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JPM20: Tenet outlines plans to 'aggressively' scale outpatient surgery unit
The hospital operator expects to pare down its hospital portfolio and allocate at least $175 million each year to buy ambulatory surgery centers throughout the country.
By Samantha Liss • Jan. 15, 2020 -
Hospitals, insurers urge Supreme Court to hear ACA case to avert havoc
Lobbying groups said the case could take years to play out without the high court stepping in to hear arguments now.
By Samantha Liss • Jan. 15, 2020 -
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Federal legislation banning surprise bills has hit a barrage of roadblocks, complicating efforts to protect consumers from unexpected out-of-network charges.
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Burnout generation gap: Gen X healthcare workers fare worse than millennials, boomers
Among all generations, bureaucratic tasks including charts and paperwork were cited most frequently as a factor for professional dissatisfaction and burnout, followed by long hours.
By Hailey Mensik • Jan. 15, 2020 -
AHA files another challenge to CMS site neutral payment policy
The same court ruled in favor of hospitals in September, but later determined it could not keep CMS from attempting the policy again for 2020.
By Shannon Muchmore • Jan. 14, 2020 -
CVS, Mayo, Tenet among healthcare companies to watch at #JPM20
As many as 9,000 attendees across 450 public and private companies are expected to make an appearance in San Francisco at one of the most influential conferences of the year.
By Samantha Liss , Shannon Muchmore , Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Jan. 10, 2020 -
Kaiser, major union launching nonprofit to boost California workforce
The $130 million organization, called Futuro Health, has a goal of graduating 10,000 new licensed and credentialed workers for the state in the next four years.
By Shannon Muchmore • Jan. 9, 2020 -
Social risk factors may influence CMS star ratings, study suggests
Providers have disputed the methodology CMS uses to compile its star ratings for years, saying the approach is overly simplistic and the presentation of data to consumers is difficult to interpret.
By Linda Wilson • Jan. 9, 2020 -
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HCA takes stake in major private nursing school operator
The nation's largest hospital operator said the buy of the parent company of Galen College of Nursing will help foster a pipeline.
By Samantha Liss • Jan. 8, 2020 -
DOJ joins whistleblower suit against Indiana system for alleged Stark violation
Community Health Network is accused of submitting as many as hundreds of thousands of fraudulent claims to Medicare and other federal programs from at least 2008 to 2017.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Jan. 8, 2020 -
Beaumont, Summa sign merger agreement to form $6.1B nonprofit
The deal, expected to close in the first quarter of this year, would create a 12-hospital system spanning Michigan and Ohio.
By Linda Wilson • Jan. 7, 2020 -
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Despite provider claims, hospital M&A not associated with improved care, NEJM finds
The findings refute a common provider justification for rampant M&A, but the American Hospital Association pushed back on researchers' reliance on patient surveys.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Jan. 2, 2020 -
Hospital margins dipped in November as expenses rose
Volumes fell across most measures including adjusted discharges, emergency department visits and operating room minutes.
By Linda Wilson • Jan. 2, 2020 -
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Tenet deal to sell Memphis properties raises hackles of other area providers
One health system said it is "reasonably certain the FTC will be reviewing this proposed transaction given the potential negative impact it could have on the consumers in Memphis."
By Ron Shinkman • Dec. 30, 2019 -
Sutter to pay $575M, change contracting practices in antitrust settlement
Pending approval, the deal bars the dominant Northern California system from using all-or-nothing contracts and stops certain bundling practices.
By Shannon Muchmore • Dec. 20, 2019 -
UnitedHealth, Anthem, Cigna roped into House surprise billing probe
The Energy and Commerce Committee wants data on in-network and out-of-network pricing and the frequency of surprise billing. Private-equity backed Envision Healthcare and Team Health also received letters.
By Samantha Liss • Dec. 20, 2019 -
Gundersen, Marshfield nix merger talks
The two Midwest systems called it quits after seven months of negotiations. The union would have created a system topping $4 billion in revenue.
By Ron Shinkman • Dec. 20, 2019 -
ONC data reveal safety issues in some EHRs
The types of potential patient safety issues included laboratory test results not importing into the EHR properly and decimal points being removed from medication dosage entries, according to new JAMA research.
By Linda Wilson • Dec. 19, 2019 -
At-home hospital care costs less, uses fewer tests, Annals study finds
The findings come as some of the nation's largest health systems attempt to cut costs by working to care for more patients at home instead of in the traditional hospital setting.
By Samantha Liss • Dec. 18, 2019 -
ACA's individual mandate ruled unconstitutional but key question kicked back to lower court
The long-awaited ruling is a win for Republican-led states attempting to kill the Obama-era law. States defending the ACA said they will challenge the decision.
By Samantha Liss • Updated Dec. 18, 2019 -
Providers push back on PhRMA report highlighting 340B program costs
American Hospital Association executive vice president Tom Nickels blasted a new drugmaker-funded study as an "obvious attempt to divert attention away from a problem of their own making: skyrocketing drug prices."
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Dec. 18, 2019 -
Few hospitals nab spot on Leapfrog's list of top performers
Florida scored the most hospitals on the employer group's annual ranking with 21 states on the list. A total of 22 states had no representation.
By Linda Wilson • Dec. 17, 2019 -
Hospital group cheers CMS move to pay back outpatient payment cuts
Despite the win for hospitals, the showdown is likely to ramp up again as the federal regulator said it will keep the controversial site-neutral policy for 2020.
By Samantha Liss • Dec. 13, 2019 -
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Tenet sells Tennessee hospitals, urgent care, physician groups for $350M
The Dallas-based hospital operator is largely leaving the Tennessee market once the deal is final.
By Samantha Liss • Dec. 13, 2019 -
Digital assistant Notable nets large system deal with CommonSpirit
Notable's voice-enabled assistant allows physicians to automatically document conversations with patients via their Apple Watch. Voice-to-text and AI products are fueling growth in the lucrative medical documentation space.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Dec. 12, 2019 -
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7 solutions to address physician burnout
Physician dissatisfaction is a complex issue, and there are ways besides improving the EHR that healthcare organizations can help to improve physician satisfaction.
By Heather Lavoie, Geneia president • Dec. 12, 2019
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