Hospitals: Page 144
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Healthcare costs at 'new normal' but still outpacing wages, inflation
PwC's Health Research Institute expects 6.5% medical cost growth rate for 2018.
By Jeff Byers • June 13, 2017 -
HHS wants help identifying 'burdensome' ACA regs
The department says it wants to identify regulations that interfere with job growth, impose costs exceeding benefits, create serious inconsistency or are simply outdated, unnecessary or ineffective.
By Shannon Muchmore • June 12, 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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2017 Fortune 500 list includes 8 healthcare providers
Six of the eight Fortune 500 providers are hospital management companies.
By Meg Bryant • June 9, 2017 -
Report: C-suites not keeping up with digital revolution
Just over half of executives say their digital IQ as “strong” or “very strong,” down 15% from 2015.
By Meg Bryant • June 9, 2017 -
Opinion
A vision for measuring success in digital health
Organizations should "take a hard look at who is engaged in making the recommendations and ultimately the decisions regarding digital health technologies," said Dr. Travis Good, founder and CEO of Datica.
By Dr. Travis Good • June 9, 2017 -
HCA to offer senior secured notes to fund hospital purchases
Fitch Ratings gave the proposed offering a stable “BB+/RR1” rating.
By Les Masterson • June 9, 2017 -
TMF: Patient portals can reduce phone calls
LexisNexis Risk Solutions and the AMA have also jointly launched an online portal designed to keep health plan provider directories up to date.
By Meg Bryant • June 8, 2017 -
UPMC Susquehanna to buy 2 Penn. hospitals from Quorum Health
The Williamsport, Penn.-based health system signed an agreement to buy 70-bed Sunbury Community Hospital and 47-bed Lock Haven Hospital.
By Les Masterson • June 7, 2017 -
Demand for nurse practitioners eclipses most doctors
Consumer-driven healthcare and population health are helping to fuel demand for nurse practitioners.
By Meg Bryant • June 6, 2017 -
Tenet, Humana come to agreement on new contract
The companies had failed to reach an agreement in 2016, which left Humana members unable to get covered care in Tenet facilities.
By Les Masterson • June 6, 2017 -
Supreme Court upholds ERISA exemption for faith-based hospitals
The ruling allows religious-affiliated hospitals to avoid federal pension requirements under the “church plan” exemption.
By Meg Bryant • June 6, 2017 -
NYC Health + Hospitals cuts 476 positions amid financial pressure
The announcement came a day after the largest U.S. public health system reported a $673 million loss for the third quarter.
By Les Masterson • June 2, 2017 -
CHS continues divestitures with sale of 5 PA hospitals
The deals are part of a major restructuring CHS put in place last year to reduce about $15 billion in debt — stemming in part from its 2014 purchase of Health Management Associates for $7.5 billion.
By Jeff Byers • June 2, 2017 -
NYC H+H reports $673M quarterly loss
The system reported a 1.8% increase in revenues to $6.7 billion in the quarter, but net patient service revenues dropped by 9%, in part because of lower DSH payments.
By Les Masterson • June 2, 2017 -
Deep Dive
As telemedicine grows up, it needs some ground rules
Telemedicine is booming and new developments are happening constantly. But the field has been hampered by its inability to craft clinical guidelines.
By Shannon Muchmore • June 1, 2017 -
Study: Improving quality reduces readmissions, but doesn't lead to consistent savings
Cedars-Sinai researchers found quality improvement programs saved health systems an average $972 per heart failure patient but lost a net average $169 per person for other patients.
By Les Masterson • June 1, 2017 -
Deep Dive
4 strategies for providers to collect on outstanding patient balances
Practices only collect 12% of outstanding balances at the time of service, according to new data from athenahealth.
By Jeff Byers • May 31, 2017 -
Cleveland Clinic adds big name to VBC task force
The Health Care Transformation Task Force has more than 40 members representing providers, payers, purchasers and patients.
By Shannon Muchmore • May 31, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Children's hospitals — and their patients — caught in the crosshairs with planned federal cuts
The proposed funding cuts would increase the rate of uninsured children and burden children’s hospitals with more uncompensated care.
By Les Masterson • May 30, 2017 -
Banner Health sees Q1 operating income tumble 36%
On the bright side, revenues climbed 1% to $1.95 billion.
By Meg Bryant • May 26, 2017 -
VA set to expand Epic MASS pilot
The agency has been under pressure to replace its outdated patient records system with one that is fully automated.
By Meg Bryant • May 26, 2017 -
Cleveland Clinic to grow Ohio footprint with Union Hospital acquisition
The providers will seek to onboard the Dover, Ohio-based Union Hospital by Jan. 1, 2018.
By Jeff Byers • May 26, 2017 -
California healthcare purchasers team up to tackle the US' $200B medical waste problem
Known as Smart Care California, the coalition is initially focused on reducing elective cesarean sections, opioid use and overtreatment for patients with lower back pain.
By Meg Bryant • May 25, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Nonprofit, for-profit hospitals play different roles but see similar financial struggles
The trend of healthcare M&A will continue at both for-profits and nonprofits as systems look for ways to handle risk-based contracting and other Medicare changes.
By Les Masterson • May 25, 2017 -
Moody's: Quality of care, operating margins linked for nonprofit hospitals
A recent report found nonprofit hospitals are strategically focusing on risk management and technology.
By Les Masterson • May 24, 2017
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