Hospitals: Page 132
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340B accountability under fire at Senate panel
The hearing comes as drugmakers point fingers at hospitals and other players involved in the drug pricing system.
By David Lim • March 15, 2018 -
Ascension's Michigan layoffs at 500 and counting
The cuts include 20 management-level jobs.
By Meg Bryant • March 14, 2018 -
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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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Hospitals acquired 5K physician practices in 1-year period
The report concluded that physicians struggle to maintain independent practices because payer policies "increasingly favor integrated health systems."
By Shannon Muchmore • March 14, 2018 -
Deep Dive
More employers go direct to providers, sidestepping payers
A recent survey found that only 6% of employers contract directly with providers now, but 22% are considering it for 2019.
By Les Masterson • March 14, 2018 -
NQF guide aims to help doctors include patients in care decisions
The goal is to make shared decisionmaking a standard of care, the National Quality Forum said.
By Meg Bryant • March 13, 2018 -
Hospitals are having trouble finding employees, survey shows
Nearly three-fourths of searches for hospital leaders took more than four months to fill and more than a third took longer than seven months, Leaders for Today says.
By Meg Bryant • March 13, 2018 -
ECRI Institute announces top patient safety concerns
The institute said healthcare organizations can use its list to "identify priorities and create corrective action plans."
By Les Masterson • March 13, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Intermountain opens its digital front door
The system recently launched a "virtual hospital," bringing together 35 telehealth programs.
By Jeff Byers • March 13, 2018 -
Maternal health suffers when rural communities lose hospital obstetric services, report finds
More than half of rural counties don’t have hospital-based obstetric units.
By Les Masterson • March 12, 2018 -
Bundled payments favor certain hospitals, analysis shows
Hospitals that achieved savings in the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement program tended to be larger, nonprofit and high-volume.
By Meg Bryant • March 9, 2018 -
Too soon to tell if health-in-all-policies approach improves equity, study finds
The connection between health-in-all-policies and health equity tends to be strategic and issue-dependent, according to a Health Affairs report.
By Meg Bryant • March 9, 2018 -
Moody's says nursing shortage will take toll on hospital margins
The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts the U.S. nursing shortage will last until 2025.
By Meg Bryant • March 9, 2018 -
Providence St. Joseph Health swings to profit on higher patient volumes
The hospital system reported revenues jumped 5% over the previous year to $23 billion, with $1.6 billion spent on community benefits.
By David Lim • March 9, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Hospitals eye concierge medicine to lure patients, boost revenue
A program at Massachusetts General Hospital features 24/7 direct access to physicians via telephone or email, a stress technician/lifestyle coach and exercise demonstrations.
By Meg Bryant • March 9, 2018 -
Quorum's net loss shrinks to $27M as it pursues divestiture plan
The Brentwood, Tennessee-based hospital system saw $515 million in revenue in the 2017 fourth quarter — even with the same period in 2016.
By Meg Bryant • March 8, 2018 -
UnitedHealth Group plans more scrutiny of ED claims
The payer will review emergency claims with the most serious conditions and reduce or deny any incorrect claims it finds.
By Les Masterson • March 8, 2018 -
Roadmap to reduce disparities needed in value-based care
A Health Affairs paper recommends tying health equity to payment incentives.
By Meg Bryant • March 8, 2018 -
HIMSS18: Celebrate failure, Cleveland Clinic CIO says
Financial incentives for employees help the clinic spur new ideas, Edward Marx said.
By Kim Dixon • March 7, 2018 -
Out-of-pocket healthcare costs up 11% in 2017
Highest out-of-pocket cost estimates were for orthopedics, plastic surgery, urology and neurology.
By Les Masterson • March 7, 2018 -
Credit downgrades for nonprofit hospitals rising
Moody’s Investors Service said there was more than three times the number of downgrades than upgrades last year.
By Les Masterson • March 7, 2018 -
HIMSS18: CMS chief touts EHR, PHR overhaul
Seema Verma said the agency is planning a "complete overhaul" of meaningful use standards for hospitals, but provided few details.
By Kim Dixon • March 6, 2018 -
Centene to buy Florida primary care provider
The St. Louis-based payer will acquire Community Medical Group, which serves more than 70,000 patients in Miami-Dade County.
By Shannon Muchmore • March 6, 2018 -
IBM Watson Health names 100 top US hospitals
Winning hospitals outperformed their peers on complication and survival rates, length of stay, wait times and patient satisfaction, among other measures.
By Meg Bryant • March 6, 2018 -
Geisinger reports net income increase despite issues with ACA health plan
Geisinger Health Plan lost out on $11 million when the Trump administration put a halt to cost-sharing reduction payments last year.
By Les Masterson • March 5, 2018 -
Healthcare execs say EHRs don't do enough to manage value-based contracts
A Sage Growth Partners Study found that EHRs in many cases are not fulfilling promises to lower costs and improve population health management.
By Les Masterson • March 5, 2018
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