Hospitals: Page 143
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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 -
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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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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 -
Deep Dive
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 -
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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 -
Deep Dive
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 -
Steward becomes largest private for-profit hospital system with IASIS purchase
The combined health system will have 36 hospitals across 10 states and revenues of close to $8 billion.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 3, 2017 -
Cleveland Clinic, Humana launch co-branded Medicare Advantage plans
The partnership is the latest in a string of hospitals and health systems working with payers on insurance products.
By Les Masterson • Oct. 3, 2017 -
With Price out at HHS, talk turns to replacement candidates
Names being circulated include FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and CMS Administrator Seema Verma.
By Shannon Muchmore • Oct. 2, 2017 -
Report: For-profit hospitals hurt by regulations, cost-cutting pressures
Fitch Ratings said federal and state regulations are creating an "unpredictable operating environment" around for-profit hospitals.
By Les Masterson • Oct. 2, 2017
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