American Hospital Association CEO to retire in 2015

The AHA board has hired executive search firm Korn Ferry to find Richard Umbdenstock's successor. 

By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 24, 2014

Why there's no easy way to get patients to take their meds

What are the best interventions for getting patients to comply with medication plans? 

By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 24, 2014

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Provider burnout

Hospitals are still struggling with provider burnout, after the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated underlying staffing issues and prompted workers to quit their jobs.

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6 intensely weird hospital food fails

With Thanksgiving on the way and food front-of-mind, Healthcare Dive takes a look at the lessons that can be learned from some truly egregious hospital meals.

By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 24, 2014

Is urgent care sufficiently regulated? Some say no

In New York, the state's public health council is calling for tighter government and physician oversight of the booming urgent care industry. 

By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 21, 2014

Struggling Quincy Medical Center pushes closing to February

The delay is a result of pressure from Attorney General Martha Coakley's office. 

By Anne Zieger , Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 20, 2014

Banner Health posts $228.8M surplus, sets date for academic medical center acquisition

Banner moves closer to scoring a strong academic medical partner as it reveals strong operating numbers. 

By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 20, 2014

Union accuses Prime Healthcare of $93M in Medicare overbilling

The SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West is publicly accusing the hospital chain of needlessly admitting 18,000 patients.

By Anne Zieger • Nov. 20, 2014

11 healthcare jobs that didn't exist 10 years ago

Many of the new positions are arising from demands imposed by the ACA, researchers said.

By Anne Zieger • Nov. 19, 2014

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

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

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

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