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Half of hospital boards lack succession plan
The American Hospital Association's most recent hospital governance survey also found limited progress in board diversity since 2014.
By Tony Abraham • May 30, 2019 -
UCSF ends proposed affiliation with Dignity over LGBTQ, reproductive rights
The public health system faced pushback from staff and the broader community over Catholic-affiliated Dignity's denial of medical care for some contraceptive, abortive and end-of-life services.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • May 29, 2019 -
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Federal legislation banning surprise bills has hit a barrage of roadblocks, complicating efforts to protect consumers from unexpected out-of-network charges.
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Upcoding may have led to higher MA payments
New research points to overstated risk differences between Medicare Advantage and traditional fee-for-service populations, which the authors say are the result of upcoding within the risk adjustment system.
By Tony Abraham • May 28, 2019 -
Physician burnout costs industry $4.6B annually
The findings, along with previous evidence that relatively cut-and-dried fixes can reduce burnout, suggest "substantial economic value" for providers to invest in lowering stress on their doctors, according to a new study.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • May 28, 2019 -
Senate health committee takes on surprise bills, price transparency in legislative package
The American Hospital Association said it was "concerned about several of the proposals that would allow the government to intrude into private commercial contracts between providers and insurers."
By Shannon Muchmore • May 24, 2019 -
AHA argues nonprofit hospitals more than make up for lost tax revenue
Tax-exempt facilities are under scrutiny, and, in some cases, caught up in litigation over their status and the perks that come with it.
By Shannon Muchmore • May 23, 2019 -
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Q&A: Ascension's chief community impact officer on providing care outside the hospital
Tamarah Duperval-Brownlee is tasked with re-envisioning how best to serve the hospital chain's numerous markets across the country. She's starting off in D.C. and Milwaukee.
By Samantha Liss • May 22, 2019 -
UnitedHealth named most valuable healthcare brand
Insurers dominated consulting firm Brand Finance's top 10 list of most valuable healthcare brands for 2019. Other companies recognized were Anthem, Aetna, Medtronic, Fresenius, HCA and Centene.
By Samantha Liss • May 22, 2019 -
Healthcare spending accelerated in Q1, Altarum finds
A new report shows healthcare prices are growing more slowly than the prices of all other goods, continuing a 20-month trend.
By Samantha Liss • May 20, 2019 -
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 Parduhn • 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 Parduhn • 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 Parduhn • May 9, 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 7, 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 7, 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 6, 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 6, 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 2, 2019 -
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An 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.
May 2, 2019 -
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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 1, 2019
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