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Mergers cut mortality rates at rural hospitals, study finds
Researchers concluded that the lower rate continued for years after the merger was completed, and that such deals could play a significant role in improving the quality of rural healthcare services.
By Ron Shinkman • Sept. 20, 2021 -
Kaiser Permanente union in California nearing strike
The union contends the health system is planning "hefty cuts" to nurse wages and benefits despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and high levels of burnout among staff.
By Shannon Muchmore • Sept. 20, 2021 -
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As M&A intensifies and companies are more likely to embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.
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CommonSpirit's net income jumps to $5.5B in 2021, reversing major COVID-19 loss
However, the nation's largest nonprofit system said the pandemic will likely keep stressing operational performance in the coming fiscal year.
By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 20, 2021 -
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Ascension rebounds from last summer's pandemic losses
After posting a $1 billion loss during the prior-year period, the nonprofit Catholic giant posted about $5.7 billion in net income for its fiscal year ended June 30.
By Hailey Mensik • Sept. 17, 2021 -
Intermountain inks merger deal with SCL Health to create $11B system
The deal expands Intermountain's regional footprint to Colorado, Montana and Kansas. CEO Marc Harrison would be the president and chief executive of the newly formed company.
By Samantha Liss • Sept. 16, 2021 -
Providers balk at MIPS value program, Medicare rate in physician pay rule comments
While providers strongly support the telehealth coverage increases in the proposed rule, they asked the agency to go further by putting the services that are now going to be covered through the end of 2023 on the permanent list.
By Shannon Muchmore • Sept. 15, 2021 -
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Delta patients clog hospitals, spur more procedure delays
Intermountain is the latest system to announce it's putting non-emergency procedures back on hold at 13 of its hospitals, and expects the pause to last several weeks, CEO Marc Harrison said.
By Hailey Mensik • Sept. 14, 2021 -
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Preventable hospitalization costs among unvaccinated patients surged to $3.7B in August, KFF says
More than 280,000 hospitalizations from COVID-19 between June and August could have been prevented by vaccination, researchers found.
By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 14, 2021 -
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HHS to release $25.5B in COVID-19 relief funding for providers
Some providers have been anxiously waiting on additional disbursements from the provider relief fund, especially for the period of the pandemic that saw the highest hospitalization rates.
By Samantha Liss • Sept. 13, 2021 -
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Biden, industry groups mandate COVID-19 vaccines for most healthcare workers
CMS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are requiring that all provider facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs vaccinate their workers, according to a Thursday release.
By Ron Shinkman • Sept. 10, 2021 -
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Hospital execs see delta pressure dragging into early fourth quarter: Jefferies poll
The variant is expected to peak late in the third quarter or early in the fourth, according to a survey of 40 hospital CEOs and CFOs conducted by the bank.
By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 10, 2021 -
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Industry pushes for more time before surprise billing ban enforced
Payers and hospitals say with the COVID-19 pandemic ongoing and key elements still unreleased, it will be difficult to comply by Jan. 1. Key sticking points include arbitration and qualified payment amounts.
By Shannon Muchmore • Sept. 09, 2021 -
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Pandemic relief funds were unevenly distributed, didn't account for community burden: Health Affairs
Researchers analyzed HHS data on the Provider Relief Fund and found hospitals serving fewer patients with employer-sponsored insurance received less funding.
By Hailey Mensik • Sept. 09, 2021 -
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Hospitals lose focus on patients' digital health preferences amid growing competition, Kaufman Hall says
The failure to meet consumer demands comes as competition from health insurance, retail and telehealth companies are a growing concern, according to a new survey.
By Hailey Mensik • Sept. 08, 2021 -
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Feds sue UPMC, heart surgeon for billing multiple surgeries at same time
The False Claims Act litigation also accuses the health system of ignoring or minimizing complaints by employees and staff.
By Ron Shinkman • Sept. 07, 2021 -
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Q&AECRI CEO calls on FDA, industry to revisit COVID-19 medical device EUAs as shortages ebb
Marcus Schabacker spoke about patient safety, cyberattacks in healthcare and risks from the rise of at-home care.
By Ricky Zipp • Sept. 07, 2021 -
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Pandemic keeps exacerbating burnout among nurses, including travelers
Animosity is also growing between core nursing staff and traveling nurses who are often contracted to do the same work for much higher pay, staffing firm Aya Healthcare said.
By Hailey Mensik • Sept. 07, 2021 -
Beaumont, Spectrum move ahead with merger
The two Michigan health systems have signed a formal integration agreement, marking the next step in the merger process that was first announced in June.
By Samantha Liss • Sept. 07, 2021 -
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Hospital telehealth leveling off at one-fifth of medical appointments, research finds
And of the facilities reporting higher virtual volumes, many said they expected telehealth use to decline over the long term, according to the survey from KLAS Research and the Center for Connected Medicine.
By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 07, 2021 -
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AHA presents Congress with laundry list of requests for budget reconciliation bill
The hospital lobby asked that some of the funding be used to address the ongoing labor shortage, shore up mental health services and address ongoing coverage gaps.
By Ron Shinkman • Sept. 03, 2021 -
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Pandemic spurs rise of infections contracted at healthcare facilities
Bloodstream infections associated with central line catheters were responsible for the largest rise in hospital-acquired infections from 2019 to 2020, according to the CDC.
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Pandemic safety protections, wage increases key for nursing unions in new contracts
The nation's largest nursing union has reached agreements on more than 50 contracts covering around 27,000 nurses across the country at major hospital chains like HCA and Tenet since February.
By Hailey Mensik • Sept. 01, 2021 -
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Hospital lobby urges Congress to extend Medicare cut relief
The cuts, if they go through, will result in an estimated loss of $36 billion in funding in 2022 alone, the Federation of American Hospitals said.
By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 01, 2021 -
Sutter to pay $90M in largest False Claims Act settlement against a health system for alleged MA fraud
The record payment comes on the heels of another massive settlement for the nonprofit, adding to the hit on its already stressed bottom line.
By Rebecca Pifer • Aug. 31, 2021
