Construction of Denver-area VA hospital $1.7B over budget

A decade later, the replacement for an old facility that serves almost 400,000 veterans in Colorado is still incomplete. 

By Nina Flanagan • June 11, 2015

MA approves Baystate purchase of 97-bed hospital

Baystate has been in the news this month for doing some staffing cuts to help mitigate operating margins that weren't up to projections.

By Nina Flanagan • June 11, 2015

Franklin Square lends National Surgical Health $52.5M

The financing will support NSH's acquisition of a majority interest in Optim Healthcare.

By Julie Henry • June 10, 2015

WellStar, Emory merger falls through

The two organizations were involved in what was supposed to be a yearlong planning period—until WellStar abruptly decided to remain independent.

By Julie Henry • June 10, 2015

Adventist Health in two new hospital affiliation talks

These latest affiliations are part of a series of deals the system has been exploring. What's next for Adventist?

By Katie Bo Williams , Julie Henry • June 10, 2015

Study: The highest-charging hospitals are for-profit—and CHS owns half of them

"What other industry can you think of that marks up the price of their product by 1,000% and remains in business?" asks one study author. 

By Katie Bo Williams • June 9, 2015

Iasis Healthcare opens new $80M hospital

The focus on the new facility's design? Out-patient services. 

By Julie Henry • June 9, 2015

Healthcare association executives get big pay raises in 2013

Pay for CEOs earning $1 million or more increased by 8.5% from 2012 to 2013.

By Julie Henry • June 9, 2015

How two hospital operators are bucking the rural health crisis

Fewer beds. More outpatient procedures. But to get there, providers have to make a significant investment to change their business models. 

By Katie Bo Williams • June 8, 2015

US sees surge in hospital jobs growth

...and hospitals are increasingly reporting their best financial performances in years. 

By Julie Henry • June 8, 2015

New Medicare disclosure reveals additional $12.4B in payments

Although docs who treated fewer than 11 patients overall are still omitted, "the totals displayed in the file are extremely close" to CMS' internal records.

By Heather Caspi • June 5, 2015

Scripps Health in midst of financial growth, expansion

Fitch has upgraded the hospital system, noting that its growth has occurred in a competitive market.

By Heather Caspi • June 5, 2015

As big mergers pull referrals out of NYC market, city hospitals look to NJ acquisitions

Mount Sinai and North Shore-LIJ have already expanded into New Jersey via affiliations. 

By Nina Flanagan • June 4, 2015

Moody's: Medicaid expansion is not a silver bullet for hospitals

Has the impact of reducing bad debt on hospital bottom lines been overstated?

By Nina Flanagan • June 4, 2015

Acadia boosts international presence with behavorial health system purchases

Acquisitions in the behavioral health market have already outpaced 2014, at $219 million so far this year.

By Nina Flanagan • June 4, 2015

Trinity Health reaps benefits from patient volume increase, acquisitions

Seventeen of the system's 19 regions experienced an increase in volume.

By Julie Henry • June 3, 2015

Study: Inefficient billing wastes billions in healthcare dollars

The report surveyed over 100,000 providers. 

By Julie Henry • June 2, 2015

Piedmont, Newton Medical Center form partnership in shifting GA market

The healthcare landscape in Georgia continues to change dramatically. Is a Tenet exit from the market next?

By Julie Henry • June 2, 2015

SSM Health acquires academic medical center from Tenet

The 19-hospital network has been looking to add an academic medical center to compete with BJC HealthCare. 

By Julie Henry • June 2, 2015

NextCare continues to acquire new urgent care centers

The provider has opened or acquired 23 clinics across the U.S. in the last 12 months alone.

By Julie Henry • June 1, 2015

Cleveland Clinic sees huge jump in operating income

Q1 is up 45% from the same period last year. What caused the increase?

By Julie Henry • June 1, 2015

11 factors that can mediate the cost of a data breach

The worldwide per capita cost of a stolen record in the healthcare industry is $363, making it the most expensive industry for breach.

By Katie Bo Williams • May 29, 2015

Are things looking up for struggling nonprofits?

The median revenue growth at not-for-profit hospitals just outpaced the median increase in expenses in 2014, Moody's finds. 

By Heather Caspi • May 29, 2015

Uncompensated care drives income losses for PN hospitals even as revenues rise

Operating expenses outpaced more than $40 billion statewide in revenue growth.

By Julie Henry • May 27, 2015

Allscripts cuts US jobs, expands outsourcing to India

Is this the tip of the iceberg? The global healthcare IT outsourcing market is predicted to grow 7.6% each year, totaling $50.4 billion in 2018.

By Nina Flanagan • May 27, 2015