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

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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.

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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 Parduhn • 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 Parduhn • 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 Parduhn • 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

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

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 Parduhn • 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