Women making up more of physician workforce

Across all genders, primary care specialties like internal medicine, family medicine and pediatrics had the largest number of active physicians and residents in 2021, according to a report from the Association of American Medical Colleges.

By Hailey Mensik • Jan. 18, 2023

The largest healthcare worker strikes waged — and avoided — in 2022

At least 30,000 healthcare workers went on strike last year, and nearly twice as many others threatened to do so.

By Hailey Mensik • Jan. 17, 2023

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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

Healthcare company bankruptcies up 84% in 2022

Filings rose significantly throughout last year, with about three times more in the fourth quarter than in the first quarter, according to a report from Gibbins Advisors.

By Hailey Mensik • Jan. 17, 2023

Protect revenues, enhance patient satisfaction and improve access to care with revenue cycle management

Amidst rising inflation, workforce shortages and sharp fluctuations in the demand for high-margin elective procedures, today’s healthcare organizations are facing financial pressures that are nearly unprecedented in scope.

Jan. 17, 2023

New York nurses reach deals on third day of strike

About 7,000 nurses at two New York hospitals returned to work Thursday after a three-day walkout. 

By Hailey Mensik • Updated Jan. 12, 2023

Omada partners with Intermountain on diabetes management in Utah

Omada expects to reach “thousands” of known patients in the new partnership, CEO Sean Duffy told Healthcare Dive.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Jan. 12, 2023

Nonprofit hospitals, hammered by soaring expenses, have ‘deteriorating’ outlook: Fitch

Labor will remain the largest hurdle for hospitals this year even as they struggle with inflation and spiking COVID-19 admissions that can dent revenue, said the ratings agency.

By Sydney Halleman • Jan. 11, 2023

Key trends for payers and providers in 2023

Providers are likely to clash with payers over rate hikes after a year of intense cost pressures.

By Samantha Liss • Jan. 11, 2023

Hospitals disappointed with court ruling placing HHS in charge of 340B repayment

The court’s ruling on Tuesday is the latest update in a yearslong legal dispute between safety net hospitals and the government over payment rates.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Jan. 11, 2023

Doctors no longer bound by noncompetes under FTC’s proposed ban

The agency’s sweeping proposal would free physicians to work for a competitor, undermining the status quo in physician-employer relationships, attorneys said.

By Samantha Liss • Jan. 11, 2023

More than 7K New York nurses wage strike

Nurses at eight hospitals originally intended to strike. Ultimately, despite continued bargaining over the weekend, two failed to reach deals in time to stop nurses from walking off the job.

By Hailey Mensik • Jan. 9, 2023

How to keep hospital shipping on track despite labor strains

Learn how healthcare organizations can address labor challenges by leveraging efficiencies to streamline and automate shipping.

Jan. 9, 2023

Healthcare added 55K jobs in December, with ambulatory, hospitals again leading

The report comes as healthcare systems have struggled with staffing shortages and high labor costs.

By Hailey Mensik • Jan. 6, 2023

Feds propose ban on noncompetes

In the historic proposal, the FTC said noncompetes harm competition, suppress labor mobility and reduce wages even for those not bound by the agreements.

By Ryan Golden • Updated Jan. 5, 2023

New York nurses reach deals with some hospitals, others still plan strike

Thousands of nurses across eight hospitals initially intended to begin an open-ended strike on Monday. Three hospitals have averted strikes after reaching tentative agreements.

By Hailey Mensik • Jan. 6, 2023

Patient sues CommonSpirit over ransomware attack

A Washington state man alleged his personal health information is now in the hands of cybercriminals and is seeking to bring a class action suit against the health system.

By Samantha Liss • Jan. 5, 2023

Hospital margins improve modestly in November as expenses dip

The monthly upturn in operating margins, identified in a new report from Kaufman Hall, is a bright spot in an otherwise difficult year for the nation’s hospitals.

By Susan Kelly • Jan. 5, 2023

Lifespan names new CFO

Peter Markell will assume his new role Jan. 30 and will work alongside Lifespan’s newly appointed president and CEO John Fernandez.

By Hailey Mensik • Jan. 5, 2023

The portal to resolve surprise bills has been inundated with disputes — SCP Health tops the list

Federal agencies received more disputes in a five-month window than they expected to receive in a full year.

By Samantha Liss • Updated Jan. 9, 2023

Nurses at 7 New York hospitals plan open-ended strike

About 16,000 nurses originally planned to strike next Monday, though 4,000 nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital reached a tentative agreement one day after delivering notice of their plans to walk off the job.

By Hailey Mensik • Jan. 4, 2023

The Advocate-Atrium merger closed without an antitrust challenge. What does that mean for competition in 2023?

Health systems have morphed into multi-regional players through acquisitions, but have evaded federal antitrust enforcement, raising questions about the future of policing merger deals.

By Samantha Liss • Dec. 22, 2022

High-intensity billing in ERs has increased, but not only due to upcoding, research suggests

The proportion of emergency room visits billed as “high intensity” that don’t result in a hospitalization has grown, reflecting the ER’s shifting role in the acute care ecosystem, according to a Health Affairs study.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Dec. 21, 2022

HHS releases ownership data on nation’s hospitals

“We are pulling back the curtain and letting the sunshine in on hospital and nursing home ownership because it is what the public deserves,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said Tuesday in a statement.

By Samantha Liss • Dec. 21, 2022

Omnibus bill restarts Medicaid checks, lowers Medicare physician pay cuts

President Joe Biden signed the the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package into law on Dec. 29.

By Sydney Halleman • Updated Jan. 3, 2023

Labor shortage, inflation drove Mass General Brigham to $432M annual operating loss

The system’s results reflect an “unrelenting economic crisis” impacting healthcare, President and CEO Anne Klibanski said.

By Sydney Halleman • Dec. 19, 2022