One Medical enters New Jersey through latest health system deal, with Hackensack Meridian Health

The partnership announced Tuesday adds another hospital operator to the company’s bench of health system affiliates. One Medical plans to open its first clinic in the Garden State by the end of next year.

By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 14, 2023

New York proposes ‘nation-leading’ hospital cybersecurity regulations

The rules, which would require facilities to develop response plans and hire a chief information security officer, aim to safeguard hospitals from growing threats and keep them operating during an attack.

By Emily Olsen • Nov. 13, 2023

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The Healthcare Dive Outlook on 2023

COVID-19 will continue to be a key presense in 2023, as the public health emergency is slated to end in May, sparking a major transition for the industry.

By Healthcare Dive staff

Most rural hospitals no longer deliver babies, report finds

Financial challenges at rural hospitals — driven by reimbursement problems — are leading facilities to shutter labor and delivery wards, the report found.

By Susanna Vogel • Nov. 13, 2023

Mass General Brigham offers buyouts to workers in its digital unit

The buyouts come after the Boston-based nonprofit health system faced scrutiny from state regulators over spending.

By Susanna Vogel • Nov. 13, 2023

The chain of command: A powerful patient safety tool

A chain of command can deliver guidance to staff and enhance the culture of safety.

Nov. 13, 2023

HCA outlines plans to expand market share by 2030

The hospital operator said last week it is investing billions to expand emergency services and high acuity business lines.

By Susanna Vogel • Nov. 10, 2023

Nonprofit hospitals upgraded to ‘stable’ outlook: Moody’s

The credit ratings agency expects nonprofit hospitals to start financially recovering next year on improving patient volumes, reimbursement rates and cash flows.

By Susanna Vogel • Nov. 9, 2023

For-profit hospital operators strained by physician fees, payer relations in Q3

With the exception of HCA, the biggest U.S. health systems all reported lower year-over-year profits in the third quarter.

By Susanna Vogel • Nov. 9, 2023

Best Buy inks third health system product development deal, with Mass General Brigham

The tech retailer notched similar partnerships to co-develop home care products with Geisinger and Atrium earlier this year.

By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 8, 2023

Kaiser Permanente’s investment, operating income rebounded in Q3

Kaiser reported a $239 million profit and $83 million in investment income, compared to multi-billion dollar losses in the same period last year.

By Susanna Vogel • Nov. 7, 2023

Preparing for the future: Hospital climate resilience plans challenged by cost, uncertainty

As extreme weather events caused by climate change ramp up in frequency, hospitals are struggling with financial and data challenges in disaster planning.

By Emily Olsen • Nov. 7, 2023

Hospitals improve on infection control after COVID-19 spike: Leapfrog

However, patient experience scores declined again, which could be the result of ongoing labor shortages, according to Leapfrog Group CEO Leah Binder.

By Emily Olsen • Nov. 6, 2023

Minnesota law kicks in requiring hospitals to bolster charity care checks prior to debt collections

As of Wednesday, Minnesota hospitals must check patients' financial assistance eligibility prior to sending debts to collections, as a part of a multi-year push around charity care oversight. 

By Susanna Vogel • Nov. 3, 2023

CMS finalizes 2024 Medicare hospital, doctor payments, 340B fix and price transparency requirements

Regulators finalized a number of rules Thursday with sweeping implications for providers in the Medicare program, including rates for next year that doctors and hospitals slammed as insufficient.

By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 3, 2023

AHA, hospitals sue Biden administration to stop restrictions on website tracking tech

The lawsuit filed on Thursday alleges the agency overstepped when issuing guidance seeking to limit hospitals’ use of third-party tracking technologies.

By Susanna Vogel • Nov. 3, 2023

North Carolina AG threatens lawsuit against HCA

The massive for-profit operator has allegedly shuttered services at Mission Health, the hospital system it acquired in 2019, violating the terms of its purchase agreement.

By Susanna Vogel • Nov. 2, 2023

Walmart inks partnerships with health system, insurer in Florida

The partnerships — which include Walmart Health’s first patient care coordination agreement with a health system — aim to improve care coordination and referrals from its 23 health centers in the state.

By Emily Olsen • Nov. 2, 2023

Tracking healthcare data breaches

A breach at a New York-based imaging center may have exposed the personal information of more than 600,000 people.

By Emily Olsen , Susanna Vogel • Updated 16 hours ago

Tenet Healthcare beats expectations on growth in ambulatory and acute services

Tenet was also the latest for-profit operator to call out the impact of rising physician fees from the implementation of the No Surprises Act.

By Susanna Vogel • Oct. 31, 2023

HHS proposes ‘powerful’ penalties for providers found information blocking

Regulators on Monday proposed a long-awaited rule tying payments for hospitals and doctor’s offices in three popular Medicare programs to compliance with data-sharing regulations.

By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 31, 2023

Biden administration overhauls surprise billing resolution process amid controversy

Regulators proposed a rule on Friday meant to make payment dispute resolutions more fair and efficient following more than a year of industry complaints.

By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 30, 2023

Ransomware attacks on healthcare facilities cost $77.5B in downtime, report finds

On average, organizations were shut down or unavailable to provide services for 14 days to due to ransomware attacks from 2016 through mid-October this year, according to cybersecurity research firm Comparitech.

By Emily Olsen • Oct. 27, 2023

Guidance change threatens hospital 340B drug discounts

The Health Resources and Services Administration is once again requiring hospitals to register outpatient clinics and list them on Medicare cost reports, setting a higher bar for eligibility in the drug discount program.

By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 27, 2023

Again in the red, Community Health Systems logs $91M net loss in Q3

Despite cost containment efforts, CHS reported a net loss this week for the third consecutive quarter.

By Susanna Vogel • Oct. 26, 2023

UHS beats Wall Street expectations on rising patient volumes

The for-profit hospital operator grew revenue in the third quarter despite challenges in payer relations and Medicaid redeterminations.

By Susanna Vogel • Oct. 26, 2023