Moody’s report highlights need for investment in healthcare cybersecurity

The ratings agency said healthcare’s vulnerable state makes it “target rich,” which could bring service disruptions and personal data disclosures.

By Brian T. Horowitz • April 13, 2023

Advocate Aurora is latest nonprofit in the red, posts $751M net loss in 2022

Climbing expenses and investment losses contributed to the drop, compared with net income of $1.8 billion in 2021.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 13, 2023

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Payer/provider relationships

As M&A intensifies and companies embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.

By Healthcare Dive staff

HHS proposes rule shoring up HIPAA to protect reproductive health data, including around abortions

Privacy lawyers said the regulation would insulate physicians from the chilling effect of abortion bans, freeing them to have honest conversations with patients about their healthcare options — even in states where abortion is illegal.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 12, 2023

Wisconsin’s Froedtert Health, ThedaCare finalize merger plans

The combined system will launch on Jan. 1, 2024. Froedtert chief executive Cathy Jacobson will serve as CEO for six months before being replaced by current ThedaCare CEO Imran Andrabi.

By Sydney Halleman • Updated Dec. 20, 2023

A Texas judge just turned back the clock on healthcare

The wiping out of preventive service requirements under the Affordable Care Act would render millions unable to receive life-saving preventive procedures, the CEO of the American College of Preventive Medicine argues.

By Donna Grande • April 12, 2023

CMS proposes 2.8% hospital payment bump for 2024; lobbies decry rise as ‘woefully inadequate’

Hospital lobbies slammed the proposed rule as insufficient to help hospitals address inflation and rising labor costs, though research signals hospitals are more financially stable than such groups suggest.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 11, 2023

‘Fair share’ deficits at nonprofit hospitals reached $14.2B in 2020

The amount nonprofit hospitals in several states receive in tax breaks over what they spend on charity care could cover all medical debt for residents, according to the Lown Institute.

By Shannon Muchmore • April 11, 2023

Healthcare added 34K jobs in March as temp nursing demand wanes

Hospitals may be catching a break from labor woes, with new data showing employment growth and declining demand for contract labor.

By Sydney Halleman • April 10, 2023

Scope of CommonSpirit data breach larger than initially disclosed

More than 100 current and former CommonSpirit facilities in 13 states might have been affected by the ransomware attack on the health system last year.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 10, 2023

Provider groups push back on planned nursing home staff mandates

Two hospital groups are arguing that federal staffing mandates are a “one-size-fits-all” approach to the labor crisis and that issuing mandates could reduce capacity by forcing nursing homes to shut their doors.

By Hailey Mensik • April 4, 2023

Sanford, Fairview delay merger again; Minnesota AG continues review of deal

The state attorney general’s office has cautioned against a quick merger since the deal was first announced in November.

By Sydney Halleman • April 4, 2023

Study finds ‘ubiquitous’ third-party tracking on hospital websites, compromising user data

Almost 99% of hospital websites include tracking software that transfer data to third parties, including technology and social media companies, data brokers, advertisers and even private equity firms, a new study found.

By Rebecca Pifer • April 4, 2023

Lawmakers to reintroduce federal nurse staffing ratio bill

The bill mirrors California’s nurse staffing law which took effect in 2004 and outlines exactly how many patients a nurse in specific hospital units can care for at one time.

By Hailey Mensik • March 30, 2023

AHIP, AHA join forces in amicus brief to SCOTUS False Claims Act case

The groups argue the expansion of the FCA would threaten the “legitimate business activities of every government contractor, hospital, healthcare provider, health insurance provider, and grant recipient in the nation.”

By Sydney Halleman • March 29, 2023

Hospital margins stabilizing after year in the red, Kaufman Hall says

Expenses were still high in February, though rising prices for goods and services were more to blame than costly labor, according to the report.

By Hailey Mensik • March 29, 2023

‘We’ve had to be creative’: How a major health system eased its labor shortage

By the summer of 2021, turnover at Memorial Hermann reached 30%. The organization implemented new staffing models and invested in greater staff support. Turnover is now down by half.

By Katie Clarey • March 27, 2023

Pandemic-driven healthcare staffing shortages have mostly eased, report finds

Employment in ambulatory services is now well above pre-pandemic levels, as healthcare jobs recuperate from pandemic-driven shortages, according to nonprofit Altarum.

By Hailey Mensik • March 27, 2023

IT in healthcare: Enabling a more efficient and satisfied workforce

People who dedicate their careers to healthcare often do so because of a deep desire to help others.

March 27, 2023

More physicians want to leave their jobs as pay rates fall, survey finds

Two out of three physicians said they were considering an employment change, according to a survey out Thursday from Doximity.

By Hailey Mensik • March 23, 2023

Arbiters instructed to resume No Surprises Act determinations

The CMS had previously paused and resumed earlier disputes between payers and providers after a Texas judge ruled against the federal government and vacated portions of the law that bans surprise billing.

By Sydney Halleman • March 21, 2023

IBM installs quantum computer on-site at Cleveland Clinic

The IBM Quantum System One is the first quantum computer solely dedicated to healthcare research, and the first IBM-managed quantum computer in the U.S. outside of IBM’s own facilities.

By Rebecca Pifer • March 21, 2023

Record number of residency matches notched for 2023

Interest in emergency medicine slots fell this year, however, with 554 positions left unfilled.

By Hailey Mensik • March 20, 2023

The health of a community depends on fair health insurance practices

Access to local and convenient care is critical for a community’s health. However, the current approach from payers puts this at risk, argues Antonio Rios, chief of population health at Northeast Georgia Health System.

By Antonio Rios • March 17, 2023

MedPAC recommends physician pay bump, but not enough for provider groups

Updating base physician payment rates by 1.45% in 2024 as proposed by the group that advises Congress on Medicare policy is “grossly insufficient,” the Medical Group Management Association said.

By Hailey Mensik • March 16, 2023

Nonprofit hospitals tax exemptions rose estimated 41% over nearly a decade, KFF finds

Nonprofits are coming under increased criticism around whether the benefits they provide justify large tax breaks. Nonprofits were exempt from $28 billion in taxes in 2020, but spent $16 billion on charity care, according to new research.

By Hailey Mensik • March 15, 2023