Practice Management
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ACOs ask CMMI for more shared savings in direct contracting model
The group asked for more details on the financial methodology to be released immediately, saying members "are finding the lack of information a tremendous hindrance to participation."
By Shannon Muchmore • Feb. 21, 2020 -
Private equity medical practice takeovers more than doubled from 2013 to 2016
Researchers writing in JAMA noted investor expectations of 20% annual returns "may conflict with the need for longer-term investments in practice stability, physician recruitment, quality, and safety."
By Samantha Liss • Feb. 19, 2020 -
Oak Street Health moves forward with national expansion
The Chicago-based chain of primary care clinics for Medicare enrollees is continuing plans to open new facilities in Dallas-Fort Worth and Memphis later this year.
By Ron Shinkman • Feb. 14, 2020 -
As SDOH efforts take off, payers try to carve out their role
Signify Community's Jamo Rubin said at a conference this week, "in four years of medical school and then residency, I never learned one thing about what happens to people after they get discharged."
By Rebecca Pifer • Feb. 12, 2020 -
Q&AOne Medical's CFO on why primary care is ripe for disruption
The company's IPO was for 17.5 million shares at $14, the low end of its range. On the listing day Jan. 31, shares jumped to about $20. Since then, the stock price has continued to rise.
By Shannon Muchmore • Feb. 07, 2020 -
Number of nurse practitioners more than doubled over 7 years
The increase led to an estimated loss of 80,000 registered nurses, and signals a potential shift of labor away from hospitals and into other primary care settings, Health Affairs researchers said.
By Hailey Mensik • Feb. 04, 2020 -
Uber Health plans to double in size this year
The expansion heralds renewed investment in the multi-billion dollar non-emergency medical transportation market as Uber looks to recoup losses following a disappointing IPO in May.
By Rebecca Pifer • Jan. 21, 2020 -
Deep DiveKey 2020 trends for payers and providers
No matter who wins the White House come November, healthcare experts say the push to reimburse providers for value and the aim for greater transparency surrounding prices will keep moving ahead.
By Samantha Liss • Jan. 17, 2020 -
Deep DiveWill more employers get off the healthcare bench in 2020?
"At the end of the day, employers have to put their hands on the steering wheel as purchasers of healthcare," Suzanne Delbanco, executive director of Catalyst for Payment Reform, said.
By Rebecca Pifer • Jan. 14, 2020 -
Primary care chain One Medical files to go public
The company reported a $34.2 million loss through the first nine months of 2019. Investors include The Carlyle Group with a roughly 27% stake and Google parent Alphabet with about 6%.
By Samantha Liss • Jan. 06, 2020 -
CMS wants to overhaul how organs are procured in the US
The agency estimates if all procurement groups met both the new donation and transplantation rate measures, the number of yearly transplants would shoot up more than 15% by 2026.
By Rebecca Pifer • Dec. 17, 2019 -
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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 • Dec. 12, 2019 -
Nonprofit hospitals get bump in Moody's ratings for 2020
The investor service predicts a healthier sector in the new year, though health systems will still contend with headwinds like rising labor costs, an aging population and political uncertainty.
By Rebecca Pifer • UPDATED: Dec. 11, 2019 at 9:01 a.m. -
Dive Awards
The Healthcare Dive Awards for 2019
From the Affordable Care Act lawsuit to CVS Health CEO Larry Merlo, these are the companies, executives and movements that shaped U.S. healthcare this year.
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Disparities between care in rural, urban areas getting worse
"The game is rigged," Janice Probst, a professor at the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health, said. "If we don't change the game, we never win."
By Rebecca Pifer • Dec. 04, 2019 -
Troubled Quorum Health mulls going private with PE firm KKR
The board of the Community Health Systems spinoff said it will "carefully consider" the private equity giant's offer, which includes a buyout of minority stakeholders for $1 a share.
By Rebecca Pifer • Dec. 03, 2019 -
Depression in doctors linked to increase in medical errors, study finds
The authors of the study in JAMA Network Open urged healthcare institutions to remove barriers that may keep doctors suffering with depression from obtaining help.
By Ron Shinkman • Dec. 02, 2019 -
Walgreens, UnitedHealthcare team up to open in-store Medicare centers
The move comes as rival retailers like CVS and Walmart devote more floor space to health services. The 14 stores will open next year in five metro areas.
By Samantha Liss • Nov. 26, 2019 -
AMA ushers in LGBTQ, immigration, other new policies
The influential physician group's House of Delegates voted to update training guidelines on topics like treating gays and lesbians and how the healthcare financing system works.
By Samantha Liss • Nov. 20, 2019 -
Providers take next step in social determinants: hyperlocalism
Industry can "help others have an uncomfortable dialogue about what is truly driving health outcomes in this country," Atrium Health's Alisahah Cole said at the Healthcare of Tomorrow conference.
By Shannon Muchmore • Nov. 19, 2019 -
Providers shell out $2.76B annually to update directories
Medical practices spend nearly $1,000 per month updating lists of insurers' in-network providers, according to a new report from an alliance of big payers.
By Linda Wilson • Nov. 14, 2019 -
Deep DiveFrom telehealth to 'Medicare for All': takeaways from HLTH19
All of Healthcare Dive's coverage from the health innovation conference's second year.
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Deep Dive
Retail makes its case, telehealth and voice tech dominate: 6 takeaways from HLTH19
Consumerism has its limits, interoperability rules face execution challenges and more from Las Vegas.
By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 06, 2019 -
Haven partners with traditional payers in plans offered to Amazon, JPM workers
The nonprofit formed early last year to tackle rising employee healthcare costs spooked established players but has since given few details about how it might accomplish its goals.
By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 05, 2019
