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New APM seeks to improve opioid disorder treatment
The AMA and the American Society of Addiction Medicine have unveiled the Patient-Centered Opioid Addiction Treatment advanced payment model, which looks to improve care coordination.
By Les Masterson • April 17, 2018
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UnitedHealth sees membership, revenue up in Q1
David Wichmann, CEO of UnitedHealth Group, predicted half of Americans will get care from a physician with a value-based contract within a decade.
By Les Masterson • April 17, 2018
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Amazon reportedly drops plan to distribute pharmaceuticals to hospitals
The report is not entirely unexpected. Amazon in December canceled its pharmaceutical wholesaler application in Maine and told state regulators it did not intend to sell drugs.
By David Lim • April 17, 2018
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Mayo Clinic offers buyouts to hundreds of medical transcriptionists
The decision comes as the 20-hospital health system is transitioning to Epic’s EHR.
By Meg Bryant • April 11, 2018
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Allscripts business realignment targets care coordination, outcomes
Bringing Care Management under the CarePort umbrella will speed innovation of the platform, the company said.
By Meg Bryant • April 11, 2018
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UnitedHealthcare seeks arbitration to resolve Envision contract dispute
The payer has taken aim at Envision and even added a page to its website that names the company as a reason for "outsourced ERs" and higher ER costs.
By Les Masterson • April 11, 2018
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Medicaid improves access, preventive services, AHIP report says
The study comes as Virginia considers becoming the 34th state to expand Medicaid under the ACA.
By Les Masterson • April 11, 2018
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Gender pay gap a problem for doctors — and it's growing
A new Medscape report found male primary care physicians earn an average of $239,000 annually while women on average earn $203,000.
By Les Masterson • April 11, 2018
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Pop health programs not seeing expected growth, survey finds
The third annual report from Numerof & Associates calls into question whether healthcare organizations are ready to take on risk.
By Les Masterson • April 10, 2018
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M&A risks patient safety, JAMA report warns
Mergers, acquisitions and affiliations are led by financial experts who may not prepare organizations for changes in patient population and practice settings.
By Les Masterson • April 09, 2018
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Netsmart buying Change Healthcare home care, hospice units
Change Healthcare also announced it is integrating its Intelligent Healthcare Network with Doctor on Demand's patient geolocation technology to bring integrated lab orders and results to telemedicine.
By Les Masterson • April 09, 2018
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Digital health off to roaring start with $1.62B across 77 deals
The top-funded category was digital diagnostics, followed by disease monitoring.
By Meg Bryant • April 06, 2018
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Ascension to stop medical, surgical services at Milwaukee hospital
The hospital serves a largely low-income neighborhood of the city.
By Meg Bryant • April 06, 2018
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Austin-based St. David's HealthCare adds 9-clinic network
The acquisition reflects hospitals' growing focus on low-acuity delivery of care as a future revenue stream.
By Meg Bryant • April 06, 2018
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Opioid prescriptions down while addiction, overdose costs rise
The Kaiser Family Foundation looked at claims data for large employers between 2004 and 2016 to examine treatment costs from the opioid crisis.
By Les Masterson • April 06, 2018
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SCI Solutions adds patient engagement to portfolio with DatStat acquisition
The deal is the latest sign that health IT M&A is an area to watch in 2018.
By Meg Bryant • April 05, 2018