Healthcare executives also experiencing burnout: survey

Seventy-four percent of healthcare executives surveyed by a consulting firm said they felt burned out in the past six months, compared to 60% in 2018. 

By Hailey Mensik • Dec. 7, 2022

Patient discharge delays pose threat to health outcomes, AHA warns

The hospital lobby is asking Congress to establish a temporary per diem Medicare payment to help ease healthcare capacity issues.

By Susan Kelly • Dec. 7, 2022

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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

20K Kaiser nurses, nurse practitioners ratify new contract

After threatening to wage a two-day strike, nurses and nurse practitioners at Kaiser Permanente facilities in Northern California ratified a deal with the system that includes the addition of more than 2,000 new nursing positions.

By Hailey Mensik • Dec. 6, 2022

For most of COVID-19 pandemic, major for-profit hospitals’ operating margins exceeded years prior

HCA and Tenet had operating margins of at least 10% and at least 5%, respectively, in nine out of 11 quarters, according to a report out Monday from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

By Hailey Mensik • Dec. 5, 2022

CommonSpirit says ransomware attack exposed patient information

The cyberattack has interrupted access to electronic health records and delayed patient care in multiple regions.

By Samantha Liss • Dec. 5, 2022

Cleveland Clinic, Palantir forge AI pact to improve patient flow

The healthcare system will use Palantir technology to better match patient flows with workforce scheduling.

By Susan Kelly • Dec. 5, 2022

Key healthcare stories from 2022

This year has been especially tumultuous for healthcare, with the overturning of Roe v. Wade, numerous labor disputes and major M&A announcements.

By Shannon Muchmore • Dec. 5, 2022

Advocate Aurora and Atrium complete merger, creating $27B system

The new system, Advocate Health, will operate 67 hospitals and more than 1,000 sites of care in six states.

By Samantha Liss • Dec. 2, 2022

Healthcare sector added 45K jobs in November as pandemic recovery continues

Ambulatory healthcare services and hospitals have gained jobs consistently, adding about 300,000 and 130,000 jobs, respectively, since last November. 

By Hailey Mensik • Dec. 2, 2022

Texas Medical Association files third lawsuit over surprise billing ban

This latest filing targets the methodology for how payments are calculated and used during arbitration.

By Samantha Liss • Dec. 1, 2022

Cleveland Clinic losses top $1.5B amid inflation pressures

Hospital operators are continuing to report rising losses in a tricky operating environment, with staffing shortages and high labor costs pressuring finances.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Dec. 1, 2022

Hospitals to end year with negative margins, Kaufman Hall reports

Systems face continued staffing shortages and fewer discharges amid increased expenses, according to Kaufman Hall’s report.

By Hailey Mensik • Nov. 30, 2022

Travel nurse pay remains high as hospitals fill gaps from staff departures

Demand for contract labor is now being driven by core staff vacancies, rather than high volumes of COVID-19 patients.

By Hailey Mensik • Nov. 30, 2022

Ousted MetroHealth CEO, facing embezzlement allegations, sues hospital over termination

Akram Boutros’ lawsuit alleges that MetroHealth’s board members were participating in secret deliberations outside of public meetings, violating the law during the hiring process for incoming CEO Airica Steed.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Nov. 30, 2022

Advocate Aurora plans to hike rates at Wisconsin locations

The Midwest hospital system said the increases are necessary to offset continued market and industry challenges compounded by inflation, inadequate reimbursement rates and ripple effects from the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Susan Kelly • Nov. 30, 2022

CMS warns hospitals must protect staff, patients from violence

Hospitals must effectively mitigate risks to ensure patients and staff are safe as part of their Medicare certification, the agency said in a Monday memo, noting that some facilities have received citations for failing to do so.

By Hailey Mensik • Nov. 29, 2022

AdventHealth claims victory in fight for new hospital in North Carolina

The Florida-based health system elbowed out two competitors to build a hospital for residents around the Asheville area.

By Samantha Liss • Nov. 23, 2022

Midwest health systems on track to merge

At a time when the pace of healthcare mergers has slowed, Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System are forming a system of 11 hospitals.

By Susan Kelly • Nov. 23, 2022

How digital and information officers are shaking up health systems

Healthcare Dive caught up with Providence’s Sara Vaezy and Intermountain’s Craig Richardville just months into their tenure to discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead as patients have come to expect more digital access.

By Samantha Liss • Nov. 23, 2022

MetroHealth fires CEO Akram Boutros over almost $2M in unreported bonuses

Boutros has denied all allegations of embezzlement. His lawyer said his firing was “the latest of a series of retaliatory acts” against Boutros after he raised concerns over the “unauthorized hiring of the new CEO.”

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Nov. 23, 2022

Lawmakers object to latest surprise billing rule, call for changes

House Ways and Means Committee leaders “are severely disappointed to find that the August 2022 final rule violates the No Surprises Act in the same ways as before,” they wrote in a letter to regulators last week.

By Samantha Liss • Nov. 22, 2022

Providence closes 27 retail clinics in Southern California

The healthcare system said the clinics were losing money as they attracted fewer patients. Labor shortages, inflation and an increasingly competitive retail health industry are also to blame.

By Susan Kelly • Nov. 22, 2022

Intermountain ekes out slim profit, weighed down by supply, labor costs

The Salt Lake City-based system, which merged earlier this year with Colorado-based SCL Health, said labor expenses are up 45% from a year ago.

By Susan Kelly • Nov. 22, 2022

Lifespan brings on Mass General Brigham executive as new CEO

John Fernandez will assume the role early next year, replacing Timothy Babineau, who held the position for more than a decade.

By Hailey Mensik • Nov. 21, 2022

Mayo Clinic income slumps as expenses climb in Q3

Expenses outpaced revenue growth as the Minnesota-based health system became the latest provider to report a recent drop in operating income.

By Susan Kelly • Nov. 21, 2022