Upcoming Medicaid redeterminations could hamper hospitals, payers

Medicaid eligibility checks beginning in April will likely curb hospital revenue and enrollment growth for payers, Moody's Investors Service said in a report.

By Hailey Mensik • Jan. 26, 2023

More states propose nurse staffing, ratio laws

Lawmakers in three states are considering legislation around healthcare worker staffing and nurse-to-patient ratios after the pandemic caused the industry to suffer major workforce challenges.

By Hailey Mensik • Jan. 24, 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

Intermountain Healthcare launches rebrand, ditches ‘care’

The new name reflects the system’s mission to keep people healthy beyond the traditional healthcare setting, Intermountain said.

By Samantha Liss • Jan. 24, 2023

CVS, Rush partner on new ACO for Chicago Medicare patients

Rush University will be the only Chicago-area academic medical center participating in CVS’ first accountable care organization in ACO REACH.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Jan. 24, 2023

Pandemic continues to affect healthcare jobs, tracker finds

Healthcare job growth rates have yet to return to levels predicted before the pandemic, according the tracker from the Kaiser Family Foundation and Peterson Center on Healthcare.

By Sydney Halleman • Jan. 23, 2023

Commonspirit hit with another lawsuit in wake of ransomware attack

The hospital operator is facing multiple lawsuits alleging it failed to protect the private information of more than 620,000 people.

By Samantha Liss • Jan. 23, 2023

Collaborating with Kroger Health to transform clinical trials

One of America's leading retail healthcare organizations offers expanded access to potential clinical trial participants.

Jan. 23, 2023

Maintaining an inbound chain of custody for hospitals

Learn how healthcare stakeholders can build and maintain an inbound chain of custody at a busy hospital with competing priorities.

Jan. 23, 2023

Nonprofit hospitals may evade noncompete ban enforcement, experts say

Ambiguity remains over whether the ban would apply to nonprofit systems, which make up about half of all U.S hospitals.

By Samantha Liss • Jan. 20, 2023

Healthcare worker pay satisfaction lowest across all industries, survey finds

Just half of healthcare employees surveyed by management firm Qualtrics said they believe they’re paid fairly for the work they do, the lowest score across 27 industries analyzed.

By Hailey Mensik • Jan. 20, 2023

More than quarter of ground ambulance transports could result in surprise bill

Ground ambulances were left out of federal legislation banning surprise billing, but the sector may be ripe for similar regulation given the prevalence of out-of-network rides, according to research in Health Affairs.

By Samantha Liss • Jan. 19, 2023

Cleveland Clinic expects $200M-plus operating loss in 2022

The anticipated loss is a stark contrast to 2021, when Cleveland Clinic reported its strongest financial performance ever with $746 million in operating income.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Jan. 19, 2023

Tenet shakes up leadership, operations team

The role changes come a year after the system’s previous COO, Suam Sutaria, was promoted to CEO following the retirement of Tenet chief executive Ron Rittenmeyer.

By Sydney Halleman • Jan. 19, 2023

After uptick last year, hospital M&A likely to continue to rise in 2023

Kaufman Hall said M&A momentum is expected to continue this year following a lull after the onset of the pandemic, with deal volume predicted to eclipse 2022 numbers.

By Samantha Liss • Jan. 18, 2023

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

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