Hackensack Medical, Meridian Health merger would create NJ's largest hospital network

The two organizations have signed a definitive agreement to merge and are awaiting regulatory approval. 

By Nina Flanagan • May 14, 2015

Mayo Clinic's costs outpace revenue

Increases in salaries and benefits and supply costs were enough to offset the health system's 5.7% revenue gain.

By Julie Henry • May 13, 2015

Waterbury staff may keep jobs following controversial CT merger

The for-profit company acquiring the hospital says staff can stay in their current positions.

By Julie Henry • May 12, 2015

Report: KY hospitals face net loss of $1B by 2020

The state hospital association said that under the ACA, hospitals will lose more in cuts than they will gain in revenue from expanded coverage. 

By Julie Henry • May 12, 2015

Hospitals lead healthcare jobs growth

More than 25% of healthcare jobs added in April were in hospitals.

By Julie Henry • May 11, 2015

Kindred sets aside $95M for possible Medicare settlement

The company also reported a 32% jump in revenue from Q1 of last year. 

By Katie Bo Williams • May 8, 2015

Consumers dissatisfied with healthcare billing, PwC study says

Healthcare payment processes need to catch up with the times, data suggests—especially if providers want to meet millennial expectations. 

By Heather Caspi • May 8, 2015

Mayo Clinic proposes new specialty campus to employ 3,800

The provider already has a clinic in Onalaska, WI, but it would be dwarfed by the new development.

By Heather Caspi • May 8, 2015

Mixed Q1 for athenahealth: Losses and revenues up

"We are pregnant with a whole bunch of baby hospitals that we just, that we adopted I should say, through the Razor marriage," said CEO Jonathan Bush. 

By Nina Flanagan • May 7, 2015

What that ED visit study got wrong and what it got right

A recent American College of Emergency Physicians study that pointed to a rise in ED visits raised some eyebrows this week. What are the real numbers?

By Katie Bo Williams , Julie Henry • May 7, 2015

Two largest hospital operators announce healthy Q1 revenues, major capital expansion

HCA announced the largest year-over-year patient volume growth for any quarter over the last 10 years.

By Katie Bo Williams , Nina Flanagan • May 7, 2015

CA for-profit to purchase CT hospital previously wanted by Tenet

This is Waterbury's third potential buyer in five years.

By Julie Henry • May 6, 2015

Tenet goes from $32M loss to $47M profit

Much of the gains can be attributed to revenue growth from Tenet subsidiary Conifer.

By Julie Henry • May 6, 2015

Healthcare IT business pushes Cognizant revenue, growth

Cognizant says its acquisition of TriZetto, a healthcare IT services provider, will drive growth.

By Nina Flanagan • May 5, 2015

Higher admissions mean rising profits for LifePoint

"We believe that the reduction in one-day stay is generally reflective of industry trends toward outpatient services," said LifePoint's CFO. 

By Julie Henry • May 4, 2015

TriCore merges with software vendor Rhodes Group

The new company will offer lab solutions in population health management, lab management and other areas.

By Julie Henry • April 28, 2015

Survey: Over 90% of physicians, admins still in traditional FFS practices

Almost a third of practices have increased staff work load without increasing salaries.

By Julie Henry • April 28, 2015

Lancaster General Health and Penn Medicine to merge

"There is no financial transaction," said the Lancaster General CEO. "This is a matter of being incorporated and consolidated."

By Julie Henry • April 28, 2015

Humana acquires home health provider Your Home Advantage

Regulators have expressed concerns that insurers are using at-home diagnosis to inflate patient risk scores.

By Katie Bo Williams • April 22, 2015

Cardinal Health to pay $26.8M over FTC monopoly charges

The charges allege that Cardinal forced hospitals and clinics to pay inflated prices for certain diagnostic drugs. 

By Katie Bo Williams • April 21, 2015

UnitedHealth profits jump off 'monster' quarter for Optum

 "Somebody bore the cost of HCA's historic volume," said one analyst. "It wasn't United." 

By Julie Henry • April 20, 2015

HHS reports $316B in savings in Medicare spending

The agency outlines a spending slowdown that began in 2009.

By Heather Caspi • April 17, 2015

Illinois Medicaid cuts could force small hospitals to close

Hospitals are still reeling from 2012 Medicaid cuts.

By Julie Henry • April 16, 2015

HCA releases bullish earnings guidance

CEO Milton Johnson credited "continued favorable volume and payer trends in our core operations." Will the company be able to keep up the pace? 

By Katie Bo Williams • April 16, 2015

InstaMed offers Apple Pay to healthcare consumers, providers

Consumers will be able to use their iPhones to make payments at the point of service, while providers can offer Apple Pay as an online payment method.

By Julie Henry • April 15, 2015