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Some hospitals may not survive AHCA: 3 thoughts on the House vote from a healthcare attorney
"We're going to see a crisis in access to care. We're going to have care deserts," if the AHCA is passed as written, said Delphine O'Rourke, a managing partner at Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman.
By Jeff Byers • May 5, 2017 -
Small hospitals increased EHR market share in 2016
More small hospitals chose Cerner than any other EHR vendor, according to a new KLAS Research report.
By Meg Bryant • May 4, 2017 -
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Federal legislation banning surprise bills has hit a barrage of roadblocks, complicating efforts to protect consumers from unexpected out-of-network charges.
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UPMC operating revenues grow to $11B
The growth bucks a current trend where hospitals and health systems are experiencing a decrease in operating revenues.
By Jeff Byers , Les Masterson • May 4, 2017 -
HCA announces revenue increase, agreements to buy five Texas hospitals
HCA Holdings will also change its name and become HCA Healthcare on May 8.
By Les Masterson • May 3, 2017 -
Deep Dive
The care delivery times are 'a-changin': The need for competition in a consolidating hospital industry
"It's important to have policies in place that enable and support competition so healthcare markets can work as well as they possibly can," Martin Gaynor, an economist at Carnegie Mellon University, recently told Healthcare Dive.
By Jeff Byers • May 3, 2017 -
Cleveland Clinic, University of Utah Health announce CEO departures
Outgoing Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove will remain as an advisor.
By Meg Bryant • May 2, 2017 -
CHS completes sale of 9 hospitals
The Franklin, TN-based hospital company has been struggling to shed about $15 billion in debt.
By Meg Bryant • May 2, 2017 -
Tenet sells 3 hospitals to HCA as it beats Q1 earnings expectations
The for-profit system has been among many companies looking to improve financials by offloading assets and easing debt burdens.
By Shannon Muchmore • May 2, 2017 -
CHS, Tenet both divesting assets
CHS is divesting a total of 11 additional hospitals and Tenet is selling three of its acute care hospitals to HCA Healthcare.
By Ana Mulero • May 1, 2017 -
Brigham and Women's to trim 1,600 jobs
The hospital cited lower reimbursement rates in offering voluntary buyouts for workers 60 or older.
By Meg Bryant • April 28, 2017 -
NYC Health + Hospitals plans management makeover
The beleaguered health system is looking to recover from a $776 million operating loss in the first half of FY 2017.
By Meg Bryant • April 28, 2017 -
University of Kansas Health System looks to buy struggling Topeka hospital
Fewer patients and rising uncompensated care costs contributed to St. Francis Hospital reportedly losing $117 million over the past five years.
By Les Masterson • April 28, 2017 -
Kaiser Permanente, other heavy hitters call for value-based healthcare model
Several key health leaders announced pilot programs beginning with a value-based plan to treat heart failure in the Atlanta area.
By Les Masterson • April 27, 2017 -
Report finds flaws with hospital, health system call centers
Kyruus found three-quarters of call center agents could not find an available appointment with the appropriate provider within a three-week timeframe.
By Les Masterson • April 27, 2017 -
Deep Dive
How patient portals can improve patient engagement
“There are a lot of workflow challenges, and the low bar within Meaningful Use hasn’t motivated a lot of practices to try and promote [portal] adoption and use,” says Chilmark Research’s Brian Eastwood.
By Meg Bryant • April 27, 2017 -
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The newest faces in hospital C-suites are focusing on patient engagement
“We still see gaps in people recognizing the importance of front-line voice and the importance of patient and family voice,” says Liz Boehm, research director for Vocera’s Experience Innovation Network.
By Meg Bryant • April 27, 2017 -
Partners Healthcare, Persistent Systems to develop open-source platform
The digital platform will be based on SMART and FHIR specifications.
By Meg Bryant • April 26, 2017 -
MN officials still concerned about Mayo Clinic CEO's patient preference statements
Dr. John Noseworthy recently walked back comments from an internal meeting where he said the health system would prioritize patients with private insurance over Medicaid if they seek care at the same time for similar conditions.
By Les Masterson • April 26, 2017 -
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ATA17: 6 takeaways on the state of telemedicine
Several trends took center stage at this year's American Telemedicine Association conference, from high patient satisfaction with telemedicine to a growing push for standardized practice guidelines.
By Shannon Muchmore • April 26, 2017 -
Compensation report highlights pay disparities based on gender, geography
Rural and lower cost cities tended to have higher physician compensation than higher cost areas, Doximity's Physician Compensation Report found.
By Jeff Byers • April 26, 2017 -
Report: Physician assistants' salaries average more than $100K
Physician assistants in specialties like dermatology, emergency medicine and critical care medicine command the highest salaries, the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants reported.
By Meg Bryant • April 25, 2017 -
Kaiser Permanente CEO reports strong use of telehealth
The integrated health system invests about 25% of its $3.8 billion annual spend on health IT.
By Meg Bryant • April 25, 2017 -
Hospitals could lose $250B from MACRA, study finds
“If successful APMs are not available to physicians, there could be unintended consequences for patients," authors of a study published in Health Affairs wrote.
By Les Masterson • April 25, 2017 -
Deep Dive
How hospitals can prepare for an influenza pandemic
A pandemic could put a strain on the healthcare system, sicken hospital staff and stretch hospital resources to their limits.
By Les Masterson • April 24, 2017 -
Wake Forest Baptist to transfer billing services to nThrive, affecting up to 650 jobs
The move will allow the integrated health system to focus more resources on clinical, academic and innovation efforts.
By Meg Bryant • April 21, 2017
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