Mayo Clinic plans $800M expansion in Arizona, Florida

The health system will roughly double the size of its Phoenix campus with added clinical space and infrastructure. Over the next 10 years, the project will add 2,000 new jobs, including 200 physicians.

By Meg Bryant • Sept. 7, 2018

Ascension exits Northwest with sale of Washington hospital

The largest Catholic health system in the country has completed the sale of Lourdes Health Network to Brentwood, Tennessee-based RCCH HealthCare Partners, a for-profit firm.

By Samantha Liss • Sept. 6, 2018

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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.

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Premiums rise when hospitals buy doctor practices, study finds

The study in Health Affairs also found prices were likely to rise for outpatient visits as private practices were acquired or vertically integrated with hospital systems.

By Samantha Liss • Sept. 6, 2018

More patients sidestepping ED for low-acuity problems

Despite growing use of lower-cost care options, spending for low-acuity conditions rose 14% between 2008 and 2015, according to a report published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

By Meg Bryant • Sept. 6, 2018

Bon Secours, Mercy Health finalize merger

The combined entity will operate 43 hospitals across seven states, making it the fifth largest Catholic health system, pulling in annual revenue of $8 billion.

By Samantha Liss • Sept. 6, 2018

PhRMA, hospital war over drug prices heats up

The drugmaker lobby issued a report contending hospitals upcharge meds by 500% as a hospital-led effort to develop cheaper generics took a step forward.

By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 6, 2018

Ascension's Providence hospital sees internal turmoil amid shift away from acute care

Staff and patients at the Washington, D.C.-based facility recently protested the change, raising concerns it would leave surrounding neighborhoods without needed access to care.

By Les Masterson • Sept. 5, 2018

How California nearly halved its maternal death rate

"These are young people who shouldn't die," said Elliott Main, who is part of the collaborative working to decrease the state's maternal death rate. "Most are preventable, so it really hits to your core as a person and as a physician." 

By Tony Abraham • Sept. 5, 2018

HCA to buy North Carolina health system for $1.5B

The proposed sale, first announced in March, was met with concern by some in the state worried that for-profit ownership would result in closed facilities and less access to care for rural areas.

By Les Masterson • Sept. 4, 2018

California's Verity system files bankruptcy, faces $175M in annual losses

Billionaire investor Patrick Soon-Shiong bought a controlling stake last year and promised to bring in new equipment and technology along with expanded services.

By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 4, 2018

NYP reports lower net income, higher expenses in H1

The New York City-based nonprofit health system's flagship hospital has been ranked No. 1 in the metro area by the U.S. News and World Report for 18 consecutive years.

By Les Masterson • Sept. 4, 2018

Cleveland Clinic's operating income plummets 80% in Q2

The picture of strong revenues and declining operating income is being seen across the industry as hospitals juggle smaller inpatient volumes and lower reimbursement with rising labor and operating costs.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 31, 2018

Outsourcing RCM has pros, cons compared to in-house systems, report finds

Hospitals that farm out their revenue cycle management have a better collection rate, but wait longer to see the money than those that handle billing at least partly on their own, according to a paper from Crowe.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 31, 2018

CMMI director says agency won't force all providers to assume risk

Adam Boehler said, however, that CMS wants to "create that avenue" for any practices interested in taking on more risk.

By Rebecca Pifer • Aug. 31, 2018

RAND suggests personalized hospital comparison tool

The new method lets people choose the most important data to them, including mortality, readmissions, patient experience and efficient use of medical imaging.

By Les Masterson • Aug. 31, 2018

CMS looks to develop consumer comparative pricing portal

The agency has been pressing hospitals to be more transparent about the costs of procedures and services.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 30, 2018

Nonprofit hospitals 'on an unsustainable path,' Moody's says

The ratings agency said nonprofits are continuing to outspend their revenues and the gap is widening.

By Les Masterson • Aug. 30, 2018

Blockchain in healthcare: Huge promise, but largely unproven

"What blockchain has been able to do is create markets where a market didn't previously exist," says Noah Zimmerman, director of Mount Sinai's Center for Biomedical Blockchain Research.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 30, 2018

Banner Health net income slides 33% despite strong revenues

The Phoenix-based nonprofit health system benefited from increased patient revenues and insurance plan premiums in the first half of this year.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 30, 2018

Report offers framework for assessing EHR usability, safety

The voluntary roadmap includes criteria examples for developers and providers to use in testing EHR products at each lifecycle stage.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 29, 2018

Hundreds of groups raise concerns about E/M payment proposal

They support efforts to cut provider administrative burden in the 2019 Physician Payment Rule but question its consolidation of office billing codes.

By Les Masterson • Aug. 29, 2018

Nixing discharges to long-term care hospitals could save Medicare $4.6B, study finds

Long-term care hospitals are reimbursed at substantially higher rates than other post-acute care arrangements.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 28, 2018

New hospital ranking looks at customer loyalty

Though hospitals in competitive urban settings boasted more leading facilities, brand-successful hospitals were found across the U.S., indicating that competition may not be limited geographically in the future.

By Rebecca Pifer • Aug. 27, 2018

Hospitals see labor costs rising amid ongoing doctor, nurse shortages

More than a third of hospital CFOs said the physician shortfall is worse now than this time last year.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 24, 2018

Kaiser posts nearly $40B in revenue for H1, but net income drops 21%

Kaiser invested $26 million on capital projects, including opening new facilities and upgrading existing ones, and launched a $200 million project aimed at reducing homelessness.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 24, 2018