Hospitals: Page 194
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Study: Big-city hospitals face higher readmission penalties
Reasons for the trend could include that urban areas have unfavorable demographics, including lower rates of education and higher unemployment.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 19, 2014 -
Devices stolen from Boston physician in armed robbery led to data breach
Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston is now letting patients know that their medical data was breached following an armed robbery involving a BWH physician.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 19, 2014 -
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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ICD-10: Maybe not the crisis hospitals anticipated?
Is the ongoing hue and cry from providers justified? New numbers suggest not.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 19, 2014 -
Lifespan Corp. wins $30M judgment from insurer
A judge decided that a pair of insurers' refusal to pay the hospital operator's $30-million claim for indemnification was invalid.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 18, 2014 -
Docs breathe sigh of relief as Actavis buyout ends Valeant-Allergan drama
"Finally, no more drama—and thank goodness Valeant didn't acquire Allergan!" That, in a nutshell, is how a group of surveyed ophthalmologists feels about Actavis' $66 billion acquisition of the Botox-maker.
By Nicole Gray • Nov. 18, 2014 -
Vanderbilt University Medical Center to be separated from university
Will the restructuring give the Medical Center more flexibility to deal with rapid changes in the healthcare business?
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 18, 2014 -
HHS scraps regulations for 340B drug pricing program
HHS backs out of plans to expand 340B "mega rule" but plans to release new guidance in 2015.
By Sy Mukherjee , Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 18, 2014 -
New CA Ebola regulations are among toughest in the country
Pressure from nurses and other healthcare workers prompted the new mandatory rules, which go beyond CDC guidelines.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 18, 2014 -
Deep Dive
3 things hospitals anticipate from the ACA's second enrollment period
Does the smooth launch of the second open enrollment period bode well for hospitals? Some experts sound a cautionary note.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • Nov. 18, 2014 -
Cleveland Clinic spin-off to commercialize clinical innovations
Adeo LLC hopes to promote and distribute medical technologies developed by the Clinic and its partners that might not have come to light otherwise.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 17, 2014 -
Deep Dive
EHRs through time: The early adopter story
How do early adopters of electronic health records, big and small, really feel about the technology?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • Nov. 17, 2014 -
The cost of ICD-10 implementation: Only $2,000 to $6,000?
New AHIMA estimates are a far cry from the numbers used by the American Medical Association, which puts costs between $22,560 and $105,506.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 14, 2014 -
Fresenius to buy US specialist physician provider Cogent
Fresenius is making the buy as part of longer-range plans to build a $5-billion care coordination business by 2020.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 14, 2014 -
Joint Commission: Hospital quality on the rise
1,224 hospitals received the designation of "top performers" in 2013.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 14, 2014 -
Vidant volume, surplus declines
The eight-hospital system has been in the news a few times this year as it copes with the industry-wide shift to out-patient care.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 14, 2014 -
CareAll to pay $25M in false claims suit
The whistle-blower who brought the suit claims that he was demoted when he refused to participate in the fraud scheme.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 13, 2014 -
Kindred to acquire inpatient rehab provider for $195M
Kindred's march towards the creation of a comprehensive post-acute care service network continues.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 13, 2014 -
Does Prime scavenge dying hospitals?
Over the last several years, Prime has faced several controversies over its billing practices and care standards.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 13, 2014 -
10 major hospitals ask Congress to scrutinize Genentech distribution changes
In October, Ascension Health banned Genentech sales reps from its campus in response to a radical shift in distribution policy. Now, other major medical centers are piling on.
By Nicole Gray • Nov. 12, 2014 -
Pioneer ACO health system kicks off new commercial ACO
Despite having been burned in the Pioneer program, a Maine health system has decided to launch the state's largest commercial ACO with the state's largest health insurer.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 12, 2014 -
Catholic bishops vote to ease interaction with secular systems
The new directives provide guidance on how Catholic providers can merge, partner with or acquire secular systems without compromising their positions on healthcare practices forbidden by the church.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 12, 2014 -
Some Pioneer ACOs to solicit enrollment
If beneficiaries enroll voluntarily, are they more likely to seek care within the ACO's provider network?
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 11, 2014 -
Brigham & Women's plans to offer healthcare consulting
The new initiative is headed by Steven Thompson, founding CEO of Johns Hopkins International.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 11, 2014 -
LA hospitals secure funding in constitutional amendment
Critics are concerned that while hospitals will benefit, payers and patients might suffer.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 11, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Is health sector job growth bad for hospitals?
It depends on whom you ask.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • Nov. 11, 2014
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