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Large health systems pursuing more M&A deals in 2017, study finds
There were six transactions of health systems with nearly $1 billion or more in revenues announced during the first half of the year.
By Les Masterson • July 19, 2017 -
Bon Secours Health System reports 29% operating income drop
The hospital system also reported a 2% increase in outpatient visits.
By Les Masterson • July 19, 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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UCSF Health teams up with Golden Gate Urgent Care
The deal is part of UCSF Health’s push to partner with providers outside the academic medical center arena.
By Meg Bryant • July 18, 2017 -
Deep Dive
The BCRA is dead, but don't take your eye off Capitol Hill
The healthcare industry may have dodged a bullet, but this week’s legislative stumbles for the GOP don’t mean healthcare is off the table for Congress. Here's what to watch.
By Shannon Muchmore • July 18, 2017 -
Reducing hospital readmissions not associated with increased risk of death, study finds
The study looks at unintended consequences of CMS’ Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.
By Meg Bryant • July 18, 2017 -
UPDATE: BCRA, repeal-and-delay plans both dead for now
The GOP won’t easily give up its best chance to repeal the ACA since the law was enacted, but options are dwindling.
By Shannon Muchmore • July 18, 2017 -
Politico: Nonprofit hospitals cut back community spending despite revenue increases
The top seven hospitals had a combined revenue increase of 15% over two years after the ACA’s coverage expansions, but their charity care spending went down 35%.
By Shannon Muchmore • July 17, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Despite federal delays, bundled payments will be entrenched in US healthcare
Bundled payment models serve as an entry to value-based care because of the relatively low risk providers take on. While these programs aren't yet proven to be successful, there is enough positive data to support participation.
By Les Masterson • July 17, 2017 -
GE Healthcare, Jefferson Health kick off shared-risk partnership
GE Healthcare and Jefferson Health said the eight-year program could lead to $500 million to $1 billion in efficiencies.
By Les Masterson • July 17, 2017 -
SSM Health continues consolidation trend with CSA purchase
Changes in the Wisconsin payer and provider markets contributed to the move.
By Meg Bryant • July 14, 2017 -
1.2K striking nurses barred from returning to work at Boston hospital
Tufts Medical Center said it will honor a five-day contract with temporary nurses that ends July 17.
By Meg Bryant • July 14, 2017 -
Kaiser Permanente names 13 to new medical school board
The Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine will admit its first students in 2019.
By Meg Bryant • July 14, 2017 -
American Family Care gets $1B investment in urgent care locations
American Family Care is the largest operator of urgent care centers, and the new deal is expected to add another 300 locations.
By Les Masterson • July 14, 2017 -
Iowa hospital unknowingly posts 5,300 patients' data online for nearly 2 years
The breach occurred in May 2015 and was discovered this spring.
By Meg Bryant • July 13, 2017 -
Senate Republicans' new draft of healthcare bill makes few changes
The revised draft includes an amendment that would allow insurers to sell plans that do not meet minimum ACA requirements so long as they offer at least one plan that does. The insurance industry has opposed this idea.
By Shannon Muchmore • July 13, 2017 -
DeGraff Memorial expanding ED, but cutting ICU, surgical facility and beds
As hospitals have struggled to find their footing in the current healthcare environment of lower inpatient reimbursement rates and risk-based delivery, they have focused more on ambulatory and outpatient services.
By Les Masterson • July 13, 2017 -
Major barriers remain to value-based implementation, survey finds
Smaller organizations were least likely to report using value-based reimbursement initiatives in a recent EY Health survey.
By Shannon Muchmore • July 13, 2017 -
Group purchasing saves healthcare supply chains up to 18% of costs
A new study conducted by a former FTC chairman defends GPOs' use of vendor funding and warns Congress against changing the funding mechanism, saying it could increase costs for healthcare supply chains.
By Rich Weissman • July 13, 2017 -
AHA's Health Forum spotlights 'Most Wired' hospitals of 2017
This year’s list includes at least two 25-bed critical access hospitals and a health system in the UK.
By Meg Bryant • July 12, 2017 -
Medicare Advantage plans pay physicians about the same as traditional Medicare, study finds
Researchers reviewed 144 million claims for common services from 2007 to 2012.
By Les Masterson • July 12, 2017 -
Anthem Blue Cross expands program that denies claims for unnecessary ED services
The American College of Emergency Physicians and its Missouri chapter said rejecting ED claims is a “clear violation of the national prudent layperson standard.”
By Les Masterson • July 12, 2017 -
Lutheran Health exec resigns over alleged CHS mismanagement
Lutheran Hospital's CMIO claimed CHS threatened the physician group attempting to buyout the Fort Wayne, Indiana network with litigation.
By Meg Bryant • July 11, 2017 -
ACA is taking a toll on physician-owned hospitals
Physician Hospitals of America says the law stopped the building of 37 hospitals and halted 20 major expansion projects.
By Meg Bryant • July 11, 2017 -
Senate looking at Plan B if BCRA fails
Republican leadership is having a hard time deciding how it should proceed if the votes aren't there to pass their ACA replacement bill, which is increasingly the case.
By Shannon Muchmore • July 10, 2017 -
65% of healthcare partnerships lead to cost savings, study shows
More than half of respondents in a survey from the Partnership for Healthy Outcomes said their partnerships include care coordination support.
By Les Masterson • July 7, 2017
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