Medical Groups: Page 30


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    U.S. News hospital rankings to include new categories, examine equity

    Among the changes to this year's list are two key issues the COVID-19 pandemic brought into focus: how hospitals handle health disparities and nurse staffing.

    By Hailey Mensik • June 30, 2021
  • Nearly half of physician practices owned by hospitals, corporate entities, report finds

    Avalere found that independent doctors are becoming increasingly rare in the U.S., which should raise alarms, according to a coalition of state medical societies. It's urging Congress to act.

    By June 29, 2021
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    Payer/provider relationships

    As M&A intensifies and companies embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.

    By Healthcare Dive staff
  • Hospitals, nurses tussle in contract negotiations as pandemic highlights complaints

    The Cook County nurses reached a deal on a new contract and the healthcare workers at the University of Southern California will vote next week to ratify a new contract. Meanwhile 1,400 other nurses at USC are striking this week.

    By Hailey Mensik • Updated July 13, 2021
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    FDA rejects Verily filing for wrist-worn Parkinson's clinical trial device

    The sister company of Google developed the feature to collect data on the motor function of Parkinson's patients in between visits to trial sites. However, the agency questioned the wearable's ability to have a meaningful effect. 

    By Nick Paul Taylor • June 17, 2021
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    Physicians, patients see race and trust in healthcare differently, poll finds

    Patients' trust in their primary doctor rises with age and income, though 12% of respondents said they have been discriminated against by a healthcare facility, according to the survey from NORC at the University of Chicago.

    By Hailey Mensik • June 15, 2021
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    Providers ask HHS for more flexibility in deadlines to use COVID-19 relief funds

    The American Hospital Association wrote that the previous guidance limiting new deadlines to funds received after June 2020 "disadvantages certain providers without providing a clear policy rationale."

    By Updated June 24, 2021
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    OSHA issues long-delayed COVID-19 safety rules for healthcare workplaces

    The agency is extending the comment period on the emergency temporary standard, but it's not extending compliance dates for healthcare facilities.

    By Hailey Mensik • Updated July 12, 2021
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    One Medical and Iora serve radically different populations. Here's why the $2.1B tie-up might make sense.

    With its multibillion-dollar acquisition of value-based Iora, One Medical is betting big on capturing longitudinal care and the profitability of risk.

    By June 9, 2021
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    Empowered doctors, staff foster low medical practice burnout, poll finds

    The survey in Health Affairs found that burnout was fairly prevalent, with about 13% of practices saying they had high levels.

    By Ron Shinkman • June 7, 2021
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    Ambulatory services led healthcare jobs recovery in May

    The sector added 23,000 jobs in May, while hospitals saw their first gains in months, according to Friday's government report.

    By Hailey Mensik • June 4, 2021
  • Sentara, Cone Health latest nonprofit systems to nix merger plans

    The deal would have created a 17-hospital, $11.5 billion system. Public comments to North Carolina's attorney general expressed fears the merger could reduce competition in the market.

    By Hailey Mensik • June 2, 2021
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    Walgreens completes sale of drug wholesale business to AmerisourceBergen for $6.5B

    The chain plans to use the infusion of capital to reduce debt and accelerate the growth of its core retail pharmacy and health businesses, including its hefty investment in medical group VillageMD.

    By June 2, 2021
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    CVS Caremark CMO on addressing disparities through data

    Data and analytics will play a key role in reducing health disparities and supporting chronic disease management post-pandemic, CVS Caremark's chief medical officer argues.

    By Sree Chaguturu • June 1, 2021
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    Nurse shortages spur systems to dangle steep sign-on bonuses

    Tenet-owned Baptist Health system in Texas is offering up to $20,000 for new nurses and other workers. Nurses who treated COVID-19 patients are in demand, Iman Abuzeid, CEO of nurse staffing platform Incredible Health, said.

    By Hailey Mensik • June 1, 2021
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    Physician compensation grew modestly during pandemic, MGMA says

    While compensation for primary care physicians grew in 2020, most specialists either experienced small bumps or decreases in their income, a new survey by the Medical Group Management Association found.

    By Ron Shinkman • May 28, 2021
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    Physicians, patients lost trust in US healthcare system amid pandemic, survey finds

    Patients said they generally trust doctors and nurses more than they trust health systems, the report from NORC at the University of Chicago found.

    By Hailey Mensik • May 25, 2021
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    Tenet hospital hiring some replacement nurses permanently 11 weeks into strike

    "We have received no indication from the MNA that they intend to compromise anytime soon, and it is really not sustainable to have a full complement of temporary replacement nurses," the CEO of St. Vincent hospital said.

    By Hailey Mensik • May 17, 2021
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    Cell phone, smartwatch magnets may disturb pacemakers, other implanted devices: FDA

    The agency's warning comes after Apple in late March cautioned customers that magnets in the iPhone 12 and other products might interfere with implanted pacemakers and defibrillators.   

    By Greg Slabodkin • May 14, 2021
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    Report calls for broader scope of practice for nurses, better support for equity, mental health

    Demand for nurses will only grow post-pandemic, as will the rigors of the job, according to the paper published Tuesday from the National Academy of Medicine and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

    By Hailey Mensik • May 12, 2021
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    National Nurses United President Deborah Burger on how COVID-19 has affected union efforts

    The organizer reflected on nurses' experiences over the past year on the front lines, and outlined where the union is headed going forward.

    By Hailey Mensik • May 10, 2021
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    Providers supportive of push to overhaul HIPAA, but air serious concerns about data privacy, timing

    "We urge OCR to reconsider implementing a massive change to patient privacy laws in the midst of this transition," AMA commented on the Trump-era rule.

    By May 10, 2021
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    April jobs report lackluster for healthcare, with ambulatory gains offsetting steep nursing losses

    The industry lost about 4,000 jobs overall in April, an unwelcome sign as the economy continues recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By Hailey Mensik • May 7, 2021
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    Pandemic spurs more nurses to consider leaving their roles, McKinsey report finds

    More than half of the nurses who said they're considering leaving would move to a new job not involved in direct patient care, or retire, the survey found.

    By Hailey Mensik • May 6, 2021
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    AMA: Physicians in independent practice now minority in US

    Hospitals are one of the largest employers of physicians, with the proportion increasing nearly 50% between 2012 and last year, according to the new survey.

    By Ron Shinkman • May 6, 2021
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    Tenet nurse strike drags on for 8th week as talks yield no progress

    Representatives for the chain's Massachusetts hospital and the union met Monday for their first bargaining session since the work stoppage began, but they accomplished little and another session has not yet been scheduled.

    By Hailey Mensik • April 28, 2021