Hospitals: Page 140
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ACA supporters forming to promote open enrollment in place of HHS
The ACA exchange marketplaces continue to fluctuate as payers look to a busy Congress for assurance of cost-sharing reduction payments.
By Shannon Muchmore • Sept. 6, 2017 -
Sepsis costs Medicare $6B, topping all other inpatient discharges
Joint replacements have historically been the most common and expensive inpatient discharge.
By Les Masterson • Sept. 5, 2017 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlinePayer/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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Healthcare hiring down in August, still on upward trend
The industry added more than 20,000 jobs last month, down from the 39,000 in July. Still, healthcare has added more than 328,000 jobs so far this year.
By Jeff Byers • Sept. 5, 2017 -
Tenet CEO stepping down amid board shakeup
The company is also adopting a shareholder rights program to discourage investors from acquiring a controlling interest in the system.
By Les Masterson • Sept. 4, 2017 -
Moody's: Harvey may affect nonprofit hospital credit for years
The investor report said patient volumes, especially for outpatient and elective procedures, will play a major part in the impact on hospitals in southeast Texas.
By Les Masterson • Sept. 4, 2017 -
UPMC posts 22.5% drop in operating income for FY 2017
This was despite strong revenues for the year, which grew by more than $1 billion to $14.4 billion.
By Meg Bryant • Sept. 1, 2017 -
Advocate Health's revenues climb 7.6%, but operating income drops 41%
The Downers Grove, Illinois-based health system announced a $200 million cost-cutting plan in May.
By Meg Bryant • Sept. 1, 2017 -
More than 3% of ED visits are avoidable, study shows
The authors suggest addressing gaps in the healthcare system to reduce the unnecessary visits, which are most often connected to mental health and dental conditions.
By Les Masterson • Sept. 1, 2017 -
Carolinas HealthCare and UNC announce merger plans
It's the latest in a string of megamergers, as this year's theme of consolidation in the industry continues.
By Meg Bryant • Sept. 1, 2017 -
Government report says ACOs in MSSP 'show promise'
Most of the ACOs in the Medicare Shared Savings Program reduced spending and improved care quality, but a few dozen stood out substantially as high performers.
By Shannon Muchmore • Aug. 31, 2017 -
NorthBay Healthcare accuses Kaiser Permanente of underpaying for ED care
NorthBay alleges Kaiser conducted an "anti-competitive conspiracy," but Kaiser says it offers fair and reasonable rates.
By Les Masterson • Aug. 31, 2017 -
Cleveland Clinic triples operating income through higher patient volumes
The health system is bucking the trend of decreased admissions and taking the opportunity to grow and spread investments.
By Les Masterson • Aug. 31, 2017 -
Fitch Ratings: Bundled payment changes a mixed bag for healthcare
The analysis noted hospitals may see reduced operations and compliance costs, but the choice from CMS to cancel or scale-back some bundled models could slow the overall movement toward value-based care.
By Les Masterson • Aug. 31, 2017 -
New ransomware virus targets healthcare organizations
The virus is different from most recent attacks in that it spreads via a Microsoft Word document appearing to come from a specific, trusted source.
By Meg Bryant • Aug. 30, 2017 -
SSM Health set to begin construction of new SLU Hospital
The $550 million facility is set to be completed in September 2020.
By Meg Bryant • Aug. 29, 2017 -
Providers, payers adjust to keep services available for Harvey victims
The hurricane has made treatment access for affected communities difficult, if not impossible. Longterm, the storm will also result in a financial hit for the southeast Texas healthcare industry.
By Shannon Muchmore • Aug. 29, 2017 -
UnitedHealth to buy Advisory Board's healthcare unit as part of $2.6B deal
Advisory Board started considering a sale of its healthcare business soon after an activist investor acquired an 8.3% stake in the company.
By Shannon Muchmore • Aug. 29, 2017 -
Anthem will no longer pay hospitals for outpatient MRIs, CT scans
The payer recently announced it will expand a policy that denies emergency department claims it deems unnecessary.
By Les Masterson • Aug. 28, 2017 -
Southeast Texas hospitals scrambling to withstand Hurricane Harvey
Houston’s largest public hospital was planning to evacuate Sunday afternoon as water in the basement endangered its electrical system. Several other hospitals and nursing homes were also forced to evacuate.
By Shannon Muchmore • Aug. 28, 2017 -
Study: EHR gap remains for hospitals
A recent survey found most hospitals haven't fully adopted EHR data for performance measurement and patient engagement functions.
By Les Masterson • Aug. 28, 2017 -
BCBSA study shows drop in antibiotic prescription fill rates
The report also had the troubling finding that prescriptions for reserve antibiotics, which should be used as a last resort to fight superbugs, increased 30%.
By Les Masterson • Aug. 27, 2017 -
Tennessee health agency turns down Baptist Memorial's proposal for freestanding ER
The agency also rejected earlier proposals from Baptist and Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett in April.
By Les Masterson • Aug. 25, 2017 -
MemorialCare Health System dropped from Anthem Blue Cross network
This comes amid a number of recent and ongoing payer contract disputes, which are usually resolved soon after patients become affected.
By Les Masterson • Aug. 25, 2017 -
AHA asks CMS to delay cuts to safety net hospitals
AHA says the data and methods for calculating how much individual facilities receive in Disproportionate Share Hospital payments are flawed and should be reworked.
By Shannon Muchmore • Aug. 25, 2017 -
Partners HealthCare delays purchase of Care New England
Partners wants Care New England to show it a turnaround plan that can transform the system to become profitable.
By Les Masterson • Aug. 24, 2017
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