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ACO enrollment expected to top 130M by 2017
But how is "accountable care organization" being defined?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 25, 2014 -
Dallas urgent care centers sell primary care directly to small employers
Employers can buy primary care directly from PrimaCare Medical Centers, then add coverage for specialists and hospitalization.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 23, 2014 -
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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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Deep Dive
The 'Save Our Hospital' saga: Part II
The adventure continues for Mayor Adam O'Neal. We look into the town-sponsored plan for the hospital to become profitable, and why Vidant chose to close a CAH that wasn't their worst-performing hospital.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 22, 2014 -
Doctors protest grueling certification standards
Will rigorous new board-certification standards keep physicians up-to-date or force them out of practice?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 22, 2014 -
Johns Hopkins settles for $190M in gynecologist misconduct case
The settlement is one of the largest on record in a case of physician sexual misconduct.
By Katie Bo Williams • July 21, 2014 -
Medical marijuana: The risk/reward debate for hospitals
One hospital in Chicago is aggressively petitioning the federal government to catch up with Illinois' choice to legalize the drug.
By Katie Bo Williams • July 21, 2014 -
Staff of largest private DC hospital give low scores on safety
MedStar Washington Hospital Center released federal survey results showing slow improvement, and the nationwide concern surrounding patient safety grows.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 21, 2014 -
Most MA health groups use EMR systems
Providers may finally leverage their electronic health systems as a relationship builder and marketing advantage.
By Anne Zieger • July 21, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The Monday Primer: Is the Boehner suit against Obama about healthcare?
Healthcare Dive's editor gives you a head start on the news. What's coming up in the week ahead?
By Katie Bo Williams • July 21, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The 'Save Our Hospital' saga: Why one mayor is walking 300 miles to save his town CAH
Part I of II. The story illustrates the struggles of rural healthcare delivery across the U.S. and the real-life impact of M&A.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 21, 2014 -
Number of R.N.s grows due to postponed retirement
The work is demanding, the hours are tough—and now comes the latest study saying that older nurses are staying put in the job longer.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 18, 2014 -
1,000 deaths a day: Senate hearing blasts hospitals for unsafe care
The panel's chairman said only heart disease and cancer kill more Americans than preventable medical errors.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 18, 2014 -
How the Ritz Carlton helped one hospital lower readmission rates
The joint replacement program staff and clinicians at IU Health Saxony Hospital are incorporating one simple technique from the hotel industry—and readmission rates dropped to 0.7%.
By Anne Zieger • July 17, 2014 -
Loma Linda unveils $1.2B expansion plan
The huge California health system expects to complete four major projects by 2020.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 17, 2014 -
Hospital employment of primary care physicans rises
Why are physicians leaving private practice for hospital employment?
By Katie Bo Williams • July 16, 2014 -
Kentucky NPs can now prescribe meds without physician oversight
The commonwealth joined the growing number of states allowing nurses increased flexibility—with some caveats.
By Katie Bo Williams • July 14, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The Monday Primer: Halbig, smallpox and primary care
Healthcare Dive's editor gives you a head start on the news. What's coming up in the week ahead?
By Katie Bo Williams • July 14, 2014 -
Critical access hospitals face tough EHR barriers
What options do rural hospitals have to meet federal standards?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 14, 2014 -
'Disruption' expert Clayton Christensen takes on healthcare
Christensen argues that American medicine needs a forcible restructuring by thick-skinned leaders.
By Anne Zieger • July 11, 2014 -
Hospital toilets are cleaner than elevator buttons
Researchers recommend some simple countermeasures that administrators can implement to combat the problem.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 9, 2014 -
Waits for physician services growing
Americans are more likely to wait for office-based care that isn't a good source of revenue for practices.
By Anne Zieger • July 9, 2014 -
Deep Dive
How Texas hospitals are handling flow of border kids
The border patrol won't return the Texas Hospital Association's calls and hospitals fear to speak to a media they see as being fed information to promote political messaging.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 9, 2014 -
Michigan merger forms HIE for 5 million people
Health insurance exchanges have long struggled for financial sustainability. Is bigger better?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 9, 2014 -
Paying it forward with kidney transplants
Can others learn from a transplant program in Alabama about how to make inroads in a system where thousands of Americans are waiting for help?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 8, 2014 -
Beth Israel opening physician notes to mental health patients
Should there be parity between medical and mental health patients? The Beth Israel study highlights a larger debate.
By Katie Bo Williams • July 8, 2014
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