Hospitals: Page 42


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    Details emerge on CommonSpirit’s ‘IT security incident’ as more regions report disruptions

    Some CommonSpirit hospitals across the country have been cut off from their electronic health records, forcing them to revert to paper charts. Ambulances were diverted from facilities in Iowa for a short period on Monday.

    By Oct. 5, 2022
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    Medtech companies shift strategy as more orthopedic procedures move to ambulatory surgical centers

    Stryker, J&J and other device companies are building out teams focused on ASCs. 

    By Elise Reuter • Oct. 5, 2022
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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
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    How tight nursing home capacity is bottlenecking hospital operations

    Large hospital operators reported increasing lengths of stay and difficulties discharging patients in the first half of 2022. The answer to why lies in a perennially stressed post-acute care chassis driven to the brink by COVID-19.

    By Oct. 4, 2022
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    SCOTUS won’t hear challenge to health worker vaccine mandate

    In January, the high court upheld the CMS rule mandating that healthcare workers be vaccinated against COVID-19 at medical facilities that receive federal funding.

    By Hailey Mensik • Oct. 4, 2022
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    Trinity Health posts $1.4 billion net loss in 2022 as contract labor costs hit ‘unprecedented highs’

    The Michigan-based system's contract labor costs ballooned 123% compared to the prior year as it struggled with labor shortages.

    By Susan Kelly • Oct. 4, 2022
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    Safety net hospital operator files for bankruptcy protection

    Expenses for contract labor and medical supplies have skyrocketed at Pipeline, according to its bankruptcy filing.

    By Susan Kelly • Oct. 4, 2022
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    CommonSpirit Health says it experienced ‘IT security incident’ in multiple regions

    Details are still emerging on the incident, which is impacting multiple divisions of the 140-hospital system and causing patient procedures to be rescheduled in some areas.

    By Oct. 3, 2022
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    How a former Walgreens exec is tackling health equity at Michigan’s largest health system

    Carlos Cubia has been charged with tackling inequity both within Beaumont-Spectrum Health and the community it serves. Here’s what he’s doing first. 

    By Oct. 3, 2022
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    Hospitals struggle with evacuations, lack of water in Hurricane Ian’s wake

    Thousands of nursing home and hospital patients have been moved to other facilities as recovery efforts continued Sunday.

    By Susan Kelly • Oct. 3, 2022
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    Done deal: UnitedHealth completes $13B Change Healthcare buy

    To alleviate other antitrust concerns, UnitedHealth agreed to divest ClaimsXten to private equity group TPG Capital.

    By Oct. 3, 2022
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    DOJ silent on appeal as UnitedHealth-Change deal close looms

    A closed deal would be a major setback for the DOJ, which lost another merger case this year, antitrust legal experts told Healthcare Dive.

    By Updated Oct. 3, 2022
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    With little data to go on, experts question how useful new Alzheimer’s drug will be

    Positive results from a late-stage clinical trial of the drug, called lecanemab, were a surprising success for a field used to setbacks. But doctors and researchers point out that the reported benefit appears relatively modest.

    By Jacob Bell • Sept. 29, 2022
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    Digital pathology picking up among US providers, vendors, report finds

    Digital pathology technologies, already popular in Europe, are primed for growth in the U.S., according to a report from KLAS research.

    By Hailey Mensik • Sept. 29, 2022
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    Almost half of Americans have inadequate healthcare coverage, survey finds

    Even as the uninsured rate has dipped to a record low, having coverage is not enough to protect consumers from the high-cost of care, Commonwealth Fund researchers found.

    By Hailey Mensik • Sept. 28, 2022
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    Positive Alzheimer’s trial results raise hopes for other experimental drugs

    Expectations are now higher for amyloid-clearing drugs after lecanemab showed it can slow the disease’s progression in a large late-stage clinical trial.

    By Jonathan Gardner • Sept. 28, 2022
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    Mass General Brigham’s plan to slash millions in costs gets green light

    The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission required the state’s largest health system to submit to a cost-cutting plan, a first for the state board.

    By Sept. 28, 2022
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    Hospitals altered charity care policies during pandemic, study shows

    Many made positive changes, but vague and unpublicized eligibility criteria were also common, research published in JAMA Network Open found.

    By Susan Kelly • Sept. 27, 2022
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    AHA asks HHS to delay Oct. 6 deadline for information blocking compliance

    Health groups must start sharing health information electronically as regulators seek to make it easier for consumers to access their health data. But groups warn they’re not prepared to meet the deadline.

    By Hailey Mensik • Sept. 27, 2022
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    CommonSpirit posts $1.3B full-year operating loss

    It’s the latest system to report that pressures from inflation and expenses are outpacing revenue growth.

    By Susan Kelly • Sept. 26, 2022
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    NYT investigation finds Providence pressured poor patients to pay

    The report raises questions about how much charity care Providence provides. Last year, the health system spent less than 1% of its expenses on free or reduced care for patients.

    By Sept. 26, 2022
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    Violence against emergency room physicians is on the rise, survey finds

    Two-thirds of emergency room physicians reported being assaulted in the past year alone.

    By Hailey Mensik • Sept. 23, 2022
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    Surprise Billing

    Texas Medical Association files another lawsuit over surprise billing ban

    “We are, once again, asking for the law to be followed as Congress intended, and for the challenged provisions to be invalidated,” TMA’s president said.

    By Sept. 23, 2022
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    Bipartisan Senate bill aims to boost mental health access, improve worker shortages

    The legislation comes as the Biden Administration aims to tackle the country’s worsening mental health crisis, which was exacerbated by the pandemic.

    By Sept. 22, 2022
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    Emotional exhaustion worse for healthcare workers in second year of pandemic, research finds

    Nurses reported feeling more emotionally exhausted during the pandemic, with physicians also noticing an increase. The report comes as some nurses fight for better working conditions.

    By Hailey Mensik • Sept. 21, 2022
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    Doctor, hospital lobbies move to dismiss lawsuit over surprise billing ban

    The groups hinted that another lawsuit may be on the way despite the bid to dismiss the original claims.

    By Sept. 20, 2022