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Vanderbilt University Medical Center to be separated from university
Will the restructuring give the Medical Center more flexibility to deal with rapid changes in the healthcare business?
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 18, 2014 -
Ascension Health reports Q1 losses of almost $90M
The St. Louis-based system still lost millions in spite of smart investing strategies and business-savvy acquisitions.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 18, 2014 -
Are hospitals profiting from defective medical devices?
An OIG report unearthed $548,000 in Medicare overpayments due to hospitals failing to report free defective device swaps.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 17, 2014 -
Deep Dive
EHRs through time: The early adopter story
How do early adopters of electronic health records, big and small, really feel about the technology?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • Nov. 17, 2014 -
Samsung announces 24 health IT partners, including Cleveland Clinic, Cigna, Aetna
...and they're not the only big names that have come on board to work with Samsung's HealthKit competitor The Samsung Digital Health Platform.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 14, 2014 -
Fresenius to buy US specialist physician provider Cogent
Fresenius is making the buy as part of longer-range plans to build a $5-billion care coordination business by 2020.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 14, 2014 -
Humana revenues soar in Q3, but profits plunge
An increase in retail medical membership drove higher revenues. But Humana had to spend a pretty penny to get there.
By Sy Mukherjee • Nov. 14, 2014 -
Vidant volume, surplus declines
The eight-hospital system has been in the news a few times this year as it copes with the industry-wide shift to out-patient care.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 14, 2014 -
Report: Out-of-pocket costs skyrocket for employees
Premium costs have also almost doubled since 2010 for the average person with an employer-sponsored plan.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 13, 2014 -
CareAll to pay $25M in false claims suit
The whistle-blower who brought the suit claims that he was demoted when he refused to participate in the fraud scheme.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 13, 2014 -
Kindred to acquire inpatient rehab provider for $195M
Kindred's march towards the creation of a comprehensive post-acute care service network continues.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 13, 2014 -
Does Prime scavenge dying hospitals?
Over the last several years, Prime has faced several controversies over its billing practices and care standards.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 13, 2014 -
10 major hospitals ask Congress to scrutinize Genentech distribution changes
In October, Ascension Health banned Genentech sales reps from its campus in response to a radical shift in distribution policy. Now, other major medical centers are piling on.
By Nicole Gray • Nov. 12, 2014 -
EMRs can be too costly for late adopters
The industry faces financial stresses now that it didn't several years ago when early adopters like Kaiser jumped in.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 12, 2014 -
Pioneer ACO health system kicks off new commercial ACO
Despite having been burned in the Pioneer program, a Maine health system has decided to launch the state's largest commercial ACO with the state's largest health insurer.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 12, 2014 -
RiteAid, Cleveland Clinic partner to pilot telehealth kiosks
The kiosks could provide a meaningful challenge to retail clinics.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 12, 2014 -
Siemens agrees to keep healthcare unit after all
After talks with trade union IG Metall, Siemens has agreed to change course and keep its healthcare unit as part of its core portfolio.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 11, 2014 -
LA hospitals secure funding in constitutional amendment
Critics are concerned that while hospitals will benefit, payers and patients might suffer.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 11, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Is health sector job growth bad for hospitals?
It depends on whom you ask.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • Nov. 11, 2014 -
Judge in Partners acquisition case is skeptical of settlement
Did exiting attorney general Martha Coakley approve the Partners settlement to further her gubernatorial campaign efforts?
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 11, 2014 -
Survey: Almost 20M referrals per year go to the wrong specialist
Referrals to the wrong specialists cost patients almost $2 million per year and put them at risk of receiving lower-quality care.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 10, 2014 -
Are hospital closures necessary to fix healthcare?
Over-bedding is not the real problem, according to some researchers.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 10, 2014 -
CHS sells AL hospital to Prime satisfy FTC order
The agency required the hospital chain to divest two facilities in order to proceed with a $7.6-billion acquisition of Health Management Associates.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 10, 2014 -
DaVita narrowly misses expectations, warns of challenges
The kidney dialysis and healthcare services company said 2015 revenue could be nearly flat and 2016 revenue could fall below previous years.
By Randy Lilleston • Nov. 7, 2014 -
FEMA to give $1.6B to four NYC hospitals
The money will be used to build a new storm-resistant emergency room at one hospital and flood barriers and flood-proof elevators at others.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 7, 2014
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