Disaster preparedness: 5 key components to effective emergency management

Healthcare facilities can prove their worth to their communities by being open and honest, Scott Cormier of Medxcel Facilities Management says.

By Scott Cormier • April 18, 2017

Bill McKeon to take reins of Texas Medical Center as CEO

The announcement follows former CEO and president Dr. Bobby Robbins' decision to accept the post of president at the University of Arizona.

By Meg Bryant • April 17, 2017

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Payer/provider relationships

As M&A intensifies and companies embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.

By Healthcare Dive staff

Why (even red) states are expanding Medicaid and what that means for health systems

Major health reform may be all but dead at the federal level, but many states still have big decisions to make.

By Shannon Muchmore • April 17, 2017

Study suggests Yelp can help people find quality healthcare

As the number of Yelp ratings grows, they will become even more helpful in steering people toward high-quality hospitals, the Manhattan Institute study authors said. 

By Meg Bryant • April 13, 2017

Why the threatened AHRQ is vital to the hospital industry

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s budget is less than 1% of everything spent on health research and just 0.016% of all spending on healthcare. But Trump's proposed budget would do away with it.

By Meg Bryant • April 13, 2017

Why more providers are seeing value in medical scribes

"Medical scribes are EHR data managers that give back lost time to doctors," Physicians Angels President Kevin Brady said.

By Meg Bryant • April 13, 2017

Texas Health Resources tops list of 30 'Best Workplaces in Health Care'

These organizations are "serious about creating a great workplace and comfortable with transparency," according to Fortune partner Great Place to Work.

By Ana Mulero • April 13, 2017

Hospitals participating in value-based programs have lower readmission rates

A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine looked at hospital records for heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia patients.

By Meg Bryant • April 12, 2017

Hospital-based physicians provide more unnecessary services

Community-based primary care providers were less likely to order imaging exams and specialty referrals, according to a study of 31,000 appointments.

By Luke Gale • April 12, 2017

Leapfrog Group releases latest hospital safety report

In its latest report, the organization rated a total of 2,639 hospitals and found 823 earned an A while 10 earned an F.

By Luke Gale • April 12, 2017

Healthcare CEOs see earnings spike — mostly

Universal Health Services Chairman and CEO Alan Miller earned more than $51.3 million in 2016, making him the highest-paid hospital industry CEO.

By Meg Bryant • April 11, 2017

Norton Healthcare sees 5% boost to revenues in 2016

The nonprofit health system and University of Louisville are teaming up to create a pediatric cancer treatment institute.

By Meg Bryant • April 11, 2017

Healthcare added 14,000 new jobs last month

Job growth in healthcare has slowed slightly in the first few months of 2017 compared with last year. 

By Luke Gale • April 10, 2017

How well did you do? Preview your hospital's overall star ratings, quality data

Hospitals can preview their overall hospital quality star rating and other quality data through May 5.

By Les Masterson • April 8, 2017

32 organizations to pilot CMS Accountable Health Communities model

The organizations will implement and test the AHC Assistance and Alignment Tracks over a five-year period.

By Meg Bryant • April 7, 2017

Hospital CEOs want more outpatient access, survey finds

Following outpatient access, executives were concerned about expense reduction (57%) and boosting outpatient procedural market share (55%), which is hardly a surprise given the current hospital landscape.

By Jeff Byers • April 7, 2017

IBM names blockchain adoption principles

Blockchain’s value increases as its network grows, the company says.

By Meg Bryant • April 6, 2017

Doctors vote 'no confidence' in Rapid City Regional Hospital CEO

Despite the vote, President and CEO Brent R. Phillips said he's not leaving.

By Les Masterson • April 6, 2017

The CMIO role will evolve as health systems' needs change

“Demand management is a never-ending tsunami,” says VCU Medical Center CMIO Colin Banas.

By Meg Bryant • April 6, 2017

RAND: Medicare spending under MACRA depends on APM participation

If MACRA works as intended, it means hospitals and physicians will be missing out on billions in reimbursement. 

By Luke Gale • April 6, 2017

Mississippi hospital axes neurosurgery to save money

Spring River Health System has cut salaries and scaled back on professional fees to turn losses from two years ago into a modest profit last year, but cuts are still on the table. 

By Luke Gale • April 6, 2017

Teaching hospitals at higher risk for data breaches, study finds

Of 141 acute care hospitals that reported breaches, 52 were major teaching hospitals, researchers found.

By Meg Bryant • April 5, 2017

Scott Gottlieb commits to defend FDA's 'gold standard' for drug reviews

Trump's nominee to head the FDA seemed to have the support of many senators at a committee hearing, but his ties to industry and potential conflicts of interest continue to draw scrutiny. 

By Ned Pagliarulo • April 5, 2017

GOP eyes medical tort reform

The Protecting Access to Care Act would cap damages for noneconomic damages in malpractice lawsuits at $250,000.

By Meg Bryant • April 5, 2017

Mount Sinai bucks trend with 52% hike in operating income

The increase was attributed to the New York City-based medical center's 9.8% year-over-year increase in its patient revenue service.

By Ana Mulero • April 5, 2017