Tenet offers nurses large sign-on bonuses

The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a significant nursing shortage by 2022, which is pushing health systems to figure out ways to recruit and attain staff. 

By Les Masterson • April 20, 2018

Investors view healthcare as 'compelling investment,' report says

Bain & Company said healthcare M&A deals increased 27% to $332 billion in 2017. Three megadeals accounted for one-third of the total at $126 billion. 

By Les Masterson • April 20, 2018

Medicare spending on track to hit $1.2T in 2028, CBO says

Medicare outlays are expected to account for a third of all healthcare spending by the end of the decade, up from half currently, according to the report.

By Meg Bryant • April 19, 2018

Potential Medicare APM overlap an increasing concern

Competing payment models in the same area "may have far-reaching impact on provider incentives and behavior," the authors of a recent Health Affairs blog post said.

By Les Masterson • April 19, 2018

Telehealth: Clear use, questionable ROI

"It just doesn't move the needle" on healthcare overall, Jay Parkinson, founder and CEO of virtual primary care company Sherpaa, said. 

By Meg Bryant • April 19, 2018

Healthcare megadeals may have major long-term impact, Moody's says

Payer vertical integration could put more pressure on hospital volumes and margins, according to a new report.

By Les Masterson • April 18, 2018

3 states could have Medicaid expansion on the ballot

Meanwhile, Arizona is requesting a waiver to stop Medicaid recipients from getting retroactive coverage up to three months before a person applies for coverage.

By Les Masterson • April 18, 2018

Healthcare sharing ministries: 5 things to know

These alternatives to regular health insurance have grown to nearly 1 million people this decade.

By Les Masterson • April 18, 2018

Henry Ford Health System cites wages, Epic implementation in net income drop

Revenue for the system increased 4.8% to $6 billion in 2017.

By Meg Bryant • April 17, 2018

New APM seeks to improve opioid disorder treatment

The AMA and the American Society of Addiction Medicine have unveiled the Patient-Centered Opioid Addiction Treatment advanced payment model, which looks to improve care coordination.

By Les Masterson • April 17, 2018

UnitedHealth sees membership, revenue up in Q1

David Wichmann, CEO of UnitedHealth Group, predicted half of Americans will get care from a physician with a value-based contract within a decade.

By Les Masterson • April 17, 2018

Amazon reportedly drops plan to distribute pharmaceuticals to hospitals

The report is not entirely unexpected. Amazon in December canceled its pharmaceutical wholesaler application in Maine and told state regulators it did not intend to sell drugs.

By David Lim • April 17, 2018

Mayo Clinic offers buyouts to hundreds of medical transcriptionists

The decision comes as the 20-hospital health system is transitioning to Epic’s EHR.

By Meg Bryant • April 11, 2018

Allscripts business realignment targets care coordination, outcomes

Bringing Care Management under the CarePort umbrella will speed innovation of the platform, the company said.

By Meg Bryant • April 11, 2018

UnitedHealthcare seeks arbitration to resolve Envision contract dispute

The payer has taken aim at Envision and even added a page to its website that names the company as a reason for "outsourced ERs" and higher ER costs.

By Les Masterson • April 11, 2018

Medicaid improves access, preventive services, AHIP report says

The study comes as Virginia considers becoming the 34th state to expand Medicaid under the ACA.

By Les Masterson • April 11, 2018

Gender pay gap a problem for doctors — and it's growing

A new Medscape report found male primary care physicians earn an average of $239,000 annually while women on average earn $203,000.

By Les Masterson • April 11, 2018

Pop health programs not seeing expected growth, survey finds

The third annual report from Numerof & Associates calls into question whether healthcare organizations are ready to take on risk.

By Les Masterson • April 10, 2018

M&A risks patient safety, JAMA report warns

Mergers, acquisitions and affiliations are led by financial experts who may not prepare organizations for changes in patient population and practice settings.  

By Les Masterson • April 9, 2018

Netsmart buying Change Healthcare home care, hospice units

Change Healthcare also announced it is integrating its Intelligent Healthcare Network with Doctor on Demand's patient geolocation technology to bring integrated lab orders and results to telemedicine.  

By Les Masterson • April 9, 2018

Digital health off to roaring start with $1.62B across 77 deals

The top-funded category was digital diagnostics, followed by disease monitoring.

By Meg Bryant • April 6, 2018

Ascension to stop medical, surgical services at Milwaukee hospital

The hospital serves a largely low-income neighborhood of the city.

By Meg Bryant • April 6, 2018

Austin-based St. David's HealthCare adds 9-clinic network

The acquisition reflects hospitals' growing focus on low-acuity delivery of care as a future revenue stream.

By Meg Bryant • April 6, 2018

Opioid prescriptions down while addiction, overdose costs rise

The Kaiser Family Foundation looked at claims data for large employers between 2004 and 2016 to examine treatment costs from the opioid crisis.  

By Les Masterson • April 6, 2018

SCI Solutions adds patient engagement to portfolio with DatStat acquisition

The deal is the latest sign that health IT M&A is an area to watch in 2018.

By Meg Bryant • April 5, 2018