Growth in telehealth use outpaces urgent care centers, retail clinics

Between 2016 and 2017, telehealth use jumped 53% nationwide, according to a new white paper from the nonprofit FAIR Health.

By Meg Bryant • April 2, 2019

Academic medical centers face headwinds in shift to value-based care, Moody's says

To offset challenges, AMCs will need to consider partnerships that build out community physician networks and diversifying their revenue streams, according to a new report.

By Meg Bryant • April 1, 2019

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Surprise Billing

Federal legislation banning surprise bills has hit a barrage of roadblocks, complicating efforts to protect consumers from unexpected out-of-network charges.

By Healthcare Dive staff

Kaiser, union coalition return to bargaining table

The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions claimed the health system violated federal law by proposing a ban on employees speaking out about patient care issues or taking public action against the company.

By Tony Abraham • April 1, 2019

Health systems stepping up investment in analytics, survey shows

Nearly a third of health systems have a C-suite leader dedicated to analytics, up from 12% in 2015, according to a survey by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.

By Meg Bryant • March 29, 2019

Revenue, outpatient volume rise in Advocate-Aurora's debut year

Home, physician and outpatient visits all rose for the newly merged company in 2018, and revenue increased 3.5%.

By Tony Abraham • March 29, 2019

AHA doubles down against star ratings, asks CMS to pull

The hospital group said in a letter to CMS it remains concerned the program "is being compromised by a methodology that can lead to inaccurate, misleading comparisons of quality performance."

By Shannon Muchmore • Updated April 1, 2019

Doubt cast on vertical provider integration leading to higher-value care in study

A new report in Health Care Management Review analyzed research on M&A activity from 1996 to 2016 and found little information on how the practice affects patient outcomes.

By Les Masterson • March 28, 2019

Fitch: Worst may be over for nonprofit hospitals

Hospitals that figure out how to absorb Medicare reimbursements could benefit from high healthcare use among older patients, the credit rating agency said in its latest report.

By Meg Bryant • March 27, 2019

VA seeks billions more for controversial community care program

Secretary Robert Wilkie this week asked for a funding increase of $4.6 billion in 2020 for the department's community care program, which critics contend is a means to privatize VA medical care.

By Tony Abraham • March 27, 2019

Scale: blessing or burden for statewide ACOs?

Caravan Health launched its second statewide ACO last week. Some experts worry the scale of the models means Caravan is biting off more than it can chew.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • March 27, 2019

CMS, physician group launch AI challenge

The Artificial Intelligence Health Outcomes Challenge offers up to $1.65 million in awards. Developers will be tasked with building AI programs on Medicare data to improve health outcomes.

By Tony Abraham • March 27, 2019

Female doctors still paid far less than men, though gap narrows a tad, report finds

The Doximity analysis notes progress, but it's only slight. The 2017 gap was at 28%, with female doctors earning $105,000 less than their male counterparts. That dropped to 25% in 2018, or $90,490 less than the average man.

By Tony Abraham • March 26, 2019

Trump admin now backs elimination of ACA in court

The move came hours after Democratic attorneys general defending the ACA filed their brief arguing that the landmark law is still constitutional even without an effective individual mandate penalty.

By Shannon Muchmore • Updated March 26, 2019

Reimbursement, staffing seen as barriers to chronic care in alternate settings

Almost all healthcare leaders in a recent survey said they believe chronic care management is critical, but nearly half don't think their facilities are managing such care well.

By Les Masterson • March 26, 2019

Pharmacists like e-prescribing safety features but still worry over medication errors, study finds

Hospital electronic prescribing and medication administration can take longer and lead to pharmacists spending less time with patients, researchers found.

By Les Masterson • March 25, 2019

Hospital cost containment plateaus, Kaufman Hall reports

An analysis of more than 600 hospitals showed lower volumes but better revenue numbers last year.

By Les Masterson • March 25, 2019

Hospital-acquired sepsis cases drop, but treatment costs rise, report finds

Sepsis-related mortality and readmission rates also fell, but the average per-case cost of treating the infection went up by 20% to $70,000, according to a new analysis from Premier.

By Meg Bryant • March 22, 2019

Telehealth main IT priority at large health systems

Two-thirds of healthcare leaders expect their telehealth budgets to grow over the next three years, according to a new Vidyo report.

By Meg Bryant • March 22, 2019

As 5G looms, most hospitals watch from the sidelines

Chicago's Rush is an early mover with the tech, but many other big systems are taking a wait-and-see approach.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • March 21, 2019

Ascension's longtime CEO Anthony Tersigni to retire at year's end

Tersigni will continue to serve on the executive committee overseeing the St. Louis-based hospital operator's investment fund and will also provide consulting services.

By Samantha Liss • March 21, 2019

Employee engagement key as hospitals poised for change, Press Ganey says

Healthcare organizations with higher levels of workforce engagement score better on safety grades and patient satisfaction ratings, according to a new white paper.

By Meg Bryant • March 20, 2019

Doctors report being mostly happy despite administrative burdens, survey finds

Still, 28% of respondents said administrative duties affect workplace satisfaction, according to a new CompHealth/American Academy of Family Physicians poll.

By Les Masterson • March 20, 2019

10K nurses in New York plan strike over staff shortages

Mount Sinai, Montefiore and NewYork-Presbyterian health systems charged the union with bad faith bargaining on the same day the strike was approved.

By Meg Bryant • March 20, 2019

Healthcare execs worried about business model disruption, survey shows

Risk aversion, integrating social determinants of health and rising consumerism are also catching the attention of C-suites in 2019, according to a new survey commissioned by Change Healthcare and the HealthCare Executive Group.

By Meg Bryant • March 18, 2019

Medicare, Medicaid advisory commissions alarmed by DSH cuts

The latest reports to Congress from the payment advisory commissions call for a sweeping redesign of quality measurement programs and signal concern for the financial viability of disproportionate share hospitals.

By Tony Abraham • March 18, 2019