Hospitals: Page 30

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    HCA granted extension to respond to Mission lawsuit

    The for-profit is being sued for allegedly cutting back medical care at Mission Hospital since purchasing the North Carolina facility in 2019. 

    By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 12, 2024
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    Billing for patient messages to clinicians is increasing, study finds

    An upturn in the number of providers charging for messages suggests organizations now see e-visits as a long-term source of potential revenue, researchers said. 

    By • Jan. 11, 2024
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    Surprise Billing

    Federal legislation banning surprise bills has hit a barrage of roadblocks, complicating efforts to protect consumers from unexpected out-of-network charges.

    By Healthcare Dive staff
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    RWJBarnabas will lay off 79 employees

    The layoffs will primarily impact information technology employees, according to the health system.

    By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 11, 2024
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    Key hospital and provider trends in 2024

    As slim operating margins continue to challenge hospitals, experts predict providers will trim unnecessary expenses and focus on strategic labor investments.

    By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 10, 2024
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    HHS publishes updated provider conscience rule, rolls back Trump-era policy

    The department framed the rule as a “balance” that safeguards providers’ rights to religious freedom and patients’ access to care.

    By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 10, 2024
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    Kentucky-based Baptist Health drops UnitedHealthcare, Centene MA plans

    Kentucky-based Baptist Health has gone out of network with UnitedHealthcare and Centene’s WellCare Medicare Advantage plans after failing to agree to contract terms.

    By • Jan. 10, 2024
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    Sutter Health taps new CFO

    Raju Iyer will be responsible for the California-based health system’s financial planning. He replaces Dominic Nakis, who served as interim CFO.

    By • Jan. 10, 2024
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    Most nonprofit hospitals and health systems had ‘strong’ cash reserves in 2022, KFF finds

    An analysis of cash on hand suggests that, despite declining operating margins, some nonprofit health systems had enough of a financial cushion to weather tough operating conditions in 2022.

    By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 9, 2024
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    Mortality rates low for hospital-at-home patients, study finds

    The study could support extending acute hospital care at home, researchers said. Currently, a pandemic-era waiver for the programs is set to expire at the end of the year.

    By • Jan. 9, 2024
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    Providers push back on info blocking penalties

    Provider groups argued for changes in financial penalties and more information on an appeals process. 

    By • Jan. 8, 2024
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    Marshfield Clinic to furlough 3% of staff following abandoned Essentia merger

    Marshfield said it will furlough 3% of staff, including employees in leadership roles, in an effort to reduce labor costs after a failed merger attempt with Essentia Health.

    By Susanna Vogel • Updated Jan. 16, 2024
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    Sponsored by FedEx Office

    Printed materials in healthcare can improve patient relationships and build brand loyalty, helping create a prescription for success

    Learn more about how high-quality printed materials can help healthcare organizations build patient relationships and boost brand loyalty.

    Jan. 8, 2024
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    More hospitals, payers compliant with price transparency laws

    More than 90% of hospitals posted files at least partially compliant with price transparency requirements in 2023, according to a new report from Turquoise Health.

    By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 5, 2024
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    Mask mandates return to health facilities amid soaring COVID, flu cases

    New York City yesterday joined Chicago, Los Angeles, Massachusetts and other communities in reinstating mask mandates to reduce the spread of viruses. 

    By Nish Amarnath • Jan. 4, 2024
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    Falls and infections rise in hospitals after private equity acquisitions, study finds

    The study comes as lawmakers and the Biden administration call for more oversight into private equity’s role in healthcare. 

    By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 3, 2024
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    Ohio hospital, vendor hit with class action suit after data breach

    The suit alleges Salem Community Hospital and Perry Johnson & Associates waited months before informing affected individuals. The breach may have exposed the data of nearly nine million people across the country. 

    By • Dec. 22, 2023
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    Labor conditions stabilizing at nonprofit hospitals: Fitch

    Flattening wage growth, declining quit rates and rising payrolls are signs the red-hot labor market is stabilizing. However, the credit agency said recruitment still remains “hyper-competitive.”

    By Susanna Vogel • Dec. 21, 2023
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    Jefferson Health, Lehigh Valley Health Network combine into 32-hospital system

    The system will operate under the name Jefferson Health and Joseph Cacchione, who led Jefferson pre-merger, will stay on as CEO.

    By Susanna Vogel • Updated Aug. 2, 2024
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    Steward Health Care hit with False Claims Act lawsuit

    The suit alleges a Steward-run hospital improperly billed Medicare for more than 1,000 false claims.

    By Susanna Vogel • Dec. 20, 2023
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    John Muir, Tenet hospital deal collapses following FTC lawsuit

    John Muir Health will no longer acquire a California medical center from Tenet Healthcare, one month after regulators sued to block the deal over concerns it could drive up health costs in the region.

    By • Dec. 19, 2023
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    North Carolina AG sues HCA over degraded care quality at Mission Health

    Attorney General Josh Stein slammed staffing and service shortages at Mission Hospital after HCA acquired it in 2019. “Responsibility for this downward spiral rests entirely with HCA,” the lawsuit says.

    By Susanna Vogel • Dec. 15, 2023
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    House passes bill targeting price transparency, site-neutral payments, PBMs

    Hospitals have lobbied against the site-neutral payment policies included in the bipartisan legislation.

    By • Dec. 12, 2023
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    Kaiser Permanente, Novant Health to cut IT jobs

    The nonprofit systems are the latest to cut IT jobs this year as they navigate thin operating margins fueled by inflation and prolonged staffing shortages.

    By Susanna Vogel • Dec. 12, 2023
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    CommonSpirit names new COO

    Industry veteran Terika Richardson steps into the post, effective Monday.

    By Susanna Vogel • Dec. 11, 2023
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    Norton Healthcare ransomware attack exposes 2.5M people

    Ransomware attacks are soaring in the healthcare sector, impacting more than 88 million people in the first 10 months of 2023, according to the HHS.

    By Matt Kapko • Dec. 11, 2023