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St. Jude Medical lowers 2014 forecast on lackluster Q3 earnings
The medical device manufacturer falls short of expectations in Q3. Should the industry take note?
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 16, 2014 -
Google and Facebook invest $700,000 in Hello Doctor
The mobile health record platform raises $700,000 from investors as it looks to change the landscape of medical record technology.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 15, 2014 -
Ebola treatment's cost to hospitals: $1000 per hour
Texas Presbyterian could be out millions of dollars for treating Thomas Eric Duncan, who was uninsured, and two healthcare workers who contracted the virus while treating him.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 15, 2014 -
Healthcare job growth surges once again
Healthcare job growth has begun to pick up again, reversing the trend from last year, which was weighed down by job cuts and flat hospital hiring.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 14, 2014 -
Deep Dive
5 healthcare donations even bigger than Mark Zuckerberg's
The Facebook CEO's $25 million gift to fight Ebola is generous, but the biggest healthcare contribution in the US this year is 26 times that size.
By Randy Lilleston • Oct. 14, 2014 -
Mark Zuckerberg announces $25 million CDC donation to fight Ebola
The Facebook founder and his wife say the hope the donation will support the CDC as it works to contain the virus.
By Sy Mukherjee • Oct. 14, 2014 -
Lawsuits against Community Health Systems begin to pile up
How will class-action suits affect the large health system's bottom line?
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 14, 2014 -
Private Kansas Medicaid insurers lose $73M in six months
Three health plans administering the Kansas Medicaid plan are on pace for an annual shortfall which could exceed the $110 million lost on the program in 2013.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 14, 2014 -
Collecting ahead of time: Turn-off or life saver?
Hospitals' total cost of uncompensated care reached $46 billion as of 2012—equal to about 6% of expenses.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 13, 2014 -
Troubled Daughters of Charity choses controversial for-profit Prime as buyer
Daughters' board has OK'd the deal, but will it pass muster with California's attorney general?
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 13, 2014 -
Exchange enrollee med use tracked
Over half of the drugs prescribed in public plans were for HIV as opposed to 20% through employers.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 10, 2014 -
How one hospital survives in a state without Medicaid expansion
In 2012 in Virginia, hospitals provided over $600 million in charity care and saw shortfalls of $339 million in Medicaid services.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 10, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The Friday Dive: The disease that costs hospitals $1,000 an hour
Healthcare Dive's editor looks back on the biggest news from the last week.
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 10, 2014 -
Kindred to buy Gentiva for $719.6M
The merger will create the largest operator of long-term acute care hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation facilities in the country.
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 9, 2014 -
Blue Cross refuses to negotiate with hospital affiliations
Will the insurer's decision make it more difficult for smaller organizations to remain independent through affiliations?
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 9, 2014 -
Controversial new study criticizes 340B program
Researchers claim their findings show that hospitals may be purchasing discounted meds and reselling them to increase profits.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 9, 2014 -
CMS releases highly-anticipated Pioneer ACO data
The results, as many industry analysts predicted, were mixed.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 9, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Will Vivity succeed where traditional ACOs have failed?
Some doubt the unique collaboration would work outside of California without competition from Kaiser. What about in SoCal?
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 9, 2014 -
New Medica narrow network plan relies exclusively on Mayo
According to Mayo, this partnership is "one of the first times" that the system has participated in a narrow network plan.
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 8, 2014 -
Open payments database missing $1B in payments
CMS is also withholding data on 190,000 research payments for unreleased drugs and medical devices. Is the overall database too diluted to be useful?
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 8, 2014 -
Meaningful Use hardship deadline extended through Nov. 30
CMS has reopened the deadline under pressure from medical groups for relief.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 8, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Report: Physicians tighten belts when they see prices
A new study has shown that price transparency doesn't just reduce spending in patients—it makes providers more frugal too.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 8, 2014 -
$12B CareFusion purchase consolidates supplier negotiating power
Hospital suppliers seek to gain leverage with hospitals by increasing size and scope.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 7, 2014 -
Will Congress allow funding for community health centers to expire?
Community centers received $3.5 billion in federal funding this year alone, but the program is slated to end at the end of the fiscal year.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 7, 2014 -
Anthem, Hartford HealthCare sign 11th-hour contract
The agreement will augment the accountable care arrangement between the two companies.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 7, 2014
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