EHR shortcomings harm care coordination, risk patient safety, study finds

Gaps in EHR design and functionality lead to more workarounds and affect care team communication, according to a new PLOS One report.

By Meg Bryant • Feb. 28, 2019

Cost major influence in choosing medical care, survey shows

Despite that concern and rising out-of-pocket costs, more than two-thirds of adults don't seek cost estimates before getting care, a VisitPay survey found.

By Meg Bryant • Feb. 28, 2019

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Payer/provider relationships

As M&A intensifies and companies embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.

By Healthcare Dive staff

CMS updates hospital star ratings for the first time since 2017

The American Hospital Association and America's Essential Hospitals both decried the quality ratings update, with the AHA calling the program "flawed from the outset."

By Rebecca Pifer • Feb. 28, 2019

UHS beats expectations amid behavioral health, DOJ costs

Revenue rose for the hospital operator, but headwinds from an ongoing government investigation into behavioral health properties spurred a 28% net income tumble for the quarter.

By Tony Abraham • Feb. 28, 2019

With latest Grassley probe, hospitals can expect invitations to talk

The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee penned the public letter to exert pressure on the IRS and nonprofit hospitals alike, experts said.

By Samantha Liss • Feb. 27, 2019

What 150 healthcare executives can teach us about consumerism

Optum Advisory Service's Becca Lococo sums up a recent panel touching on data, interoperability and partnerships.

By Becca Lococo • Feb. 27, 2019

Tenet's patient volumes face sustained pressure

Tenet disclosed it may have found a buyer or partner for its Conifer business, though executives could not offer any specifics.  

By Samantha Liss • Feb. 26, 2019

Physicians make their hospitals $2.4M yearly, report finds

Cardiovascular surgeons make the most on average for their facilities, according to the report by a unit of AMN Healthcare, a medical staffing company.

By Les Masterson • Feb. 26, 2019

Travel to healthcare appointments, wait times haven't improved in 11 years

Patients' travel and wait times are in some cases more than twice as long in healthcare than other professional services, the report from Altarum said.

By Les Masterson • Feb. 25, 2019

Physician burnout down from 2014 peak, report finds

Though burnout is down from its levels five years ago, physician satisfaction with work-life balance has yet to rebound from its 2011 high, according to the study conducted in part by the American Medical Association.

By Rebecca Pifer • Feb. 22, 2019

EHR satisfaction higher at hospitals with top adoption model, analysis finds

Doctors at organizations in Stage 7 of the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption Model report better functionality, more personalization of EHRs and better teamwork among clinicians, according to a new KLAS-HIMSS Analytics report.

By Meg Bryant • Feb. 21, 2019

1 in 5 rural hospitals at risk of closing, Navigant says

More than 60% of those facilities are "highly essential" to the heath and economic well-being of their communities, according to a new report.

By Meg Bryant • Feb. 21, 2019

CHS tops Q4 expectations with revenue boost

The Tennessee chain, which is nearing its divestiture goal, incurred losses from a drop in volume and increased operational costs.

By Tony Abraham • Feb. 21, 2019

Hospitals now employ more than 40% of physicians, analysis finds

The number of hospital-acquired physician practices grew from 35,700 in 2012 to more than 80,000 in early 2018, according to a new report by Avalere Health and the Physicians Advisory Institute.

By Les Masterson • Feb. 21, 2019

Washington, DC's $1.3B in medical construction led US

The top 25 U.S. metros with a population of 1 million or more people saw a total of $15.7 billion of medical construction activity last year.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 20, 2019

Mayo Clinic revenue up 5% to $12.6B in 2018

The showing came despite a $1 billion investment to implement an enterprise-wide Epic EHR and $50 million in missed revenue due to the transition.

By Meg Bryant • Feb. 20, 2019

Google Cloud's head of healthcare on data silos, cybersecurity and APIs in the age of the cloud

Greg Moore met up with Healthcare Dive at HIMSS19 to break down some of the most pressing issues of the day — and how Google wants to be a part of the solution.

By Rebecca Pifer • Feb. 20, 2019

No. 1 word in online negative hospital reviews is 'told'

Providers need to learn to communicate with patients through "caring language," the authors of a new Penn Medicine study said.

By Meg Bryant • Feb. 19, 2019

Hospital lobbying in 2018 — by the numbers

Drug pricing program 340B was the marquee issue for health systems last year, with concentrated efforts on site neutrality, Medicaid funding, safety net hospitals, drug pricing and Medicare for all.

By Tony Abraham • Feb. 19, 2019

Cybersecurity, privacy top healthcare leader concerns

The share of hospitals with a senior information security officer rose 14% during the past year, according to the new HIMSS survey.

By Meg Bryant • Feb. 15, 2019

Charitable enough? UPMC case highlights increased scrutiny of nonprofit hospitals

"I think the bottom line is: The AG is not going to be satisfied with a duopoly in which one firm is clearly dominant and is going to be able to have its way," said Tim Greaney, former assistant chief in the DOJ's antitrust division.

By Tony Abraham , Samantha Liss • Feb. 15, 2019

4 main takeaways from HIMSS19

Digest the biggest health IT conference of the year with this roundup of what grabbed the attention of more than 43,000 health execs, policymakers and academics.

By David Lim , Rebecca Pifer • Feb. 15, 2019

Accrediting group updates widely used quality metrics

Medicare Advantage plans use NCQA quality metrics to measure the performance within their provider networks, any changes to those measures will be closely watched as MA plans now cover 22.4 million seniors.

By Meg Bryant • Feb. 14, 2019

California county pushes ahead with purchase of Verity hospitals despite AG opposition

Verity filed for bankruptcy in August. Last month, a judge denied California Attorney General Xavier Becerra's petition to block the sale of the two hospitals, citing lack of standing.

By Meg Bryant • Feb. 14, 2019

Data breaches compromised 15.1M patient records last year

The number of affected records was up sharply from the year before, when nearly 500 breaches affected 5.6 million records, according to Protenus.

By Meg Bryant • Feb. 13, 2019