Hospitals: Page 153
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Express Scripts cuts 300+ jobs with decision to close Colorado call center
Significant growth is expected in the healthcare job market but the company's decision shows that not all workers in the industry are safe from automation.
By Luke Gale • Feb. 23, 2017 -
Piedmont Healthcare to run Walgreens' retail clinics in Atlanta
The health system and the pharmacy retail chain also plan to share best practices around improving quality of care and the patient experience while reducing costs.
By Ana Mulero , Meg Bryant • Feb. 23, 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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Nearly half of states don't have any Healthgrades 2017 'Best Hospitals'
California, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan and Pennsylvania are the states with the largest numbers of hospitals recognized by the healthcare company.
By Ana Mulero • Feb. 22, 2017 -
Louisiana health system to close 14 clinics
Clinician reimbursement cuts and shrinking inpatient volumes have taken a toll on the financial stability of rural hospitals in the U.S.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 21, 2017 -
Microsoft and UPMC launch Healthcare NeXT
The tech giant will unveil plans for HealthVault Insights at HIMSS17 next week.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 17, 2017 -
Deep Dive
How technologies can help the elderly age at home
The country's aging population is embracing new solutions as health IT companies create consumer technologies aimed at assisting seniors.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 16, 2017 -
Deep Dive
High costs give palliative care increased industry interest
“There’s no question that palliative care teams reduce avoidable crises and rationalize the care so that patients get only the care they want and need,” says Diane Meier, director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 15, 2017 -
AHRQ eyes role for primary care in reducing hospital readmissions
Readmissions cost U.S. hospitals about $41.3 billion annually.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 14, 2017 -
DirectTrust issues to-do list to improve clinical messaging
The recommendations include suggestions for standardizing and improving the handling of both inbound and outbound messages.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 14, 2017 -
Hospitals get pushback on Mar-a-Lago fundraisers
The protests stem from concerns about Trump administration policies.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 10, 2017 -
Deep Dive
What the future might hold for EHRs
In the future, electronic health records are likely to include fully integrated telehealth capabilities, enhanced natural language processing and more.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 9, 2017 -
Verity Health says data on 9,000 patients may have been hacked
The breach involved a health system website that is no longer in use.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 8, 2017 -
Medtronic wins contract to provide telehealth services for veterans
The medtech giant relocated to Ireland two years ago in an effort to avoid high taxes on U.S. corporations.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 8, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Provider-payer rate negotiations changing as care models evolve
Though contracts between payers and providers vary depending on the details, value-based care initiatives and growth in the individual insurance market are changing the conversation.
By Luke Gale • Feb. 7, 2017 -
The 10 most promising healthcare jobs, according to LinkedIn
Nearly half of the 30 fastest growing professions in the U.S. are related to healthcare, the professional social network stated.
By Jeff Byers • Feb. 7, 2017 -
Imposter's access to operating rooms prompts policy change at Boston hospital
Tailgating behind other employees as they enter the operating room is a common occurrence, one expert says.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 7, 2017 -
Hospital execs worry ACA replacement won't restore funding
Lobbying on Capitol Hill is ramping up with healthcare reform once again on the horizon. Hospital executives have been meeting with lawmakers to share their concerns over potential funding cuts.
By Luke Gale • Feb. 7, 2017 -
Slavitt: Medicaid expansions improved hospitals' financial health
The former CMS acting Administrator tweeted 39% of hospital executives are reducing hiring because of the uncertainty around the ACA's future.
By Ana Mulero • Feb. 6, 2017 -
Sutter Health launches $20M effort to address homelessness
Hospitals are increasingly engaging in activities to address societal problems as the focus on population health continues to grow.
By Luke Gale • Feb. 5, 2017 -
Study: Patients less likely to die when treated by foreign-trained physicians
The high standards set for foreign physicians to practice in the United States is helping to improve quality of care, but immigrating doctors are facing more roadblocks with the recent changes to immigration policy.
By Luke Gale • Feb. 5, 2017 -
MD Anderson losses approach $170M through first months of FY17
After eliminating 1,000 positions last month, the cancer center is hopeful it can improve its financial health.
By Luke Gale • Feb. 3, 2017 -
10K Medicare patient deaths highlight importance of hospital setting variations
Patients at rural hospitals without dedicated internists were much more likely to die following an emergency department discharge than patients at other hospitals, according to a new study published in The BMJ.
By Luke Gale • Feb. 2, 2017 -
Trump's SCOTUS nominee voted against ACA contraception mandate
Confirmation of Neil Gorsuch wouldn't tip the ideological balance of the highest court, but it would firm up the conservative wing's stance against abortion rights.
By Kathleen Gilbert • Feb. 2, 2017 -
Children's Medical Center fined $3.2M over HIPAA violations
While the hospital’s HIPAA violations affected 7,000 patients, the fine serves as a reminder to other providers how costly breaches can be.
By Kathleen Gilbert • Feb. 2, 2017 -
Senate committee approves Tom Price without Democrats
Democrats' attempt to buy time by boycotting the markup scheduled for Tuesday has failed.
By Ana Mulero , Kathleen Gilbert • Feb. 1, 2017
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