Hospitals: Page 186
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Rise in sepsis cases costing Medicare billions
How much of the increase in cases is due to better coding and how much to higher numbers of at-risk patients?
By Heather Caspi • June 5, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Inside three major hospitals' decision to limit low-volume surgeries
Not everyone thinks Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Johns Hopkins and the University of Michigan have the right idea.
By Nina Flanagan • June 4, 2015 -
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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As big mergers pull referrals out of NYC market, city hospitals look to NJ acquisitions
Mount Sinai and North Shore-LIJ have already expanded into New Jersey via affiliations.
By Nina Flanagan • June 4, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Is the gender wage gap in healthcare getting worse?
Healthcare Dive takes a look at what the data has to say about the causes and changes in the healthcare pay gap.
By Katie Bo Williams • June 3, 2015 -
Accretive Health loses more than half its board
The resignations come on the heels of a recent investigation over financial errors and questionable debt-collection practices.
By Julie Henry • June 3, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Two charts that explain the Medicare data release of hospital charges
CMS dropped three more huge data sets Monday that could increase scrutiny of hospital sticker prices.
By Katie Bo Williams • June 2, 2015 -
Deep Dive
3 areas where nonprofits are facing increased scrutiny
Nonprofit hospitals have been under fire for not doing enough to "earn" their tax-exempt status.
By Julie Henry • May 28, 2015 -
Study: Hospitals no longer giving new moms free formula
Public health organizations say the freebies discourage nursing.
By Julie Henry • May 28, 2015 -
Why one hospital may lose its Medicare funding
CMS could terminate the hospital from the program as soon as June 5.
By Nina Flanagan • May 28, 2015 -
Do rising CEO salaries really impact healthcare costs?
The median healthcare CEO salary in 2014 was $13.6 million, higher than any other industry, and some analysts are up in arms.
By Nina Flanagan • May 28, 2015 -
Flood shuts down phone service at Tufts, Beth Israel Deaconess
Both hospitals set up alternate phone lines to allow people to reach the facilities.
By Julie Henry • May 27, 2015 -
Fraud reduction efforts to drive conversion to chip-based credit cards
More than half a billion new cards will be in use by the end of this year. Should hospitals be prepared to switch—and what is the expense?
By Julie Henry • May 27, 2015 -
UPMC cuts costs, offers buyout to 3,500 employees
The nonprofit is battling sluggish demand for hospital-based services by offering a voluntary severance package to 5.6% of its workforce.
By Katie Bo Williams • May 27, 2015 -
Executives predict New York will lift ban on for-profit hospitals
The chief executive of North-Shore-LIJ Health Systems says change is "inevitable."
By Julie Henry • May 26, 2015 -
Hospital battles Navigant assessment that it convert to outpatient
A reduction from five full-service hospitals to two would leave the city of Newark underserved, the hospital argues.
By Heather Caspi • May 22, 2015 -
WellSpan Health, Philhaven seek approval for mental health affiliation
The partnership aims to integrate medical and mental healthcare in south central Pennsylvania.
By Heather Caspi • May 22, 2015 -
Ascension to raise minimum wage to $11 per hour
The decision will impact 10,000 workers—about 7% of Ascension's 150,000 employees.
By Katie Bo Williams • May 22, 2015 -
Deep Dive
What Tenet's exit from GA and NC says about for-profits in non-expansion states
Are for-profit operators going to pull out of states that have refused to expand Medicaid?
By Julie Henry • May 22, 2015 -
California fines 12 hospitals for patient safety violations
Three of the 12 violations involved items left inside patients during surgery.
By Heather Caspi • May 22, 2015 -
John Muir Health names new CISO
The CISO role is becoming increasingly important but good hires are tough to find—and expensive.
By Nina Flanagan • May 21, 2015 -
Deep Dive
5 ways providers can deliver better care to LGBT consumers
"Discrimination and mistreatment have contributed to a long-standing distrust of the healthcare system by many in the LGBT community and have affected their health in profound ways," says The Joint Commission.
By Julie Henry • May 21, 2015 -
Two new sources for quality data: Yelp for hospitals and new US News metrics
The industry is still struggling to reach a consensus on how best to measure quality of care—but the aesthetics are definitely improving.
By Nina Flanagan • May 21, 2015 -
Study: Patients less satisfied at large urban hospitals
Should patient satisfaction scores be weighted differently in Medicare reimbursement formulas for large city facilities?
By Nina Flanagan • May 21, 2015 -
Healthways CEO terminated 'without cause,' according to SEC filing
The wellness program provider has been under pressure from shareholders who claim "substantial value destruction" during Ben Leedle's tenure.
By Julie Henry • May 20, 2015 -
Three major academic medical systems impose minimum-volume standards
The move follows a report that shows patients face a higher risk of death or complications when surgical teams don't do enough of certain procedures.
By Julie Henry • May 20, 2015
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