Hospitals: Page 135
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Deep Dive
Intermountain, Geisinger shift focus to patients in revenue cycle
Patients are now a major payer, and providers need to adapt their strategies.
By Les Masterson • Feb. 7, 2018 -
CHI continues turnaround, Q2 bolstered by lower restructuring costs
The health system posted an operating income loss of $1.5 million, a substantial improvement from the $146 million loss in the same period of fiscal year 2017.
By Shannon Muchmore • Feb. 7, 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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Rideshares fail to reduce patient no-show rates, study shows
A number of hospitals and health systems have partnered with Uber and Lyft in an attempt to help people get to appointments.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 6, 2018 -
TeamHealth buys Dallas-based ER staffing firm
Emergency Medical Consultants serves 24 facilities and an urgent care center in north Texas.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 6, 2018 -
Varied uptake in e-consults at New England VA facilities: Health Affairs
The researchers looked at use of anesthesiology e-consults for preoperative evaluation.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 6, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Patient dumping a symptom of health system woes
Victims often suffer from mental disabilities and nearly always lack insurance.
By Tony Abraham • Feb. 5, 2018 -
Glenview strains relations with Tenet over 'underperformance'
Some believe Glenview Capital Management, Tenet's largest shareholder, is preparing to launch a boardroom battle with the hospital company.
By Les Masterson • Feb. 5, 2018 -
Medicaid work requirements bring uncertainty to hospital bottom lines, Fitch warns
Kentucky has already received a Medicaid waiver that allows it to implement work requirements, and seven more states could follow shortly.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 2, 2018 -
Low-value care tied to $282M of wasteful spending in Washington state
Of 47 common treatment approaches that the Washington Health Alliance reviewed, 45% were found to be low-value or wasteful.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 2, 2018 -
Pop health, analytics driving change in medical imaging market, report says
Strategies are needed to help smaller provider groups increase their imaging productivity and boost revenues, according to Frost & Sullivan.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 2, 2018 -
Changes from DC could mean a difficult year ahead for hospitals
Issues facing hospitals this year include Medicaid DSH cuts, a possible return of mandatory bundling initiatives and CMS potentially moving hip replacement procedures to outpatient.
By Les Masterson • Feb. 1, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Health industry not immune to workplace sexual harassment
"One of the big picture ways to address or prevent sexual harassment in the workplace is just to push for more gender parity," says the American Psychological Association’s David Ballard.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 31, 2018 -
Deep Dive
How Amazon, JPM, Berkshire could disrupt healthcare (or not)
News of three corporate giants forming an independent healthcare company "proves every business is a healthcare business," said David Vivero, CEO of the digital health startup Amino.
By Shannon Muchmore, Daphne Howland & Jeff Byers • Jan. 31, 2018 -
Hospital M&A hits new high in 2017 at $63B
The biggest regional health system transaction was the proposed merger of Advocate and Aurora Health Care.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 30, 2018 -
Flu season on track to be worst in a decade
For three weeks running, 49 states have reported high levels of flu activity.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 30, 2018 -
HCA beats expectations, bullish on inpatient facilities
The operator, which owns 179 hospitals, saw inpatient revenue per admission increase 3.6% last year.
By Jeff Byers • Jan. 30, 2018 -
Hospitals turn to mobile devices to cut costs, study shows
Nurses link mobile devices to better communications, fewer medication errors.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 30, 2018 -
AHA launches new bid for better doctor relations
The program is aimed at improving physician-leadership relations, clinician wellness and population health initiatives.
By Shannon Muchmore • Jan. 29, 2018 -
Most hospitals will see Part B revenue increase despite 340B cut
The findings from Avalere come as hospitals challenge the 340B drug payment cut in court.
By David Lim • Jan. 29, 2018 -
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HHS touts regulatory rollbacks under Trump's first year
A 37-page report highlights priorities for the Trump administration, most of which have sharply divided the industry.
By Shannon Muchmore • Jan. 26, 2018 -
One Brooklyn Health wins $664M to develop 32-site ambulatory network
"This holistic investment creates a sustainable, unified health care system to empower historically underserved communities, support health and wellness and ensure a brighter future for the people of Brooklyn," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
By David Lim • Jan. 26, 2018 -
Patient engagement initiatives often lack ... the patient view
A new survey found nearly three in four healthcare leaders were unsure whether their organization’s mission mentions patient engagement.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 26, 2018 -
Healthcare data breaches up but fewer records at risk
More than a third of all data breaches last year were due to insider error or wrongdoing, according to a report from Protenus and DataBreaches.net.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 25, 2018 -
Partners, Care New England clinch merger pact
Following a 10-month due diligence process, the two systems moved forward on their merger plan.
By Jeff Byers • Jan. 25, 2018 -
Blue Cross of North Carolina opposes Carolinas-UNC merger
In a letter to the two health systems, BCBS CEO Dr. Patrick Conway said the deal would increase patient costs.
By Shannon Muchmore • Jan. 25, 2018
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