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

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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

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

Texas Medical Association heads to court again in second challenge to surprise billing ban

The TMA is continuing to argue the surprise billing ban unfairly benefits insurers. It will argue before the same judge who previously sided with the group in a separate but similar case.

By Samantha Liss • Dec. 19, 2022

Healthcare leaders expect turbulent operating environment next year

Staffing challenges and high inflation are expected to continue into 2023, along with affordability issues for patients, shrinking margins and continual supply chain disruptions, according to a survey from Deloitte.

By Hailey Mensik • Dec. 16, 2022

Lifepoint announces new chief diversity officer

Rena Marsh assumed her role on Dec. 5, and is responsible for developing and implementing diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

By Hailey Mensik • Dec. 14, 2022

Nonprofit hospitals’ staffing challenges easing, Fitch says

Still, the ongoing pandemic, influenza and RSV cases are causing capacity issues that pose a major near-term risk to labor costs.

By Hailey Mensik • Dec. 14, 2022

Trinity Health to build $238M hospital outside Detroit

The nonprofit system plans to expand its medical center campus in suburban Detroit amid a challenging operating environment for many providers.

By Samantha Liss • Dec. 14, 2022

HHS examines automation’s role in healthcare cybersecurity

The Office of Information Security outlined ways that hackers are using artificial intelligence and machine learning to build more effective malware.

By Susan Kelly • Dec. 13, 2022

400 healthcare workers wage strike at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Southern California

Those striking include nursing assistants, surgical technicians, pharmacists and other front-line employees who want staffing, safety and wage concerns addressed in new contracts.

By Hailey Mensik • Dec. 12, 2022

CommonSpirit ransomware attack exposed personal information of 623K people, system says

This is the first time that the health system has disclosed the number of people potentially affected by the cyberattack earlier this year.

By Samantha Liss • Dec. 12, 2022

5 hospital shipping oversights that create financial waste

Shipping and receiving may not get much attention in busy healthcare environments, but there are untapped efficiencies that can come from a more robust and centralized strategy. 

Dec. 12, 2022

OSHA moves ahead with permanent COVID-19 standards for health workers

The submission for permanent COVID-19 safety standards comes after temporary pandemic requirements for medical facilities were withdrawn last December.

By Hailey Mensik • Dec. 9, 2022

Advocate Health appoints executive leadership team after megamerger

The newly-merged $27 billion system announced appointed roles in its C-suite including its chief information, financial, nursing and population health officers.

By Sydney Halleman • Dec. 7, 2022