Physician referral issues causing more out-of-network care

Slightly more than half of doctors surveyed said they always know whether their patient referral is appropriate.

By Les Masterson • Aug. 23, 2018

Mobile phones, smartphone apps could help boost patient matching, RAND report finds

There's "no magic bullet" for incentivizing patients to improve record matching, according to lead author Robert Rudin.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 22, 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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Mayo reports higher Q2 revenue, lower operating income

The Rochester, Minnesota-based nonprofit health system, named top hospital for the third year in a row by U.S. News & World Report, has several projects in the works management expects to boost results.

By Tony Abraham • Aug. 22, 2018

Nearly 20% of US hospitals weak or at risk of closing, analysis finds

Key risk factors including low capital expenditures, more capacity in a 10-mile radius and for-profit versus nonprofit status, the Morgan Stanley report said.

By Rebecca Pifer • Aug. 22, 2018

Healthcare execs see Amazon as biggest disrupter

Apple and Google were among those also feared, though Amazon held a giant lead in the survey, according to a report from Reaction Data.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 22, 2018

Tenet exits UK market with sale of Aspen Healthcare to UAE hospital chain

The deal comes as Tenet seeks to pare down more than $14 billion in long-term debt.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 21, 2018

UPMC extends revenue boom in H1

Results are the latest in a streak of positive reports for the integrated health system. Executive Vice President Leslie Davis said the Pittsburgh-based company is "running out of room in Pennsylvania."

By Tony Abraham • Aug. 21, 2018

Target hospitals see limited benefits from M&A, report finds

Evidence is mixed, however, on how much acquiring hospitals can save after a deal, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research analysis.

By Rebecca Pifer • Aug. 21, 2018

Doctors often fail to list conflicts in device studies, JAMA report finds

Doctors got the highest payouts from Medtronic (more than $187.4 million), followed by Stryker and Intuitive Surgical, according to the JAMA analysis.

By Susan Kelly • Aug. 20, 2018

Rural hospitals in dire need of regulatory relief

"Reducing some of the costly regulatory challenges we face would help staunch the bloodletting," said Leslie Marsh, CEO of Lexington Regional Health Center.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 17, 2018

Providence Health slapped with $188M False Claims Act lawsuit

The Renton, Washington-based health system is accused of adding spurious secondary diagnoses to Medicare claims to increase reimbursements.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 17, 2018

Geisinger and Merck launch patient communication, care delivery apps

The apps use SMART and FHIR technology to facilitate data sharing among disparate patient record systems.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 17, 2018

NYU School of Medicine to pay full tuition for all students

Current students will have the remainder of their tuition covered, while incoming students will receive full scholarships. 

By Tony Abraham • Aug. 17, 2018

CEO salaries at nonprofit hospitals up 93% since 2005

Nonprofit hospital CEOs earn three times as much as orthopedic surgeons and seven times what pediatricians make, according to new research.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 17, 2018

Study shows clear benefit with use of automated inpatient alerts

Patients whose doctors followed alerts had 29% fewer complications and 6.2% shorter hospital stays, according to the study.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 15, 2018

Prior authorization moves to EHRs

Manual prior authorization can create administrative burdens for practices and hospitals, but case studies show some success in making the process electronic.

By Les Masterson • Aug. 15, 2018

5 key takeaways from hospitals' Q2 results

Earnings were mixed for hospital operators in the second quarter, with winners and losers beginning to emerge amid industry uncertainty. 

By Tony Abraham , Rebecca Pifer • Aug. 15, 2018

Vital signs can be tampered with on hospital networks, McAfee report suggests

Undetected changes in vital signs could cause patients to get the wrong medication or undergo additional tests, according to McAfee.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 14, 2018

Mayo Clinic tops U.S. News best hospital list for third straight year

Three of the other top five hospitals also held onto last year's ranking: Cleveland Clinic (2nd), Johns Hopkins (3rd) and Massachusetts General (4th).

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 14, 2018

Nearly 20% of inpatient admissions include out-of-network charge

A Kaiser Family Foundation report found the issue of surprise billing is especially problematic for care in ERs and for psychological or substance abuse treatment.

By Les Masterson • Aug. 14, 2018

Mayo board picks Florida CEO as next leader

Gianrico Farrugia, who also spent nearly 30 years as a physician for the organization, will take over for John Noseworthy at the end of the year.

By Les Masterson • Aug. 13, 2018

Quorum eyes up to $215M from asset sales as net loss grows

The Brentwood, Tennessee-based company's operating revenue declined 9% to $959.9 million in H1 2018.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 10, 2018

Cigna wins Texas underpaid claims lawsuit

North Cypress Medical Center charged that the payer owed $50 million in unpaid claims, but Cigna said the hospitals's fee-forgiving policy for out-of-network care is illegal.

By Les Masterson • Aug. 10, 2018

CMS proposes Medicare ACO revamp to force risk

Proposed changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program, a cornerstone of the Affordable Care Act, would force accountable care organizations to take on risk sooner. Critics fear this will chase participants out of the program.

By Tony Abraham • Aug. 10, 2018

Scripps net income takes huge hit despite strong revenue growth

The San Diego-based nonprofit said operating revenue growth was fueled by gains in patient volumes, outpatient visits and larger provider fee revenue.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 9, 2018