Hospitals: Page 4
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Kaiser reports $4.1B net gain in 2023 on improved investments
The nonprofit’s financial rebound followed a difficult 2022 in which the operator reported a $4.5 billion net loss.
By Susanna Vogel • Feb. 12, 2024 -
Lawsuit accuses Advocate Aurora of charging ‘eye-watering’ prices
The lawsuit accuses the health system of using acquisitions, noncompetes and gag clauses to create a monopoly and increase prices.
By Susanna Vogel • Feb. 12, 2024 -
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Labor
Disputes between hospitals and workers are likely to continue even as the pandemic’s greatest impacts subside — a source of friction that could leave patients caught in the middle.
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Tenet says its upcoming ‘new era’ will be fueled by ambulatory surgeries
The Dallas-based provider also reported fourth quarter earnings on Thursday that beat Wall Street’s expectations for revenue.
By Susanna Vogel • Feb. 8, 2024 -
AHA calls for more payer oversight in No Surprises dispute resolution
In comments on a proposed rule, the American Hospital Association argued regulators haven’t fully addressed how they’ll handle oversight for some situations, like when an insurer fails to pay after a dispute determination.
By Emily Olsen • Feb. 7, 2024 -
HHS settles cybersecurity investigation with Montefiore Medical Center
The nonprofit will pay $4.75 million to settle allegations that data security failures allowed an employee to steal and sell the protected health information of thousands of patients.
By Emily Olsen • Feb. 7, 2024 -
Chicago children’s hospital begins reactivating patient portal 6 weeks after cyberattack
While Lurie Children's Hospital is working to restore functions like online scheduling and bill pay, it doesn’t have an estimate of when the work will be complete.
By Emily Olsen • Updated March 15, 2024 -
UCSF Health to acquire two Dignity hospitals in San Francisco
The purchase comes as Dignity’s parent CommonSpirit Health has struggled financially, posting a $441 million operating loss in its first quarter.
By Emily Olsen • Feb. 6, 2024 -
HCA Healthcare taps new CIO
The announcement comes a week after the for-profit operator also announced a replacement for its CFO.
By Sydney Halleman • Feb. 6, 2024 -
Healthcare job growth reached three-decade high in 2023
The sector added 650,000 jobs over the year — its most prolific year of growth in decades.
By Susanna Vogel • Feb. 5, 2024 -
Providence erases or refunds $158M in medical bills
The Renton, Washington-based nonprofit health system plans to spend millions to settle allegations it skirted charity care obligations between 2018 and 2023.
By Susanna Vogel • Feb. 2, 2024 -
Atlantic Health System, Saint Peter’s Healthcare System look to merge
The letter of intent comes about a year and half after a proposed deal between Saint Peter’s and RWJBarnabas Health fell apart following regulatory scrutiny.
By Emily Olsen • Feb. 1, 2024 -
UCI Health completes $975M purchase of 4 Tenet hospitals
Tenet's latest hospital sale comes as the operator looks to pare down its debt.
By Susanna Vogel • Updated March 28, 2024 -
CHS migrates to Google Cloud data platform, adopts generative AI tools
The for-profit hospital operator said it will use the artificial intelligence in operations tracking, clinical documentation and administrative tasks.
By Emily Olsen • Jan. 31, 2024 -
Advocate taps new chief people, culture officer
Effective March 18, Nakesha Lopez will lead human resource and people programs for the 68-hospital nonprofit.
By Sydney Halleman • Jan. 30, 2024 -
HCA beats Q4 expectations, outlines 2024 expansion
Executives also announced the retirement of longtime CFO Bill Rutherford during a Tuesday earnings call.
By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 30, 2024 -
Low operating margins will be new normal for some nonprofit hospitals: Fitch
The sector's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic has been slower than expected. In a new report, the credit agency said some hospitals may never reach traditionally healthy operating margins.
By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 30, 2024 -
Healthcare labor churn increased through 2021, study finds
To keep up with elevated COVID-19 turnover, healthcare organizations hired more workers who were unemployed or hadn't previously worked in the industry, according to a study published in JAMA.
By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 29, 2024 -
Penn Medicine ends plans to buy hospital from Tower Health
Cash-strapped Tower has been trying to sell Brandywine Hospital even before the facility's closure in 2022.
By Emily Olsen • Jan. 29, 2024 -
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By Becky Hultberg, President and CEO, Hospital Association of Oregon • Jan. 29, 2024 -
Troubled Steward Health Care announces yet another facility closure
The financially strapped for-profit healthcare network plans to shutter services at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas on Feb. 2.
By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 26, 2024 -
FTC sues to block Novant purchase of two CHS hospitals
Regulators filed a lawsuit on Thursday to block North Carolina-based Novant Health from expanding its grip on healthcare in the state, warning a buy would increase costs.
By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 25, 2024 -
Appeals court rejects doctors’ challenge to No Surprises Act
A three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Appeals Court has dismissed claims from a New York medical group that the law amounts to an unconstitutional seizure of their property.
By Rebecca Pifer • Jan. 25, 2024 -
Cleveland Clinic to focus on ‘smart growth,’ cutting costs this year
During an annual address, executives outlined plans to build sustainably — with technology investments — after the operator posted a profit last year.
By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 25, 2024 -
Marshfield Clinic to close Wisconsin hospice center due to ‘limited resources’
The announcement comes weeks after the financially troubled health system called off merger discussions with Duluth, Minnesota-based Essentia Health.
By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 24, 2024 -
Lawmakers press Steward Health Care over reports of ‘grave financial distress’
Lawmakers demanded the operator detail how it will "ensure the communities Steward’s hospitals serve are not abandoned" amid financial troubles.
By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 24, 2024