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California leads in Healthgrades' best hospitals for 2019
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in California grabbed a spot on the top hospitals list along with the Mayo Clinics in Minnesota and Phoenix. Facilities in seven states and D.C. failed to make the cut.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 13, 2019 -
Mid-sized hospitals could recover $500K through finding dual-eligibles
Medicaid is a "significant source of untapped reimbursements," according to a new report from TransUnion Healthcare.
By Les Masterson • Feb. 13, 2019 -
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TrendlinePayer/provider relationships
As M&A intensifies and companies embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.
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Hospitals should focus on productivity gains to reduce costs, report finds
From 2001 to 2016, the healthcare delivery industry grew 3.3% annually to $1.3 trillion — with 99% of growth fueled by labor costs, according to McKinsey & Company.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 11, 2019 -
EDs could save $8.3B annually with better primary care, study finds
Of 24 million emergency visits by patients with certain chronic conditions in 2017, 4.3 million were potentially avoidable, according to a Premier analysis.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 8, 2019 -
Microsoft debuts healthcare messaging features, new bot service
Microsoft Care Team users can now view integrated EHR data on their mobile device. The company will showcase these and other tools at HIMSS 2019 in Florida next week.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 8, 2019 -
State AG targets nonprofit UPMC for 'corporate greed'
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro lambasted the health system for refusing new state terms that explicitly require it to accept rival Highmark's members, and asked a state court to intervene.
By Tony Abraham • Feb. 8, 2019 -
Deep Dive
Hospital lobby ramps up 'Medicare for all' opposition
As more Democratic presidential hopefuls embrace the idea, health systems and providers have picked up lobbying efforts arguing it would shutter hospitals.
By Tony Abraham • Feb. 8, 2019 -
Health information exchange participation reduced readmissions in heart attack patients, study finds
The Florida report suggests HIEs could be deployed to enhance quality measures in the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 7, 2019 -
Baylor Scott & White, Memorial Hermann end merger talks
The Texas health systems are calling off a potential deal months after signing a letter of intent. The combined system would have had more than $13 billion in revenue.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 6, 2019 -
AHA roadmap to rescue rural hospitals calls for regulatory relief, new payment models
Other priorities include updating Medicare and Medicaid payment rates to cover costs of care and expanding access to telehealth, according to a new report from the hospital group.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 5, 2019 -
Hospital prices, not physicians, drive cost growth, Health Affairs says
The report suggests measures aimed at cutting healthcare costs focus on issues like antitrust enforcement and incentivizing more cost-efficient physician referrals.
By Shannon Muchmore • Updated Feb. 5, 2019 -
Dignity-CHI merger creates largest nonprofit health system by revenue
The $29 billion system, called CommonSpirit Health, has more than 700 care locations and 142 hospitals in 21 states.
By Les Masterson • Feb. 4, 2019 -
Just 13% of hospital CFOs ready for new payment models
Financial leaders' top priority for 2019 is cutting organizational costs.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 1, 2019 -
Advocate Aurora, Oak Street Health partner on senior primary care
The new clinic, in a Chicago suburb with more than 25,000 Medicare-eligible adults, will offer a range of both primary care and wraparound services.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 31, 2019 -
New VA rules reignite privatization debate
VA Secretary Robert Wilkie preemptively dismissed critics, saying they "claim falsely and predictably" the new rules represent a "first step toward privatizing the department."
By Tony Abraham • Jan. 31, 2019 -
Hospital-acquired conditions fell 13% since 2014, CMS chief says
Administrator Seema Verma touted the data Tuesday, also hinting the agency is crafting value-based payment models for states and other insurers.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 30, 2019 -
Deep Dive
Industry braces as more lawmakers seek to ban surprise billing
"Pretty much everybody agrees that the consumer shouldn't be trapped in the middle of these conversations — that's the easy part," said Jack Hoadley, research professor emeritus at the Georgetown University Health Policy Center.
By Shannon Muchmore • Jan. 29, 2019 -
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HCA ended 2018 with hike in revenue, admissions
The Nashville-based hospital chain beat analyst expectations again, finishing its 19th consecutive quarter of admissions increases.
By Tony Abraham • Jan. 29, 2019 -
Focus on usability, interoperability to help reduce health IT burden, groups tell ONC
Stakeholders also urged ONC to consider artificial intelligence tools as a means of relieving hassles from EHR use.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 29, 2019 -
Richmond, Virginia, has $500M+ of hospital projects planned or under construction
Hospitals and health systems in some areas are building and expanding despite difficult financial circumstances arising from softening admissions, among other factors.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 28, 2019 -
Financial worries keep hospital CEOs up at night
Government mandates, patient safety and difficulty finding and keeping employees also were top of mind for executives, an American College of Healthcare Executives poll found.
By Rebecca Pifer • Jan. 28, 2019 -
Aetna, Anthem pilot seeks blockchain potential in healthcare
The initiative — which includes Health Care Service Corporation, IBM and PNC Bank — hopes to leverage blockchain for claims processing and health information exchange, among other potential uses.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 25, 2019 -
Medicaid advisory panel calls for phasing in DSH allotment reductions
The suggestions also include changes in how disproportionate share hospital spending is allocated, and are projected to save the government anywhere from $1 billion to $5 billion over the next decade.
By Rebecca Pifer • Jan. 25, 2019 -
Mass General eyes $1B expansion
The proposed project includes twin 12-story towers with patient rooms, a cardiac center, cancer center and operating rooms.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 24, 2019 -
American Well rolls out acute care telehealth cart for specialty access
Typical use cases for the 760 Cart include telestroke, ICU consults and telepsychiatry, according to the company.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 23, 2019
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