How UPMC attracts talent as innovation and competition heat up in Pittsburgh

"When we're talking with data scientists, I know they're going to go upstairs afterwards and meet with Google," Dr. Rasu Shrestha, EVP of UPMC Enterprises, told Healthcare Dive.

By Jeff Byers • Oct. 19, 2017

Some hospitals are finding a new funding source in nursing homes

Hospitals can get more Medicaid funding per nursing home resident by owning or leasing the facility, according to Kaiser Health News.  

By Les Masterson • Oct. 18, 2017

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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.

By Healthcare Dive staff

Healthgrades: Hospital quality varies widely throughout the country

The annual analysis showed that hospitals close to each other “can have significant differences in complication and mortality rates for the same condition or procedure.”

By Les Masterson • Oct. 18, 2017

Report: Opioids lead in medication-related liability claims

Close to half of all opioid-related medical liability claims involved a primary care prescriber.

By Meg Bryant • Oct. 17, 2017

M&A doesn't always improve hospital margins

A new study found that operating revenue often drops faster than operating expenses after a hospital merger.  

By Les Masterson • Oct. 16, 2017

Acute hospitals unlikely to reach nursing labor goal by 2020

A new report found that 57% of registered nurses in an acute care setting have bachelor’s degrees, well below a goal put forward by the Institute of Medicine’s 2010 Future of Nursing report.

By Les Masterson • Oct. 16, 2017

Doctor shortage forces Denver VA hospital to postpone surgeries

Despite the U.S. physician-to-population ratio improving, healthcare experts still worry that the physicians won’t be able to keep up with "the silver tsunami."

By Les Masterson • Oct. 16, 2017

Tenet signals Chicago exit with sale of hospital to Loyola Medicine

The Dallas-based hospital chain is reportedly in talks to sell its three other Chicago-area hospitals.

By Meg Bryant • Oct. 13, 2017

Consolidation may put academic medical centers' mission at risk

Cuts in reimbursement and federal research funding are forcing many academic medical centers to consider aligning with nonacademic health systems, a paper published in JAMA argues.

By Meg Bryant • Oct. 13, 2017

Delivery of care expected to get harder, doctors predict

More than seven in 10 doctors still prefer fee-for-service over value-based care models.

By Meg Bryant • Oct. 13, 2017

Healthcare price growth drops to lowest level in nearly two years

Hospital spending remains the slowest growing healthcare sector, according to a new Altarum Institute report.

By Les Masterson • Oct. 12, 2017

Trump undercuts ACA with new plan options

An executive order will allow for health plans that do not have essential benefits or protections for people with pre-existing conditions.

By Shannon Muchmore • Oct. 12, 2017

Survey: Reimbursement issues main barrier for telehealth expansion

A majority of healthcare organizations said they plan to expand telehealth use, citing patient convenience, improved outcomes and lower costs as key benefits. 

By Meg Bryant • Oct. 11, 2017

Hospitals defend 340B drug program amid scrutiny

Lawmakers are calling for more oversight as questions arise over whether savings from the program are being used as intended, but hospitals say the concerns are overblown.

By Shannon Muchmore • Oct. 11, 2017

AHA report: Hospitals more than make up for their tax-exempt status

The analysis used data from tax forms, community benefit reports and Medicare cost reports from nearly 3,000 non-profit general hospitals.

By Shannon Muchmore • Oct. 11, 2017

Survey: Healthcare salaries strong, but workload a worry

Nearly nine in 10 healthcare workers said their salary stayed the same or increased this year.

By Meg Bryant • Oct. 10, 2017

Investors are approaching hospital stocks cautiously

Some unfavorable financial trends and an air of uncertainty for healthcare's future in Congress has led to an environment not particularly friendly for major investment. 

By Les Masterson • Oct. 10, 2017

Connecticut health system sues Anthem over ER reimbursement change

Hartford HealthCare is suing the payer after the two sides did not come to a new contract agreement.

By Les Masterson • Oct. 10, 2017

8 questions to consider before buying equipment

Before your next purchase, answer these questions to help you make the best decision for your practice.

By Keith W. Gruebele • Oct. 10, 2017

AHA says OIG compliance reviews are fundamentally flawed

The hospital group said serious problems in the federal government review process result in grossly overstated repayment demands, harm hospital reputations and sap time and resources from patient care.

By Meg Bryant • Oct. 6, 2017

Analysis: Nurse force to grow 36% by 2030, thanks to millennials

It's hard to gauge, though, whether that growth rate is enough to meet demand as baby boomer nurses retire.

By Meg Bryant • Oct. 5, 2017

Ending DACA would damage the provider workforce

An end to protection for those brought to the U.S. as children wouldn't directly impact a large number of would-be health professionals, but it would worsen provider shortage issues, particularly in already underserved areas.

By Meg Bryant • Oct. 5, 2017

Lahey Health announces 75 layoffs

The five-hospital Burlington, Mass.-based health system hopes to merge with Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

By Les Masterson • Oct. 4, 2017

Report shows most hospital interoperability efforts aimed at transmission, not usability

Only about 30% of hospitals engaged in finding, sending, receiving and integrating EHR information in 2015, a new Health Affairs study finds.

By Meg Bryant • Oct. 4, 2017

Study: Freestanding EDs not filling gaps in emergency care

The report published in Health Affairs found that freestanding EDs often go into areas with high incomes and high insurance coverage rates.

By Les Masterson • Oct. 4, 2017