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Apple health data can't be sold for advertising
Apple aims to beat competitors by banning health information from ads.
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 3, 2014 -
NY hospital loses money after surgeon accused of mistreating patients
Michael Clark was reported in early 2013 but the hospital took no action until December of that year.
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 3, 2014 -
Medicaid expansion: Who's next?
Which other states have submitted expansion plans to CMS?
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 3, 2014 -
Vast majority of healthcare cloud services pose medium to high risk
Just how risky is the cloud—and what does Jennifer Lawrence have to do with it?
By Katie Bo Williams • Sept. 2, 2014 -
Chinese hospitals now fully open to foreign investment
A pilot program launched in July will allow foreign investors to fully own hospitals in certain Chinese cities.
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 2, 2014 -
Open Payments system has another glitch
The site will go offline again and more data will be withheld. Is the system at risk of failure?
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 2, 2014 -
Aetna, Banner Health ACO saves $5M
Was the ACO successful because of its regional model, and did it improve outcomes as well as curb costs?
By Katie Bo Williams • Aug. 28, 2014 -
Ascension activity a sign of things to come?
The nonprofit has built an extensive network of affiliations. How do they benefit Ascension and its affiliated providers?
By Tammy Worth • Aug. 28, 2014 -
CVS announces affiliation with MedStar Health
What are the benefits to MedStar? And just how big is the CVS affiliate footprint?
By Katie Bo Williams • Aug. 27, 2014 -
What is the administrative cost of treating a single patient?
One Atlanta hospital has moved to activity-based costing to more accurately tie overhead costs to patient care.
By Tammy Worth • Aug. 27, 2014 -
Nonprofit hospitals barely in the black in 2013
Revenue growth was at its lowest point since the Great Recession. For-profits, on the other hand, did okay.
By Tammy Worth • Aug. 27, 2014 -
Another Pioneer ACO bites the dust
Is the program's "one-size-fits-all" approach to payment to blame?
By Katie Bo Williams • Aug. 26, 2014 -
How hospitals can save money by cutting the lights
Healthcare facilities in the country spend an estimated $9 billion a year on energy.
By Tammy Worth • Aug. 26, 2014 -
Revolt against medical device tax causes ACA revenue shortfall
The excise tax is a significant funding mechanism for the healthcare law.
By Sy Mukherjee • Aug. 21, 2014 -
Why Wal-Mart won't dominate the primary care business
Is the retail giant's potential to overhaul the primary care landscape just hype?
By Anne Zieger • Aug. 21, 2014 -
'Ice Bucket Challenge' defies skeptics, raises $22.9M for ALS research
If donations continue at their current pace, the challenge could help raise an entire year's ALS research budget in the next three weeks.
By Sy Mukherjee • Aug. 20, 2014 -
Availability of healthcare capital increasing
What do healthcare operators need to do to succeed in capturing financing?
By Anne Zieger • Aug. 20, 2014 -
Carondelet to pay $35M fraud settlement
The Arizona-based provider has admitted to no wrongdoing.
By Katie Bo Williams • Aug. 19, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Healthcare spending may be flat, but medication spending is not
Pharmaceuticals are boosting otherwise-stagnant health spending.
By Tammy Worth • Aug. 19, 2014 -
Partners execs get big pay bumps
No other provider's executives in the greater Boston area earn more.
By Katie Bo Williams • Aug. 18, 2014 -
Community Health Systems announces massive data hack
The theft included the personal data of 4.5 million patients.
By Katie Bo Williams • Aug. 18, 2014 -
Deep Dive
How hospitals can benefit from value-based insurance
"We need to make sure health plans make it easy for patients to do the exact same things we want them to do," said Mark Fendrick, M.D., director of the University of Michigan Center for Value-Based Insurance Design.
By Tammy Worth • Aug. 18, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The Friday Dive: Wal-Mart, VA referrals and False Claims lawsuits
Healthcare Dive's editor looks back on the biggest news from the last week.
By Katie Bo Williams • Aug. 15, 2014 -
The slow, painful death of fee-for-service primary care
As payers move toward an accountable care model, more traditional practices are feeling the squeeze.
By Anne Zieger • Aug. 14, 2014 -
Pay raises for non-profit hospital CEOs shoot up
The latest publicly-available data shows a sharp increase in salaries, despite public criticism.
By Anne Zieger • Aug. 12, 2014
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