Healing within the healthcare community starts with empathy

The U.S. healthcare system can’t take much more employee turnover without compromising care. Overwhelmed and overworked, many healthcare workers don’t feel safe and supported, Qualtrics’ CMO argues.

By Adrienne Boissy • July 5, 2022

To aid rural hospitals, CMS proposes rule for new provider type

The rural emergency hospital designation is expected to help prevent facility closures and maintain access to crucial healthcare services.

By Susan Kelly • July 5, 2022

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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

SCOTUS won't hear challenge to health worker vaccine mandate

Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito dissented in the court’s decision regarding the New York lawsuit.

By Hailey Mensik • July 1, 2022

Aetna rolls back prior authorization requirement for cataract surgery

The payer said its decision came after analyzing real-time data when the requirement was in place and that it will continue to perform retrospective reviews.

By Shannon Muchmore • June 30, 2022

HHS issues guidance on when providers may be forced to share patient information

The HHS Office for Civil Rights issued privacy guidelines Wednesday clarifying how to protect patient health information following the Supreme Court's ruling ending the constitutional right to an abortion.

By Samantha Liss • June 30, 2022

HHS to send out more monkeypox vaccines as CDC activates emergency center

The distribution will take place on a four-tier basis with areas that have the highest case rates coming first. Within the tiers, priority will be based on the number of people at risk for monkeypox who have preexisting conditions.

By Shannon Muchmore • June 30, 2022

UHS lowers financial outlook on 'unfavorable' operating environment, making good on April warning

UHS is not the first system to slash guidance this year citing adverse operating conditions, trailing peers HCA and CHS.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 30, 2022

Mass General Brigham's health plan launches rebrand as it looks to expand

AllWays Health Partners will change its name to Mass General Brigham Health Plan as it looks to leverage the name recognition of the system and deepen integration with the provider.

By Samantha Liss • June 29, 2022

Rising expenses offset small hospital gains in May, report finds

The report from Kaufman Hall displays a continued trend of lackluster hospital performance that’s expected to continue throughout 2022, with margins expected to remain below pre-pandemic levels for the rest of the year.

By Sydney Halleman • June 29, 2022

How the decision overturning Roe v. Wade is changing healthcare

Many provider groups protested the 6-3 decision, with the American Medical Association saying it was "deeply disturbed" by the court overturning Roe v. Wade, which was precedent for almost half a century.

By Shannon Muchmore • Updated July 5, 2022

Almost half of nation's OB-GYN residents train in states poised to ban abortion

Physicians warn that the Supreme Court ruling will have a dire impact on training, ultimately affecting patient care.

By Samantha Liss • June 28, 2022

'Most socially responsible' hospitals ranked

The Lown Institute index, which measures hospitals with metrics such as value and health equity, found that the best performers were often located in smaller communities.

By Susan Kelly • June 28, 2022

Some state abortion laws put on hold as providers grapple with aftermath of Dobbs decision

In Louisiana and Utah, judges put temporary holds on abortion bans and set future court dates to litigate the issue. Other states still have trigger laws currently in effect.

By Shannon Muchmore • June 28, 2022

End of Roe causes confusion at Michigan's largest health system

The turbulence in Michigan underscores the complexities health systems and providers face as access to abortion will now be decided by each state.

By Samantha Liss • June 27, 2022

Sentara appoints new CEO

Dennis Matheis will assume his new role Sept. 1 with the nonprofit system that operates 12 acute care hospitals across Virginia and North Carolina and a health plan with over 800,000 members.

By Hailey Mensik • June 27, 2022

Supreme Court rules in favor of HHS in Medicare disproportionate share payments case

The highest court upheld HHS' method of calculating Medicare payments to hospitals serving a high proportion of low-income patients, rebutting hospitals’ efforts to recoup potentially billions of dollars from the program.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 27, 2022

‘Chaos’ from state abortion bans going into effect will have legal, criminal implications for providers

The effect of the Supreme Court’s opinion has been felt by providers, medical groups and hospitals across the country, including primary care doctors and emergency physicians.

By Shannon Muchmore • June 24, 2022

Firearm-safety law is move toward acknowledging gun violence as public health issue, physicians say

Medical associations representing physicians voiced their support for the legislation and have recently strengthened their messaging on gun reform following mass shootings.

By Hailey Mensik • June 24, 2022

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ending constitutional right to abortion

Most abortions are now banned in at least 13 states, as a flurry of laws restricting the procedure came into effect following the Supreme Court’s highly controversial decision.

By Sydney Halleman • June 24, 2022

Kaiser nurses in Los Angeles wage 1-day strike

The health system has contingency plans in place and does not expect the strike to impact scheduled procedures and services, according to a statement.

By Hailey Mensik • June 23, 2022

Staffing laws, unionization can improve nurse retention, new research shows

“Nurses cannot provide the healthcare that they know they're capable of because of their working conditions,” said Robert Bruno, one of the report’s authors and a professor at the University of Illinois.

By Hailey Mensik • June 23, 2022

Meta hit with class action suit alleging it mined providers' patient data

The lawsuit identified at least 644 hospital systems or “medical provider web properties” from which Facebook allegedly knowingly receives patient data to create targeted advertising both on and off Facebook’s website.

By Sydney Halleman • June 23, 2022

Inequities in healthcare cost nearly $320B annually, new research shows

Spending due to inequities that drive late diagnoses and comorbidities is only expected to rise over the next few decades without intervention, according to research from Deloitte.

By Hailey Mensik • June 22, 2022

Newly merged BHSH system names diversity chief

Carlos Cubia is charged with driving the company "toward its goals of transforming health for the communities it serves, improving health and health equity, and fostering a culture of belonging."

By Shannon Muchmore • June 22, 2022

Tenet launches joint venture with urology network as system further scales ASC business

Under the terms of the deal, Tenet subsidiary USPI will acquire a portion of the network’s ownership stake in new and established facilities in Maryland, Colorado and Arizona.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • June 22, 2022