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Kindred to buy Gentiva for $719.6M
The merger will create the largest operator of long-term acute care hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation facilities in the country.
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 9, 2014 -
Blue Cross refuses to negotiate with hospital affiliations
Will the insurer's decision make it more difficult for smaller organizations to remain independent through affiliations?
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 9, 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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Controversial new study criticizes 340B program
Researchers claim their findings show that hospitals may be purchasing discounted meds and reselling them to increase profits.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 9, 2014 -
CMS releases highly-anticipated Pioneer ACO data
The results, as many industry analysts predicted, were mixed.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 9, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Will Vivity succeed where traditional ACOs have failed?
Some doubt the unique collaboration would work outside of California without competition from Kaiser. What about in SoCal?
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 9, 2014 -
New Medica narrow network plan relies exclusively on Mayo
According to Mayo, this partnership is "one of the first times" that the system has participated in a narrow network plan.
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 8, 2014 -
Dallas hospital may face legal trouble for missed Ebola diagnosis
One of the key questions is whether the hospital followed CDC guidelines to screen for a possible infection.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 8, 2014 -
Meaningful Use hardship deadline extended through Nov. 30
CMS has reopened the deadline under pressure from medical groups for relief.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 8, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Report: Physicians tighten belts when they see prices
A new study has shown that price transparency doesn't just reduce spending in patients—it makes providers more frugal too.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 8, 2014 -
Hospitals hire actors to fake Ebola symptoms
The crisis in West Africa has shined a limelight on infection control procedures.
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 7, 2014 -
Hoping to stay solvent, hospitals ask for upfront payments
The practice is a result of an increase in high-deductible plans. But does it really help hospitals cut down on unpaid bills?
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 7, 2014 -
Study: Hospital mergers increase costs substantially
Far from saving money, mergers within the hospital industry drove up prices 3% in recent years, according to research.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 7, 2014 -
The EMR danger nobody talks about
Epic says its "gag clause" isn't the reason Texas Health Presbyterian reversed its position on the premature release of an Ebola patient. But are such clauses a danger to patients at large?
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 7, 2014 -
Dallas hospital retracts statement blaming EHR for Ebola release
EHR operator Epic dismissed allegations that the reversal was a result of vendor pressure.
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 6, 2014 -
Ascension bans Genentech sales reps from campus
The ban follows a new distribution model for three widely-used cancer drugs that at one hospital could add more than $500,000 in supply chain costs.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 6, 2014 -
Deep Dive
4 challenges to value-based care
The importance of paying for value instead of volume seems clear... but can hospitals survive the transition?
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 6, 2014 -
UPDATED: EHR caused Dallas hospital to miss Ebola diagnosis
Some hospitals across the country are now asking every patient about recent travel, no matter what their symptoms are.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 3, 2014 -
Medicare levies readmission fines against record number of hospitals
More than 2,500 hospitals will feel the pinch of higher fines on more conditions.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 3, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The Friday Dive: Industry reactions to RAC figures mixed
Healthcare Dive's editor looks back on the biggest news from the last week.
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 3, 2014 -
CEO Trunfio announces retirement from Atlantic Health System
The Atlantic Health CEO led the New Jersey health system through sizeable growth and expansion.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 2, 2014 -
Hartford Healthcare, Anthem to go their separate ways
After the split, state officials call for clearer heads and a return to bargaining.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 2, 2014 -
Deep Dive
When HIPAA is not enough
Is a standardized framework the answer to healthcare's cyber-security concerns?
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 1, 2014 -
Rural, critical access hospitals left out of ACA provisions
Rural providers were excluded from certain provisions to protect revenue, but can they still find ways to take part?
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 1, 2014 -
AHIMA releases information governance framework
The guidelines are intended to provide guidance for the governance of information across all functions of organizations in the healthcare industry.
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 1, 2014 -
NJ court says hospitals can keep internal error reviews private
The court ruled that such privacy allows healthcare workers to be candid when mistakes are made.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 1, 2014
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