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 Emily Olsen • March 19, 2024

‘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 Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • March 18, 2024

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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.

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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 Emily Olsen • March 18, 2024

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 Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • March 18, 2024

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 Emily Olsen • March 15, 2024

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 Susanna Vogel • March 15, 2024

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 Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • March 15, 2024

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 Susanna Vogel • March 14, 2024

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 Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • March 12, 2024

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 Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • March 12, 2024

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 Susanna Vogel • March 12, 2024

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 Emily Olsen • March 11, 2024

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 Susanna Vogel • March 8, 2024

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 Emily Olsen • Updated March 25, 2024

Community Health Systems to buy drugs from Mark Cuban Cost Plus

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 Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • March 8, 2024

Federal government probes healthcare private equity deals

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

By Susanna Vogel • March 6, 2024

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 Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • March 6, 2024

CMS rolls out provider flexibilities amid fallout from Change cyberattack

Provider groups argued the government should go further to financially bolster providers during the outage at Change Healthcare.

By Emily Olsen • March 5, 2024

Kaiser lays off IT workers for a second time in 4 months

The Oakland, Calif.-based nonprofit health system continues to downsize its tech department in a bid to increase efficiencies and cut costs.

By Susanna Vogel • March 5, 2024

Provider groups urge HHS, Congress to mitigate damage from Change cyberattack

The American Hospital Association and the American Medical Association pushed the federal government to offer more financial support as the Change outage limits providers’ ability to receive payment.

By Emily Olsen • March 5, 2024

Geisinger Health taps new CEO

Terry Gilliland is replacing Jaewon Ryu. Ryu will lead Risant Health, the nonprofit formed last year when Kaiser announced plans to acquire Geisinger.

By Susanna Vogel • March 5, 2024

UnitedHealth stands up provider financial assistance after Change cyberattack

Providers said the assistance isn’t enough to overcome the financial strain caused by the systems outage at Change Healthcare, which has lasted for about two weeks.

By Emily Olsen • March 4, 2024

Hospital price transparency compliance dips: report

Lenient regulatory enforcement has led hospitals to disregard price transparency requirements, according to watchdog group Patient Rights Advocate.

By Susanna Vogel • March 4, 2024

Change Healthcare cyberattack having ‘far-reaching’ effects on providers

Providers said the outage at the UnitedHealth-owned technology company has affected billing, eligibility checks, prior authorization requests and prescription fulfillment.

By Emily Olsen , Susanna Vogel • March 1, 2024

Cleveland Clinic posts $911M net income in 2023 on investment, volume growth

The health system is the latest to report a financial turnaround compared to 2022, which analysts called the worst operational year on record for nonprofit hospitals.

By Susanna Vogel • March 1, 2024