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  • Anthem beats Q3 expectations as it pulls back ACA plan offerings

    The payer's medical enrollment grew by 347,000 members compared to a year ago and totaled 40.3 million at the end of September.

    By Les Masterson • Oct. 26, 2017
  • Select Medical, Dignity Health to merge urgent care centers

    Under the deal, Dignity Health would own 20% of the combined urgent care entity.

    By Oct. 25, 2017
  • Trendline

    Surprise Billing

    Federal legislation banning surprise bills has hit a barrage of roadblocks, complicating efforts to protect consumers from unexpected out-of-network charges.

    By Healthcare Dive staff
  • Florida provider suspending services at end of the month

    The 67-bed hospital is working to secure capital or a sale.

    By Oct. 25, 2017
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    The hospital divestiture trend is heating up, and not going away anytime soon

    Healthcare financial experts agree the divestiture trend is only getting started as health systems look for ways to shed facilities in a tough environment for hospitals. 

    By Les Masterson • Oct. 25, 2017
  • Few providers meet 2015 EHR certification, survey finds

    Most healthcare execs reported an increase in patients seeking access to their personal information.

    By Oct. 24, 2017
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    Tenet CEO steps down earlier than expected

    In August, Trevor Fetter said he would step down by March 2018.

    By Oct. 24, 2017
  • Deep Dive

    6 cyberthreat hunting best practices

    "It's not just about the needle in the haystack, but which needles of those hundreds of thousands of needles in that haystack do I really spend my time looking at," says McAfee Labs' Vincent Weafer.

    By Oct. 23, 2017
  • Tenet to close Abrazo Maryvale Campus in Phoenix

    Hospital officials are “in discussions with other parties who could repurpose the Abrazo Maryvale Campus for other healthcare-related services,” CEO Stan Holm said.

    By Oct. 20, 2017
  • HCA 3Q results show impact of recent hurricanes

    Revenues for the health system climbed 4.1% to $10.7 billion, compared with the same period a year ago.

    By Oct. 20, 2017
  • 2 freestanding EDs ask Google for identities behind negative online reviews

    The Dallas facilities filed a pre-suit deposition requesting the identities of 22 screen names they said belonged to people they didn't treat.  

    By Les Masterson • Oct. 20, 2017
  • Study: Nearly half of all US medical care happens in EDs

    Researchers said emergency department visits increased by about 44% between 1996 and 2010.  

    By Les Masterson • Oct. 20, 2017
  • Deep Dive

    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 Oct. 19, 2017
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    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
  • 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
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    Report: Opioids lead in medication-related liability claims

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

    By Oct. 17, 2017
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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
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    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 Oct. 13, 2017
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    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 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 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
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    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 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 Oct. 11, 2017
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    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 Oct. 11, 2017