Hospitals: Page 206
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Deep Dive
Healthcare spending may be flat, but medication spending is not
Pharmaceuticals are boosting otherwise-stagnant health spending.
By Tammy Worth • Aug. 19, 2014 -
Partners execs get big pay bumps
No other provider's executives in the greater Boston area earn more.
By Katie Bo Williams • Aug. 18, 2014 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlinePayer/provider relationships
As M&A intensifies and companies embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.
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Community Health Systems announces massive data hack
The theft included the personal data of 4.5 million patients.
By Katie Bo Williams • Aug. 18, 2014 -
Hospitals, insurers lock horns over paying premiums for low-income consumers
Will third-party payment of premiums attract an excessive number of sicker patients?
By Anne Zieger • Aug. 15, 2014 -
FDA issues consumer warning on fake Ebola drugs
The FDA has reportedly received multiple complaints about fake Ebola products.
By Sy Mukherjee • Aug. 15, 2014 -
Hospitals creating, selling tech to build bottom line
MedStar, the Cleveland Clinic, UPMC and others all have commercial development projects to help boost profits.
By Anne Zieger • Aug. 15, 2014 -
Medical errors rise 70% in Mass. hospitals
Are reporting procedure changes to blame?
By Tammy Worth • Aug. 15, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The Friday Dive: Wal-Mart, VA referrals and False Claims lawsuits
Healthcare Dive's editor looks back on the biggest news from the last week.
By Katie Bo Williams • Aug. 15, 2014 -
Brooklyn medical center fined for workplace violence
How much responsibility do hospitals need to take to prevent attacks?
By Tammy Worth • Aug. 14, 2014 -
Chicago med school enrolls undocumented immigrants
But what does this mean for the healthcare workforce?
By Tammy Worth • Aug. 13, 2014 -
Montgomery County Planning Commission
Hospitals dinged $227M for readmission rates
Should hospitals be afraid of readmissions? CMS says yes.
By Tammy Worth • Aug. 13, 2014 -
The ACA allots $10B for heathcare innovation
But is this an efficient use of government funds and will it solve healthcare's problems?
By Tammy Worth • Aug. 13, 2014 -
How Maryland might save Medicare $330M
Some fairly remarkable changes are happening within Maryland's healthcare system.
By Anne Zieger • Aug. 12, 2014 -
Free standing ERs face lawsuits, disgruntled consumers
Emergency clinics are under fire from both payers and consumers for exorbitant costs, with Aetna calling the connection between hospitals and the facilities a "sham."
By Tammy Worth • Aug. 12, 2014 -
Pay raises for non-profit hospital CEOs shoot up
The latest publicly-available data shows a sharp increase in salaries, despite public criticism.
By Anne Zieger • Aug. 12, 2014 -
Low-income diabetics more likely to suffer amputation
As Medicaid expands in many states across the country, what can providers expect in terms of patient population risk?
By Tammy Worth • Aug. 11, 2014 -
Health system creates $50M telemedicine center
One of the largest health systems in the U.S. is creating a comprehensive facility designed to consolidate all of its telemedicine initiatives under one roof.
By Anne Zieger • Aug. 11, 2014 -
Partners HealthCare posts $34M operating loss
Sapped by a sicker-than-expected population and Sovaldi payouts, Partners has posted its largest quarterly operating deficit in years.
By Anne Zieger • Aug. 8, 2014 -
Woman sues Missouri hospital over photo policy
The incident has sparked an investigation into whether HIPAA is being misused to protect medical center interests.
By Anne Zieger • Aug. 8, 2014 -
CVS partners with 4 large providers
The partnership will integrate the providers' EMRs with systems at CVS' MinuteClinics.
By Anne Zieger • Aug. 7, 2014 -
CMS will no longer disclose some hospital errors
Consumers who want to find out if a hospital has a track record of leaving foreign objects in body cavities are out of luck.
By Katie Bo Williams • Aug. 6, 2014 -
Is Tenet pulling out of its financial mess?
The for-profit hospital chain said that all of its growth and profitability metrics for the second quarter were better than expected—driven in large part by the ACA.
By Anne Zieger • Aug. 6, 2014 -
CHS settles whistleblower suit for $97M
The suit alleged that Community Health Systems habitually admitted patients who should have been treated on an outpatient basis in order to bill Medicare at the higher inpatient rates.
By Katie Bo Williams • Aug. 5, 2014 -
Nurses playing larger role in health IT
With nurses holding positions such as chief nursing information officer and chief information officer, how is the landscape of care delivery changing?
By Anne Zieger • Aug. 5, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Active shooters and other violence: How hospitals should prepare
Says security management expert Bill Nesbitt, "I know what can happen when you don't do it right."
By Judy Packer-Tursman • Aug. 5, 2014
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