Providence targeted by Oregon consumer protection probe

The investigation comes after Washington's attorney general sued the system for pressuring eligible charity care patients to pay.

By Susan Kelly • Oct. 17, 2022

Price transparency data provides new visibility into real rates paid to providers

Payers can use the data to gain insights regarding the rates hospitals have negotiated with other payers, which potentially can be used during contract negotiations, BRG analysts argue.

By JoAnna Younts and Konstantin Gorelik • Oct. 14, 2022

Explore the Trendline➔

Provider burnout

Hospitals are still struggling with provider burnout, after the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated underlying staffing issues and prompted workers to quit their jobs.

By Healthcare Dive staff

Former Tenet CEO Ron Rittenmeyer dies at 75

Rittenmeyer lead the Dallas-based health system from 2017 until he stepped down as chief executive in 2021.

By Samantha Liss • Oct. 14, 2022

CommonSpirit Health confirms it was hit by ransomware attack

The October ranswomware attack compromised the protected health information of more than 623,700 people, CommonSpirit eventually told regulators.

By Samantha Liss • Oct. 13, 2022

Intermountain taps Mandy Richards to serve as chief nursing executive

Richards comes to the health system from Hartford Healthcare, after spending the bulk of her career at Allina Health.

By Samantha Liss • Oct. 12, 2022

Beaumont-Spectrum unveils new name: Corewell Health

Months after combining, the Michigan-based nonprofit system is ditching its placeholder name.

By Hailey Mensik • Oct. 11, 2022

LCMC Health to acquire 3 HCA hospitals in partnership with Tulane University

Together, the two plan to expand academic medicine across Southeast Louisiana. The deal will leave HCA with one remaining hospital in the state.

By Samantha Liss • Oct. 11, 2022

Physicians are experiencing delayed COVID-19 burnout

Physician burnout has risen during the most recent phase of the pandemic, resulting in exacerbated retention challenges among healthcare workers, an MGMA survey and other recent reports have found.

By Hailey Mensik • Oct. 11, 2022

Hospitals are hiding prices from patients, advocacy report says

Patient Rights Advocate concluded that some hospitals owned by Ascension and HCA Healthcare are omitting rates for medical services from files made public under new federal rules.

By Susan Kelly • Oct. 10, 2022

Preventing unlicensed individuals and subsequent fraudulent claims submission

A closer look at the nuances of monitoring licenses and multi-state medical license compacts.

Oct. 10, 2022

NewYork-Presbyterian taps former Cleveland Clinic London CEO for executive role

Brian Donley will assume his new role as executive vice president and COO in January, according to a release.

By Hailey Mensik • Oct. 7, 2022

CommonSpirit’s ‘IT security incident’ was likely cyberattack, security experts say

Moving systems offline and interrupting access to electronic health records is viewed as a defensive move, experts told Healthcare Dive. 

By Samantha Liss • Oct. 7, 2022

Care New England appoints new CEO

Michael Wagner is replacing James Fanale as CEO of Rhode Island’s second-largest health system later this year.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Oct. 7, 2022

Healthcare jobs recovered from early pandemic losses

Ambulatory healthcare services and hospitals each added 28,000 jobs in September, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

By Hailey Mensik • Oct. 7, 2022

A critical first: Making behavioral health services more accessible

Intermountain executive Mikelle Moore talks about the importance of community mental health awareness and how to leverage accessibility.

By Mikelle Moore • Oct. 7, 2022

Providence to refund some 760 low-income patients wrongly charged for care

The refunds come after a New York Times investigation found Providence pressured qualified Medicaid patients to pay for care, even though they were entitled to free services.

By Sydney Halleman • Oct. 6, 2022

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 Samantha Liss • Oct. 5, 2022

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

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 Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Oct. 4, 2022

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

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

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

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 Samantha Liss • Oct. 3, 2022

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 Samantha Liss • Oct. 3, 2022

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