Hospitals: Page 2


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    Tax breaks exceed community care spending at large majority of nonprofit hospitals: report

    Nonprofits’ cumulative “fair share” deficit is enough to pay off the medical debt of everyone in California, Texas, New York and Pennsylvania combined, according to the Lown Institute.

    By March 26, 2024
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    Ascension will outsource Illinois hospitalist functions to PE-backed staffing firm

    Beginning June 1, the Catholic health system will cede responsibility of hospitalist functions to staffing firm SCP Health.

    By March 26, 2024
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    Labor

    Disputes between hospitals and workers are likely to continue even as the pandemic’s greatest impacts subside — a source of friction that could leave patients caught in the middle.

    By Healthcare Dive staff
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    Advocate offloads senior home care business to private equity firm

    The health system is selling Senior Helpers to Waud Capital Partners just three years after it acquired the home care group.

    By March 25, 2024
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    Hospital groups question HHS about data breach reporting after Change attack

    In a Thursday letter, the American Hospital Association urged the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights to reduce possible “duplicative” breach notifications from the Change cyberattack.

    By March 22, 2024
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    Hospitals could face revenue hit if insurers play hardball over MA: report

    Insurers could increase claims denials and engage in aggressive contract negotiations with hospitals as profitability in the popular plans declines.

    By March 21, 2024
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    Steward’s legal battles offer insight into pattern of mismanagement

    The health system has been hit with at least 35 lawsuits in the last year alleging issues ranging from unpaid bills and falsified checks to doctor kickback schemes.

    By March 20, 2024
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    Bon Secours Mercy Health names new CFO

    Travis Crum, currently senior vice president of finance, will assume the CFO role in the summer. He replaces Debbie Bloomfield, who is set to retire at the end of the year.

    By March 20, 2024
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    MedPAC’s physician pay recommendations insufficient, provider groups say

    The Medicare Advisory Payment Commission also suggests tying the rate of physician payment increases to the Medicare Economic Index — a move some industry groups support.

    By March 19, 2024
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    Change cyberattack could damage credit at small providers: Fitch

    Smaller companies may already have worse credit ratings and could struggle with cash flow disruptions caused by the outage.

    By March 19, 2024
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    ‘As fast as possible but no faster than is safe’: Hospitals, tech companies confront AI governance

    Regulators seeking to erect guardrails around AI are facing a Sisyphean task, experts said at HIMSS. How do you oversee something that is constantly changing?

    By March 18, 2024
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    CMS releases Medicaid payment flexibilities during Change cyberattack

    The relief comes as 94% of hospitals reported financial impact from the outage, according to a survey from the American Hospital Association.

    By March 18, 2024
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    Microsoft’s health VP takes on responsible AI

    David Rhew talks about Microsoft's new AI governance network and federal regulators’ plan to more actively oversee the technology.

    By March 18, 2024
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    Novant Health names new CFO

    The appointment will help fill out the North Carolina-based health system’s leadership team after its CFO and COO left last year.

    By March 15, 2024
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    Inexperienced clinicians pose the largest patient safety risk in 2024: report

    Challenges with health technology adoption and reductions in maternal services could also threaten patient safety this year, according to an ECRI study.

    By March 15, 2024
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    Salesforce’s pitch on healthcare AI

    The cloud-based software company announced a number of new AI tools in the lead up to the HIMSS conference. Healthcare is a “huge priority,” said Sean Kennedy, Salesforce’s global health strategy lead.

    By March 15, 2024
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    Mass General Brigham lays out multi-year plan to integrate flagship hospitals

    MGB will consolidate similar clinical departments at Mass General and Brigham and Women's.

    By March 14, 2024
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    Microsoft forms health AI governance network

    The tech giant is standing up the group with 16 health systems, two healthcare technology companies and zero AI development rivals.

    By March 12, 2024
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    Oracle to launch generative AI-backed clinical assistant within next quarter, exec says

    The tool, which automatically transcribes patient visits and suggests next steps for providers, is entering a cluttered market.

    By March 12, 2024
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    For-profit hospital operators bet on outpatient services, expense reductions in 2023

    While HCA Healthcare, Tenet Healthcare and Universal Health Services posted net gains by the end of the year, Community Health Systems reported losses.

    By March 12, 2024
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    Small, financially struggling providers at risk from Change cyberattack: Moody’s

    Larger providers, however, aren’t immune from cash flow challenges, especially if UnitedHealth Group is unable to restore systems by mid-March. 

    By March 11, 2024
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    Providence improves in 2023, but still posts $600M net loss

    The nonprofit cut losses compared to 2022 as it implemented a financial recovery strategy, but expenses continued to plague the system.

    By March 8, 2024
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    Change says its largest claims clearinghouses coming back online

    More than $14 billion in claims have been prepared for processing and will start flowing soon, the technology firm said Friday.

    By Updated March 25, 2024
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    CHS is the first national health system to partner with the billionaire’s drug distribution company. Epinephrine and norepinephrine are the first two drugs included in the purchasing deal.

    By March 8, 2024
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    Federal government probes healthcare private equity deals

    The cross-agency investigation comes as scrutiny rises regarding corporate consolidation in healthcare.

    By March 6, 2024
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    UMass Memorial, Google Cloud partner to connect patients with cardiometabolic drugs

    The central Massachusetts nonprofit aims to improve population health, but its partnership with Google on data management and AI could also lower costs.

    By March 6, 2024