Hospitals: Page 204


  • Telehealth market poised to hit $43.4B by 2019

    Telemedicine is expected to be the fastest growing sector, with much of the growth stemming from hospital services.

    By Tammy Worth • Oct. 16, 2014
  • Largest nurse's union threatens to picket over Ebola response training, protocols

    In a conference call, National Nurses United executive director RoseAnn DeMoro said anxiety over confusing Ebola treatment protocols could "escalate into possible pickets at hospitals."

    By Sy Mukherjee • Oct. 15, 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.

    By Healthcare Dive staff
  • CDC Ebola SWAT teams to assist hospitals as second health worker tests positive

    The CDC's announcement came one day before a second healthcare worker in Dallas was revealed to have contracted the virus while caring for patient zero, Thomas Eric Duncan.

    By Tammy Worth • Oct. 15, 2014
  • Ebola treatment's cost to hospitals: $1000 per hour

    Texas Presbyterian could be out millions of dollars for treating Thomas Eric Duncan, who was uninsured, and two healthcare workers who contracted the virus while treating him.

    By Tammy Worth • Oct. 15, 2014
  • Hospitals doled out huge bonuses despite VA scandal

    Veterans Administration leaders in several states received millions of dollars in bonuses last year despite the national scandal involving coverups of treatment delays. Will the VA's leadership take action?

    By Oct. 14, 2014
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    Healthcare job growth surges once again

    Healthcare job growth has begun to pick up again, reversing the trend from last year, which was weighed down by job cuts and flat hospital hiring.

    By Oct. 14, 2014
  • University of Pittsburgh Med Center expands its global empire

    A deal in Lithuania is the next step for UPMC's Advisory Services.

    By Tammy Worth • Oct. 14, 2014
  • 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 Oct. 13, 2014
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    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 Oct. 13, 2014
  • 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
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    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 Oct. 12, 2014
  • Ochsner first to integrate EMR with HealthKit

    But is the set-up vulnerable to HIPAA violations?

    By 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 Oct. 10, 2014
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    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 Oct. 10, 2014
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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 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
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    CMS releases highly-anticipated Pioneer ACO data

    The results, as many industry analysts predicted, were mixed. 

    By Oct. 9, 2014
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    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
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    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 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 Oct. 8, 2014
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    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
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    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 Oct. 7, 2014