California BYOD ruling could impose new costs on hospitals

A ruling by the California Court of Appeals demanding that employers compensate employees for personal mobile phone use may have a significant impact on healthcare.

By Anne Zieger • Aug. 19, 2014

Hospitals debate changing charity care policies

Are patients without insurance choosing not to get coverage or can they not afford it?

By Tammy Worth • Aug. 19, 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

Nursing education can improve outcomes in mentally ill patients

Are nurses taught to fear patients with mental illness?

By Tammy Worth • Aug. 19, 2014

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

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

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

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