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Hospital evaluation of AI predictive tools for bias is inconsistent, study finds
Hospitals with more financial resources and technical expertise were more likely to locally test their models, suggesting a potential digital divide that could impact patient care.
By Emily Olsen • Jan. 14, 2025 -
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Prospect Medical Holdings files for bankruptcy
Prospect is the second large health system with a history of private equity ownership to declare bankruptcy in the past year.
By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 13, 2025 -
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TrendlinePayer/provider relationships
As M&A intensifies and companies embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.
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Tracking Steward's declineAfter Steward crisis, new Massachusetts law aims to strengthen oversight of hospitals
The law aims to close loopholes that officials say Steward Health Care exploited to keep regulators in the dark about its finances leading up to its bankruptcy.
By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 10, 2025 -
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Private equity firms got rich while shirking obligations to hospitals, Senate report finds
The year-long inquiry into hospitals managed by Apollo Global Management and Leonard Green & Partners comes amid growing calls for increased oversight of private equity in healthcare.
By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 9, 2025 -
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Ardent Health acquires 18 urgent care clinics
The health system plans to purchase additional urgent care centers in 2025.
By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 7, 2025 -
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Marshfield Clinic Health System joins Sanford Health
The combined system stretches across seven states and includes 56 hospitals.
By Susanna Vogel • Jan. 6, 2025 -
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Deep DiveStates curb CON laws to boost bed capacity
The COVID-19 pandemic and population growth have led many states to scale back or eliminate Certificate of Need laws, which require providers to get regulatory approval before expanding or adding healthcare facilities.
By Michael Brady • Jan. 3, 2025 -
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Opinion7 bold policies to reshape rural healthcare
The CEO of the American Academy of Family Physicians argues for policies to incentivize growth in the rural primary care workforce.
By R. Shawn Martin • Dec. 20, 2024 -
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Ascension cyberattack exposes data from 5.6 million people
The breach was the third largest reported to a portal managed by federal regulators last year.
By Emily Olsen • Dec. 20, 2024 -
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Ascension gets green light from Illinois board to pursue Prime sale
It's a major step forward for the nine-hospital deal, which has faced pushback from some Illinois residents and a union.
By Susanna Vogel • Dec. 19, 2024 -
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Tracking Steward's declineSteward Health Care to close Sharon Regional Medical Center in January
The bankrupt health system had sought a buyer for the facility for months without success, according to court documents.
By Susanna Vogel • Dec. 18, 2024 -
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State officials push Kaiser to end behavioral healthcare strike
Nearly 2,400 behavioral healthcare workers have been on strike since October. California lawmakers say that Kaiser has failed to meet demand for patient services during that time.
By Susanna Vogel • Dec. 17, 2024 -
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Sanofi sues HHS to defend 340B rebate policy
The drugmaker is following in the footsteps of Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly in filing suit to force through controversial reforms to the drug discount program, against the wishes of federal regulators.
By Rebecca Pifer • Dec. 17, 2024 -
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AdventHealth CEO to retire in July
The health system said it will select Terry Shaw’s replacement in the spring.
By Susanna Vogel • Dec. 16, 2024 -
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CHS to sell North Carolina hospital for $280M
It's the second time CHS has sought to sell the facility. A previous deal fell apart following a challenge from the Federal Trade Commission.
By Susanna Vogel • Dec. 13, 2024 -
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Fitch bumps outlook for nonprofit hospitals in 2025
Improved management of labor expenses contributed to the ratings change.
By Susanna Vogel • Dec. 11, 2024 -
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Hospitals seek to prevent, mitigate attacks on clinical staff
After attacks on healthcare workers soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, providers have scrambled to address heightened violence in their workplaces.
By Neil Versel • Dec. 9, 2024 -
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Mount Nittany Health to pay $1.8M to settle online tracking technology lawsuit
It's the latest provider to be hit with a hefty settlement. Earlier this year, Novant Health and Cerebral paid $6.6 million and more than $7 million, respectively, to settle similar claims.
By Susanna Vogel • Dec. 6, 2024 -
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Corewell Health to adopt Abridge’s AI documentation tool
The deployment is one of Abridge’s largest health system partnerships, said CEO Shiv Rao. The product will be available to 4,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers.
By Emily Olsen • Dec. 5, 2024 -
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Risant Health completes acquisition of Cone Health
It’s the second of at least five planned buys for the Kaiser Permanente-backed nonprofit health system.
By Susanna Vogel • Dec. 4, 2024 -
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AI adoption for medical imaging soars: Klas Research
More than half of survey respondents reported using an AI algorithm for at least one imaging use case, compared with just 17% in 2018.
By Emily Olsen • Dec. 4, 2024 -
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8 experts on leveraging AI in healthcare
Healthcare organizations must carefully vet AI tools, address patient concerns and keep an eye on standards and regulation, according to industry experts who spoke at a Healthcare Dive virtual event.
By Sydney Halleman • Dec. 3, 2024 -
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Ascension reduces operating loss, grows volumes in Q1
The provider is rebounding from a sweeping cyberattack this spring that took its electronic health record offline for weeks and led to significant losses.
By Susanna Vogel • Dec. 3, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Express Healthcare StaffingExpress Healthcare Staffing is the key to building exceptional patient care and compliance
As the demand for healthcare services surges, new solutions are necessary to meet worker demand.
By Julie Neal • Dec. 2, 2024 -
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Indiana health system withdraws merger application after regulator pushback
Union Health said it would submit a new Certificate of Public Advantage application to try to acquire Terre Haute Regional Hospital.
By Emily Olsen • Nov. 27, 2024
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