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 Parduhn • 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

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Provider burnout

Hospitals are still struggling with provider burnout, after the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated underlying staffing issues and prompted workers to quit their jobs.

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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 Parduhn • 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 Parduhn • 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

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

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

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