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Tenet inks deal to sell urgent care business as it doubles down on surgery centers

FastMed will acquire the hospital chain's 87 urgent care centers branded under CareSpot and MedPost in a pact expected to close in the first quarter.

By Samantha Liss • Dec. 18, 2020

Providers stumble in efforts to avoid HIPAA breaches: OCR

Although a survey did not find any glaring security lapses, the agency did find little adherence to some collateral safeguards, such as how patients are provided notifications regarding privacy practices.

By Ron Shinkman • Dec. 17, 2020

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The Healthcare Dive Outlook on 2021

The next steps for the explosion of telehealth, the Biden administration's efforts to roll back Trump-era policies and the road back to a new normal way of doing business for payers and providers are Healthcare Dive’s big trends for 2021.

By Healthcare Dive staff

HHS starts doling out $25B in third phase of CARES provider funding

The amount exceeds the original $20 billion planned for this tranche, as officials realized more would be needed to get providers close to whole from coronavirus-related losses.

By Shannon Muchmore • Dec. 16, 2020

Trump admin defends national stockpile as PPE, equipment shortages persist

"We're not the Walmart that you can walk into on a daily basis to get your standard needs to treat patients and get PPE. We are a 911 response team," an HHS official said.

By Rebecca Pifer • Dec. 14, 2020

Tenet boosts surgery center footprint with $1.1B deal

The all-cash deal injects greater scale into the hospital chain's already sizable ambulatory care presence across the country.

By Samantha Liss • Dec. 10, 2020

As healthcare job growth slows, some look to restructure long-term operations

Providence and Baylor Scott & White are among the big hospitals that issued furloughs or layoffs early in the pandemic and are now further trimming their workforce.

By Hailey Mensik • Dec. 09, 2020

Oak Street to expand into 2 new states early next year

As part of its 2021 growth plans, the primary care chain intends to open centers in New Orleans, along with Columbia and Greenville in South Carolina, bringing its total footprint to 13 states.

By Rebecca Pifer • Dec. 09, 2020

Dive Awards

The Healthcare Dive Awards for 2020

This year was unprecedented as healthcare workers around the globe battled the novel coronavirus. From those on the front lines to virtual care standout Teladoc, here are the people and companies that rose to the challenge.

By Healthcare Dive Team • Dec. 09, 2020

Walgreens to launch 40 primary care clinics by third quarter of next year

Locations announced in Arizona, Texas and Florida are part of the retailer's long-term plan to open as many as 700 primary care clinics in more than 30 U.S. cities and metropolitan areas over the next five years.

By Ron Shinkman • Dec. 04, 2020

CMMI rolls out geographic model it calls among 'largest bets on value-based care to date'

The program will enlist direct contracting entities, which can include ACOs, health systems and provider groups or health plans, to take responsibility for the total cost of care for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in their region.

By Shannon Muchmore • Dec. 04, 2020

Sanford Health CEO out after two decades following mask controversy

Sanford’s board of trustees and CEO Kelby Krabbenhoft have "mutually agreed to part ways," the major Midwest health system said, following a controversial email Krabbenhoft sent to staff about masks last week.

By Hailey Mensik • Nov. 25, 2020

Travel nurse demand outpacing supply, with hospitals paying steep rates

Pay increases being offered to staff are based on a variety of factors, including hours and specialty. Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic both reported hundreds of workers out sick from the virus or exposure to it.

By Hailey Mensik • Nov. 20, 2020

Deep Dive

Hospitals scramble to get ready for coronavirus vaccines

From ultra-cold storage capabilities to extra security staff, facilities are bracing now for their pivotal role in vaccine distribution.

By Shannon Muchmore • Nov. 19, 2020

Primary care docs note equipment shortages, worsening patient health amid pandemic

Physicians are also struggling to replace practice members and fill open positions, according to a new survey from the Larry A. Green Center and the Primary Care Collaborative.

By Ron Shinkman • Nov. 17, 2020

Hospitals across US cancel elective procedures — again

Health systems have had to curtail, pause or halt nonemergency services when faced with ICUs at capacity and resources all but maxed out.

By Hailey Mensik • UPDATED: Nov. 18, 2020 at 11 a.m.

Amazon finally jumps into pharmacy business, Prime members set to get steeper discounts

The move is a direct threat to retail pharmacy incumbents. CVS Health and Walgreens were hit in early market trading.

By Samantha Liss • Nov. 17, 2020

Pandemic spurs consumer-friendly healthcare services that patients expect to continue

Millennials in particular feel more comfortable shopping among traditional providers, telehealth providers and retail clinics than previous generations, according to the Kaufman Hall report.

By Hailey Mensik • Nov. 16, 2020

As COVID-19 surges, hospitals scramble to find staff amid exhausted workforce

"These folks have been working flat out for eight or nine months ... and after almost three months of surge, they're exhausted, they're stressed," Andrew Pavia of Utah School of Medicine said. "Many ... have become ill themselves."

By Hailey Mensik • UPDATED: Nov. 13, 2020 at 10:05 a.m.

Epic, NextGen highest rated acute care EHR vendors for interoperability, Klas finds

Usability varies significantly by vendor, according to the report, despite an ongoing federal push for free and unfettered data sharing.

By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 12, 2020

Primary care networks One Medical, Oak Street Health report Q3 revenue jumps

COVID-19 has proved a major headwind for providers in 2020, but the third quarter is somewhat of a bright spot for medical networks, which were also helped by the employer return-to-work push.

By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 11, 2020

COVID-19-related OSHA complaints, fines pile up for healthcare facilities

"OSHA was getting a lot of really bad press about how aggressively they were responding," lawyer Eric Conn said. "And ... maybe for some theater, they have focused on healthcare, because it's easy."

By Hailey Mensik • Nov. 09, 2020

Patients shirked diagnostic testing, in-person preventive care amid telehealth boom this spring

Routine preventive services that can't be done virtually, such as mammograms and colonoscopies, plunged 65% in March and April compared to the year prior, according to an analysis of insurance data published in JAMA Network Open.

By Hailey Mensik • Nov. 05, 2020

Q&A

Thoughts on diversity in healthcare C-suite from an executive search specialist

The COVID-19 pandemic harshly exposed racial disparities in treatment and care outcomes that remain across the country, and the healthcare industry has a long way to go in diversity and inclusion among its ranks.

By Shannon Muchmore • Nov. 02, 2020

Physician pay growth pushed down amid COVID-19. Women bear the brunt, survey finds

The study by Doximity concludes compensation barely budged this year compared to 2019, an apparent victim of the economic fallout from the pandemic.

By Ron Shinkman • Oct. 30, 2020

Urban-rural divide growing amid primary care workforce, study finds

While more physicians are practicing primary care today than roughly 10 years ago, they're setting up shop in large urban areas — more so than the underserved, rural communities that need them most.

By Hailey Mensik • Oct. 28, 2020