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COVID-19 puts squeeze on Kaiser Permanente's 2020 financials
The giant integrated health system out of California was able to remain in the black — reporting net income of $6.4 billion — during a turbulent year marked by the pandemic, which spurred historic job losses.
By Samantha Liss • Feb. 8, 2021 -
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Sponsored by VituityThe evolution of hospital-based care: learnings from the pandemic
As we begin to emerge from the pandemic, hospitals' roles in healthcare are shifting with only the sickest patients being granted acute, face-to-face care while the others will be treated via telehealth providers.
By Gregg Miller, MD • Feb. 8, 2021 -
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TrendlineProvider burnout
Hospitals are still struggling with provider burnout, after the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated underlying staffing issues and prompted workers to quit their jobs.
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Healthcare lost 30K jobs in January in first setback since pandemic hit
The industry has posted consistent monthly gains since the first months of the crisis, a run that ended last month, new data out Friday shows.
By Hailey Mensik • Feb. 5, 2021 -
Joint Commission: Burned out healthcare workers need a lifeline
Workers on the front lines are physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted, and systems need to better support them, according to a report from the oversight organization.
By Hailey Mensik • Feb. 3, 2021 -
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HCA beats Wall Street expectations in Q4 with revenue up 6% despite low volume
Despite worries of COVID-19 decimating hospital finances and ongoing lobbying from trade groups like the American Hospital Association for more relief funds, HCA still reported full-year growth in 2020.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Feb. 2, 2021 -
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Thousands of nurses at HCA, Sutter, Dignity to bargain for first contracts since COVID-19
Having multiple contracts with large hospital employers up for negotiation around the same time could work to the union's advantage, one labor expert said.
By Hailey Mensik • Feb. 2, 2021 -
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Novavax vaccine prevents COVID-19 in studies, but less effective against new variants
The drugmaker is already discussing an authorization with health authorities in the U.K., and plans to begin talks with the FDA and other regulators, too.
By Jonathan Gardner • Jan. 29, 2021 -
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J&J says single dose of coronavirus vaccine 66% effective in large trial
The vaccine's efficacy was higher in the U.S., but lower in Latin America and South Africa, where new, more infectious virus variants are circulating.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Jan. 29, 2021 -
Hospitals lost $20B by pausing electives last year
The findings from the Annals of Surgery come as ICUs in many areas remain strained and hospitals face staff shortages and burnout.
By Shannon Muchmore • Jan. 28, 2021 -
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Moderna to study vaccine booster aimed at coronavirus variant
Laboratory tests indicated the biotech's shot would still protect against virus variants detected in the U.K. and South Africa, although the latter appeared to result in a weaker immune response.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Jan. 26, 2021 -
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Hospitals face reckoning over health disparities
Black people across the country have died at an alarmingly high rate from COVID-19. Health system executives acknowledged the need to tackle such discrepancies.
By Samantha Liss • Jan. 25, 2021 -
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4 key trends for payers and providers in 2021
The COVID-19 crisis has led some providers to inquire about partnering or acquiring insurance assets as the pandemic exposed the risk of relying on fee-for-service models.
By Samantha Liss • Jan. 22, 2021 -
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Biden faces many healthcare challenges as he takes the helm at an unprecedented time
The former senator and vice president has been sworn in as the 46th president of the United States while the country grapples with one of the biggest health crises in its history.
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Study links hospital ICU capacity to COVID-19 mortality rates
COVID-19 patients were nearly twice as likely to die if they were in an ICU brimming with other patients than one that had fewer such cases, according to the findings in JAMA Network Open.
By Ron Shinkman • Jan. 19, 2021 -
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Mayo, Epic and Cerner teaming to create digital COVID-19 vaccine passport
The hope of the Vaccination Credential Initiative is to form a standard for credentials to be made in an interoperable and accessible format.
By Ron Shinkman • Jan. 15, 2021 -
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US pushes for wider use of 'underutilized' COVID-19 antibody drugs as pandemic worsens
A $2.6 billion deal with Regeneron this week is part of a renewed effort by government officials to bolster uptake of the treatments, which haven't gained traction.
By Ben Fidler • Jan. 15, 2021 -
Hospital buy-ups of physician practices under fresh FTC scrutiny
The agency sent orders to UnitedHealthcare, Anthem, Aetna and Cigna, among others, seeking patient claims data in what several economists cheered as a major move to probe healthcare mergers.
By Samantha Liss • Jan. 15, 2021 -
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3 ways to tame the vaccine administration chaos
In this fast-paced, changing-by-the-minute environment, it’s important for those in charge of administering the vaccine to take a moment and think about ways to improve and add efficiency to the process.
Jan. 15, 2021 -
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Pandemic propels health systems to mull insurer acquisitions, partnerships: JPM21
Advocate Aurora CEO Jim Skogsbergh said "partnering for health plan capability is going to be critical to our success, and we are taking steps to do that."
By Samantha Liss • Jan. 13, 2021 -
Ascension divests handful of Wisconsin hospitals, clinics to nonprofit Aspirus Health
Completion of the transaction will almost double Wausau, Wisconsin-based Aspirus' footprint. Currently, the regional player has four hospitals in Michigan and six in Wisconsin, along with more than 50 clinics.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Jan. 13, 2021 -
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OpinionCare navigation during COVID-19 and beyond
The industry needs to quickly come up with a way to prevent and mitigate enduring health issues for COVID-19 survivors as well as catch up on deferred care for other conditions, Harvard Medical School's Sanjay Basu argues.
By Sanjay Basu • Jan. 12, 2021 -
Supply chains struggle to procure nitrile gloves after manufacturer shutdown
MSC Industrial reported an impairment charge for a prepaid glove order that has still not been delivered, in another example of how the pandemic has challenged procurement teams.
By Emma Cosgrove • Jan. 12, 2021 -
CommonSpirit inks letter of intent to sell Essentia 14 mostly rural hospitals
The giant nonprofit system is in talks with the Minnesota-based system to unload a 286-bed hospital in North Dakota and 13 other critical access facilities.
By Ron Shinkman • Jan. 11, 2021 -
CMS audits small slice of hospitals for price transparency, probes complaints
Compliance is "frustratingly incomplete," said Niall Brennan, CEO of the Health Care Cost Institute. A paltry $300 daily fine may not be enough to force facilities to reveal the information.
By Samantha Liss • Jan. 11, 2021 -
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AHA to HHS: Feds need to take charge in COVID-19 vaccine rollout
The plea coming less than two weeks before the Biden administration takes over suggests the urgency. "As this rollout rapidly evolves, it is absolutely critical that effective situational, real-time leadership is provided nationally."
By Ron Shinkman • Jan. 8, 2021
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