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Nurses' union says hospitals not ready for Ebola
Despite a barrage of media attention on the deadly virus, few nurses have been comprehensively instructed on what to actually do if an infected patient is admitted.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 13, 2014 -
Collecting ahead of time: Turn-off or life saver?
Hospitals' total cost of uncompensated care reached $46 billion as of 2012—equal to about 6% of expenses.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 13, 2014 -
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TrendlineProvider 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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Troubled Daughters of Charity choses controversial for-profit Prime as buyer
Daughters' board has OK'd the deal, but will it pass muster with California's attorney general?
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 13, 2014 -
Survey: Hospital leaders support publishing healthcare quality data
For the most part, hospital execs think reporting is worthwhile, although quality leaders have some reservations about its usefulness.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 13, 2014 -
Kaiser conducting ambitious restructuring of its supply chain
Kaiser Permanente is rolling out new software in an effort to transform supply chain management across its 38-hospital network. The move is expected to make it easier for healthcare workers to obtain supplies.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 12, 2014 -
Ochsner first to integrate EMR with HealthKit
But is the set-up vulnerable to HIPAA violations?
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 10, 2014 -
How one hospital survives in a state without Medicaid expansion
In 2012 in Virginia, hospitals provided over $600 million in charity care and saw shortfalls of $339 million in Medicaid services.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 10, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The Friday Dive: The disease that costs hospitals $1,000 an hour
Healthcare Dive's editor looks back on the biggest news from the last week.
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 10, 2014 -
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 -
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
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