Hospitals: Page 151
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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 -
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Hospitals are still struggling with provider burnout, after the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated underlying staffing issues and prompted workers to quit their jobs.
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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 -
Major teaching hospitals have lower mortality rates than other hospitals, study finds
The study reviewed 21 million hospitalizations of Medicare beneficiaries.
By Les Masterson • May 24, 2017 -
US cases of 'catastrophic' fungus rise to 122
With antibiotic-resistant bacteria on the rise, nontraditional as well as traditional approaches are needed to prevent and treat infections, a new Pew Charitable Trusts report says
By Meg Bryant • May 23, 2017 -
CHI says divesting Louisville hospitals, facilities should help bottom line
The large nonprofit system reported a $40.1 million operating loss overall in the third quarter of FY17, which is a significant improvement over the $81.6 million lost in the same quarter last fiscal year.
By Les Masterson • May 23, 2017 -
Trump budget calls for steep cuts to Medicaid, public health programs
In addition to chopping Medicaid by $610 billion, the budget would slash the budgets of the ONC, NIH, CDC and FDA.
By Shannon Muchmore • May 23, 2017 -
CHS rejects $2B buyout for 8 Lutheran Health Network hospitals
The struggling hospital system said the proposal from a physician-led group was at least $1 billion below a satisfactory offer.
By Jeff Byers • May 23, 2017
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