Hospital Administration
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Geography matters in hospital quality, Healthgrades report shows
Rochester, Minnesota, ranked No. 1 as the healthiest city, topping the list in both specialist care and access to great hospitals. Orlando, Florida, ranked last on the list of 100 cities.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 23, 2018
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Burnout hurts nurses' ability to meet profession's demands
Because nurses usually have frequent direct interactions with patients, burnout may pose a risk to "patient and organizational outcomes," according to a new white paper from Press Ganey.
By Les Masterson • Oct. 23, 2018
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Hospital execs admit lack of readiness for Ebola in 2014, but defenses improving
Most said they could adequately respond to such an emergency now, but acknowledge they were not ready to handle Ebola cases during the outbreak, according to a report from the HHS Office of Inspector General.
By Les Masterson • Oct. 22, 2018
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Doubt cast on value of hospital accreditation in Harvard study
"Given the minimal benefit seen with accreditation in this study, it raises the question of whether our national efforts need to emphasize accreditation as much as they do," researchers said.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 19, 2018
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Hospitals could save $11M per year by streamlining supply chain services
Data analytics and physician engagement are key to reining in supply chain costs, according to Navigant Consulting.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 19, 2018
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Study finds 40% of doctors pessimistic about practice of medicine
This unease includes concern about their practice's financial stability and administrative management, as well as use of EHRs, according to a new Leavitt Partners white paper.
By Les Masterson • Oct. 19, 2018
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#AHIPMMD: Optum touts social determinants, Medicaid popularity up
Understanding a member and even their hierarchy in the family are tools to better predict healthcare use and spend, Optum's Jim Dolstad told AHIP conference attendees in D.C. this week.
By Samantha Liss • Oct. 19, 2018
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Walgreens teams up with Michigan health system to deliver health, pharmacy services
McLaren Health System will offer retail health clinic, urgent care and primary care services within the pharmacy chain's stores throughout the state.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 19, 2018
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Stakeholders call for transparency, ease of use in EHR Reporting Program
In comments, several healthcare organizations requested a centralized clearinghouse of existing health IT comparison resources.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 18, 2018
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Industry on Medicare ACO plan: too much risk too fast
Some providers warn they'll drop out if CMS finalizes its proposal as is. Others contend the agency is cracking down on the program in an attempt to kill it.
By Tony Abraham • Oct. 18, 2018
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Hospitals making limited progress toward cost containment, survey shows
Fewer than one in five executives cited cost reductions greater than 5% in any priority area this year, according to Kaufman Hall.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 18, 2018
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Hospital M&A down slightly in Q3
Texas has seen the most activity this year with five deals, including two in the third quarter, according to Kaufman Hall.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 17, 2018
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Leapfrog Group to start rating outpatient settings
The nonprofit will collect safety and quality data on ambulatory surgery centers and hospital outpatient surgery departments starting next year.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 17, 2018
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#AHIPMMD: Verma touts MA growth, blasts Medicare for all
So far, 270 Medicare Advantage plans will offer new benefits allowed for 2019 that include adult day care and meals, the CMS administrator said at the annual payer conference.
By Samantha Liss • Oct. 17, 2018
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Massachusetts officials attach stiff conditions to Beth Israel-Lahey merger
The requirements follow a report warning the merger could result in a $128.4 million to $170.8 million spending increase for inpatient, outpatient and adult primary care services.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 12, 2018
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Deep DiveLong-term care hospitals: Overpaid or underappreciated?
"The costs associated with operating a long-term care hospital are more closely aligned with short-term acute care hospitals, but less expensive," says Susan Maupin, president of The Advisory Group.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 12, 2018
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Hospitals in path of Hurricane Michael forced to evacuate
Bay Medical Sacred Heart and Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center both sustained damage from the Category 4 storm and are evacuating patients. In Georgia, 35 facilities are operating on generators.
By Tony Abraham • Oct. 12, 2018
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Doctors turn to free eConsult platforms to reduce diagnostic errors, study finds
More than 300,000 physicians accessed WebMD's Medscape Consult during the two-year observation period, according to research in npj Digital Medicine.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 11, 2018
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'Nowhere to hide' for rivals after blockbuster CVS-Aetna deal
The nearly $70 billion merger poses threats to providers as its scale and access to care aims to shift the healthcare dynamic in favor of consumers, BDO's David Friend told Healthcare Dive.
By Samantha Liss • Oct. 11, 2018
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Suki AI-based voice assistant tops 1K patient encounters a week
The health IT startup claims it can sharply drop the time spent on medical notes.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 11, 2018
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NLRB charges Detroit Medical Center with unfair labor practices
Nurses at Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, who have been negotiating a union contract since 2016, have said the hospital is discriminating and not bargaining in good faith.
By Tony Abraham • Oct. 11, 2018
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Patient satisfaction is up, but billing woes can hurt online reviews, survey shows
More than half of respondents to the recent survey from predictive analytics firm Connance said their payer is more reliable than their provider for estimates of balance due.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 10, 2018
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CMS bid to overhaul E/M codes leaves few happy
With its proposed changes to payments and documentation for office visits, the agency is effectively forcing providers to reckon with a longstanding, oft-disputed problem.
By Tony Abraham • Oct. 10, 2018
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Texas fines Humana for lack of in-network anesthesiologists
The state insurance commissioner said no Humana members will pay extra because of the network issue. The payer has agreed to a corrective action plan.
By Samantha Liss • Oct. 10, 2018
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Framework aims to employ e-triggers to improve diagnostic safety
Authors writing in BMJ Quality and Safety offer a plan for monitoring error rates and helping identify patients at greater risk of future adverse events.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 10, 2018