Medical Groups: Page 28


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    Overturning of Roe v. Wade

    Some state abortion laws put on hold as providers grapple with aftermath of Dobbs decision

    In Louisiana and Utah, judges put temporary holds on abortion bans and set future court dates to litigate the issue. Other states still have trigger laws currently in effect.

    By June 28, 2022
  • Health services M&A slowed in Q1, but rebound anticipated

    Private equity and corporate funding remains available and is driving competition for assets, especially for physician medical groups, home health organizations and long-term care facilities.

    By Susan Kelly • June 27, 2022
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    Provider burnout

    Hospitals are still struggling with provider burnout, after the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated underlying staffing issues and prompted workers to quit their jobs.

    By Healthcare Dive staff
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    Overturning of Roe v. Wade

    ‘Chaos’ from state abortion bans going into effect will have legal, criminal implications for providers

    The effect of the Supreme Court’s opinion has been felt by providers, medical groups and hospitals across the country, including primary care doctors and emergency physicians.

    By June 24, 2022
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    Firearm-safety law is move toward acknowledging gun violence as public health issue, physicians say

    Medical associations representing physicians voiced their support for the legislation and have recently strengthened their messaging on gun reform following mass shootings.

    By Hailey Mensik • June 24, 2022
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    Overturning of Roe v. Wade

    Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ending constitutional right to abortion

    Most abortions are now banned in at least 13 states, as a flurry of laws restricting the procedure came into effect following the Supreme Court’s highly controversial decision.

    By June 24, 2022
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    Opinion

    The doctor's visit of the future will be like having coffee with a friend. Here's why

    Solv Health CMO Robert Rohatsch contends that digital healthcare transformation will help GPs finally get back to what most of us really want to do in the first place — keep patients healthy.

    By Robert Rohatsch • June 22, 2022
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    Molina to pay $4.6M to settle False Claim Act allegations

    The settlement comes after whistleblowers brought a suit against Molina and a former subsidiary, alleging care at Massachusetts-based behavioral health clinics was given by inadequately trained and unsupervised clinicians.

    By June 22, 2022
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    Walgreens Health Corners network swells with new Buckeye partnership in Ohio

    The Health Corner concept, mirroring efforts by retail pharmacy rivals CVS Health and Walmart, is central to Walgreens’ push to capture a greater slice of the care continuum and the corresponding revenue.

    By June 21, 2022
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    AMA presses policies on abortion, guns, climate at annual meeting

    The AMA announced over 20 policies including those that declared climate change a public health crisis, urged the FDA to make over-the-counter oral contraceptives accessible and more.

    By June 21, 2022
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    Oak Street to enter 21st state with launch of Colorado clinics

    The value-based primary care network also plans to enter additional cities in existing states with new centers in Augusta, Georgia; Lexington, Kentucky; and Grand Rapids, Michigan.

    By June 7, 2022
  • Healthcare payrolls recovering, still lag pre-pandemic levels

    Hospitals led growth in healthcare jobs in May as the industry slowly rebuilds its pandemic-shaken workforce.

    By Susan Kelly • June 6, 2022
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    Rite Aid forays into care delivery for rural seniors with new Homeward partnership

    The new Homeward partnership is Rite Aid's first effort to bring clinical services to its stores, following in the tracks of rivals like CVS Health and Walgreens.

    By June 2, 2022
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    Healthcare's special role in decarbonization

    Few industries will need to navigate the effects of a changing climate more than healthcare.

    May 23, 2022
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    Rising Google searches for procedures suggest recovering demand, analysts say

    Searches for surgeries like orthopaedics, general surgery and cardiovascular procedures are above pre-pandemic levels, providing another data point to indicate that demand is recovering, according to a Needham report.

    By Nick Paul Taylor • May 11, 2022
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    'Very false and misleading' criticisms over direct contracting stoked model controversy, stakeholders say

    Political ire around direct contracting that came to a head earlier this year was rooted in a "real lack of understanding," one CEO of a physician group said at NAACOS' spring conference.

    By April 29, 2022
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    HHS warns providers of 'exceptionally aggressive' ransomware group

    The Hive group practices double extortion — demanding payment to free data it has encrypted while also threatening to release the unencrypted data publicly.

    By April 21, 2022
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    Corporate employment of physicians surged during pandemic

    A study by Avalere found that hospitals or other corporate entities are buying up independent physician groups at a rapid clip, raising concerns about increasing pressures on doctors.

    By Susan Kelly • April 20, 2022
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    Healthcare worker training org aims to root out bias in care

    The heightened racial unrest of 2020 revealed unmet needs and windows of opportunity to challenge structural racism.

    By Carla Bell • April 20, 2022
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    Physician pay is climbing after early-pandemic slump

    Doctors' financial compensation increased in the past year, resuming a longer-term trend though gender, racial and ethnic pay disparities persist.

    By Susan Kelly • April 18, 2022
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    New York grants nurse practitioners full practice authority

    It's the latest state that relaxed rules for nurse practitioners during the pandemic then decided to make those changes permanent. Half the states in the country now grant full practice authority to NPs.

    By Hailey Mensik • April 13, 2022
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    Community health centers facing acute workforce loss

    A majority of health centers reported they lost up to a fourth of their workforce in the past six months alone, according to a new survey from the National Association of Community Health Centers.

    By April 13, 2022
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    Deep Dive

    'Where's the patient?': Experts question FDA's final recall guidance

    While the guidance encouraged the use of electronic communications in recalls, a change experts have advocated for, some questioned why the agency did not address more problems with the system.

    By Ricky Zipp • April 7, 2022
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    Nurses union fights in court for permanent COVID-19 protection rule

    National Nurses United argued before a federal appeals court on Monday that an existing temporary emergency standard isn't enough to protect healthcare workers from the ongoing threat of COVID-19.

    By Susan Kelly • April 5, 2022
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    Walmart opening 5 health 'superstores' in delayed Florida launch

    The Florida locations will be the first Walmart Health centers to use a medical record built by health IT software giant Epic, as part of a partnership announced last year.

    By April 5, 2022
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    Surprisingly, physician burnout could contribute to slightly better outcomes, new study suggests

    But this doesn't indicate that physician burnout is beneficial or should be tolerated, researchers said, stressing that the relationship between burnout and outcomes is complex and needs further investigation.

    By April 4, 2022