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Hospital M&A hits lowest point in nearly a decade
A new report from Ponder & Co. posits the slowdown is due in part to the decelerated pace of for-profit divestitures following the frenzied activity of 2017 and 2018.
By Rebecca Pifer • April 17, 2019 -
Digital health investment interest strong, but could be in for slowdown
Of the more than 250 healthcare sector respondents to a recent Venrock survey, 36% said capital markets will become more difficult for early-stage health IT startups and 16% predicted fundraising will be tougher at all stages.
By Meg Bryant • April 15, 2019 -
Better quality, lower costs when providers and payers share risk
Integrated Healthcare Association's review of California care found that capitation is connected with better healthcare quality.
By Les Masterson • April 15, 2019 -
Safety net hospitals near 'breaking point,' advocacy group says
America's Essential Hospitals said safety net facilities saw their average margin cut in half in 2017.
By Les Masterson • April 12, 2019 -
Atrium, Wake Forest start merger talks for $13B system
The combination of nonprofit Atrium and the Winston-Salem-based academic medical center would create an organization with nearly $13 billion in annual revenue, almost 50 hospitals and about 1,300 additional care locations.
By Tony Abraham • April 11, 2019 -
Pact with activist investor sends Cerner stock soaring
The EHR vendor has agreed to make changes suggested by hedge fund Starboard Value that include new board appointments and an expanded buyback program.
By Tony Abraham • April 10, 2019 -
Healthcare administrative costs will tally nearly $500B this year
The price tag includes $158 billion in private insurance overhead, $56 billion for public insurance program administration and $282 billion for providers' billing and insurance-related costs, according to the Center for American Progress.
By Rebecca Pifer • April 09, 2019 -
Emergency department visits rose, but misuse fell in 2016
Wait times improved, according to the CDC data. Nearly 40% of patients had wait times of less than 15 minutes and 72% waited less than an hour.
By Les Masterson • April 08, 2019 -
New York, Connecticut health systems merge to form $2.4B provider
The new system, called Nuvance Health, will serve an estimated 1.5 million people over seven hospitals in the western Connecticut and Hudson Valley areas.
By Rebecca Pifer • April 04, 2019 -
Medicaid expansion improves community health center finances, access to care
Centers in the three dozen expansion states are more likely to offer behavioral health counseling and coordinated care than non-expansion states, according to The Commonwealth Fund.
By Les Masterson • April 04, 2019 -
Americans' healthcare paradox: 'angst' on costs, overconfidence on quality
Nearly 70% of Americans are "not at all" confident that politicians will be able to pass legislation to lower healthcare costs, according to a new West Health and Gallup survey.
By Rebecca Pifer • April 03, 2019 -
More care shifting from office to outpatient settings, HCCI finds
With that comes higher costs, Health Care Cost Institute researchers found. For example, the average price for a level 3 diagnostic and screening ultrasound grew 4% for office visits versus 14% in outpatient settings.
By Les Masterson • April 03, 2019 -
Deep DiveHospitals look to venture capital as R&D extension
UPMC Enterprises President Tal Heppenstall told Healthcare Dive the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center venture arm plans on spinning out two companies by the middle of this year.
By Tony Abraham • April 03, 2019 -
Premium rates increasing faster than incomes for most in US
In some states, people are spending more than one-third of their income on health insurance costs, according to a report from the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics and United States of Care.
By Les Masterson • April 02, 2019 -
Academic medical centers face headwinds in shift to value-based care, Moody's says
To offset challenges, AMCs will need to consider partnerships that build out community physician networks and diversifying their revenue streams, according to a new report.
By Meg Bryant • April 01, 2019 -
1 in 7 patients get surprise bill after in-network hospital care, HCCI finds
Anesthesiologists had the highest percentage of out-of-network professional claims in an in-network hospitalization, followed by primary care and emergency services, according to the Health Care Cost Institute.
By Les Masterson • March 29, 2019 -
Doubt cast on vertical provider integration leading to higher-value care in study
A new report in Health Care Management Review analyzed research on M&A activity from 1996 to 2016 and found little information on how the practice affects patient outcomes.
By Les Masterson • March 28, 2019 -
Fitch: Worst may be over for nonprofit hospitals
Hospitals that figure out how to absorb Medicare reimbursements could benefit from high healthcare use among older patients, the credit rating agency said in its latest report.
By Meg Bryant • March 27, 2019 -
Hospital cost containment plateaus, Kaufman Hall reports
An analysis of more than 600 hospitals showed lower volumes but better revenue numbers last year.
By Les Masterson • March 25, 2019 -
Managing high-cost claims tops employer benefit plan concerns
Companies are also offering their workers more perks like telehealth, according to a new Mercer cost trends survey.
By Meg Bryant • March 19, 2019 -
Quorum Health's losses top $200M in 2018
Net operating revenue of the Brentwood, Tennessee-based health system declined 9.3% to $1.88 billion for the year.
By Meg Bryant • March 14, 2019 -
Hospital groups say public option would cut payments by 10%
The American Hospital Association and Federation of American Hospitals argue an opt-in government insurance plan would hit bottom lines and disrupt the insurance market.
By Tony Abraham • March 13, 2019 -
Healthcare prices rose but use fell across US from 2012-16
Metro areas along the coast tended to have higher prices than in the Midwest, but there were many examples of neighboring areas with "starkly different" price levels, according to the Health Care Cost Institute.
By Meg Bryant • March 12, 2019 -
Population health program growth sputters, though execs agree they're needed
The potential of losing money in risk-based contracts is the most significant reason health systems are resistant to move into value-based care, according to a new Numerof & Associates report.
By Les Masterson • March 12, 2019 -
Pharmas, PBMs and payers all take a slice along drug supply chain, Pew says
As pharmaceutical spending and PBMs take fire in Washington, the report aims to suss out the players pocketing a share as drugs make their way through the system.
By Les Masterson • March 11, 2019
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