Hospital Administration
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About 1/3 of hospitals earn A grade on safety, Leapfrog says
Patients at low-performing hospitals as graded by Leapfrog face a 92% greater risk of avoidable death, according to the report.
By Samantha Liss • May 16, 2019 -
Provider demand for accurate patient matching is high, Pew says
Providers vary in how bad they think the country's patient matching problem truly is, with a majority indicating they don't have a "significant" problem with correctly matching records to patients.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 16, 2019 -
Physician revenues have jumped 52% since 2016
Cardiologists, neurosurgeons and orthopaedic and cardiovascular surgeons are the highest revenue-generators among their peers, each netting more than $3 million a year for their hospitals, according to a Merritt Hawkins survey.
By Tony Abraham • May 15, 2019 -
Nonprofit hospitals on solid footing to handle outside disruption, S&P says
The sector has been "heavily resilient," mostly due to strong management and governance over the past 20 years, according to a new report.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 15, 2019 -
Kaiser Permanente's net income soars to $3.2B in Q1
The California-based integrated health system's financials are in line with a trend for non-profits after several years of expenses outstripping revenues.
By Samantha Liss • May 14, 2019 -
Maryland's all-payer model shows limited effects for rural hospitals
The facilities had a 9% drop in outpatient visits but no change in inpatient utilization, readmission rate or emergency department visits, according to a new study in Health Services Research.
By Shannon Muchmore • May 13, 2019 -
States inch forward on nurse staffing laws
A mandatory staffing bill is gaining steam in Illinois, a lawmaker reintroduced federal staffing legislation and a number of states are studying the potential impact of what unions call "safe staffing limits."
By Tony Abraham • May 10, 2019 -
Private insurers pay hospitals more than double Medicare rates
The authors of a new RAND study looked at what commercial insurers pay as a percentage of Medicare prices, and found they increased from 235% of Medicare in 2015 to 241% in 2017.
By Samantha Liss • May 10, 2019 -
Hospital CEO turnover down 35% from last year
Increased retention in hospital C-suites bucked overall industry trends. So far, 103 chief execs have stepped down across the hospital, pharma and healthcare products industries, up 17% from the first four months of 2018.
By Rebecca Pifer • May 09, 2019 -
Kaiser Permanente rolls out EHR-integrated program to tackle social determinants of health
The social health network, a partnership with Unite Us, will be available within three years to all 12.3 million Kaiser Permanente members and the communities it serves, the health system said.
By Meg Bryant • May 07, 2019 -
AMA: Employed physicians now outnumber self-employed doctors
The findings represent the first time the number of employed physicians has outstripped the number of self-employed, a milestone in the continuing trend of declining private practices.
By Samantha Liss • May 07, 2019 -
CMS draft guidance clarifies hospital co-location policy
The American Hospital Association has repeatedly urged the agency to make its policy clear, noting some hospitals were dismantling co-location and shared service arrangements out of concern they would be found noncompliant.
By Meg Bryant • May 06, 2019 -
UPMC revenue, expenses up in Q1
The Pittsburgh-based nonprofit pulled in $257 million from investment and financing gains but continues to struggle with shrinking margins.
By Tony Abraham • May 06, 2019 -
Epic, Cerner control 85% of large hospital EHR space, KLAS reports
Cerner had the most new hospital EHR deals for the second year in a row, thanks to its VA deal, which includes 147 acute care and 20 specialty contracts, according to a new report.
By Meg Bryant • May 02, 2019 -
SponsoredAn empowering approach for behavioral healthcare providers
The behavioral health crisis in the United States is putting increased pressure on an already strained system, overwhelming providers and impacting care delivery in our nation’s emergency departments.
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CHS reports increased net loss for Q1 with admissions flat
The company completed seven divestitures during the quarter and entered an agreement to sell one other hospital. That leaves the chain at 106 hospitals, still shy of the goal it set in its restructuring plan.
By Shannon Muchmore • May 01, 2019 -
CMS wants notice of ownership changes at accrediting organizations
The proposed rule follows the agency's drive to strengthen its oversight of accrediting organizations.
By Samantha Liss • April 30, 2019 -
Tenet slows bleeding volumes in Q1 beat, Conifer sale lingers
The Dallas-based hospital operator cut net losses and posted improved admissions on a same-facility basis, but revenue still slipped due to divestitures and struggling subsidiary Conifer.
By Tony Abraham • April 30, 2019 -
HCA beats revenue estimates, logs 20th straight quarter of admissions growth
The chain is coming off its $1.5 billion purchase of Mission Health. Executives told investors Tuesday they are pleased with how the integration is going and Mission's "performance is on plan at this point."
By Shannon Muchmore , Tony Abraham • April 30, 2019 -
Prior authorization harms care, outcomes, radiation oncologists contend
Of the radiation oncologists polled by the American Society for Radiation Oncology, 93% said PA delays their patients from receiving life-saving treatment.
By Les Masterson • April 29, 2019 -
Legacy systems, employee error leave hospitals, devices vulnerable to cyberattacks
Improper handling and storage of patient files, often due to poor organizational policies and procedures, can give hackers the upper hand over healthcare organizations, according to new research from threat detection firm Vectra.
By Meg Bryant • April 26, 2019 -
UHS sees net income, revenue gains in Q1
The hospital operator narrowly missed analysts' expectations. Shares were down roughly 5% after the company's earnings call Friday morning.
By Tony Abraham • April 26, 2019 -
UPMC case against state AG dismissed
The health system had alleged the state overstepped its authority in attempts to force the organization to contract with its rival Highmark.
By Samantha Liss • April 26, 2019 -
EHR checks on inappropriate GI testing saved hospital $168K, study shows
Use of the hardwired EHR alert reduced the number of unneeded tests by nearly half, according to a report published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.
By Meg Bryant • April 25, 2019 -
Health system M&A recedes slightly in first quarter of 2019
Total revenue for the transactions, however, was down sharply — at nearly $5 billion from $12.7 billion the year prior, according to consultancy Kaufman Hall.
By Rebecca Pifer • April 24, 2019
