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Kaiser 2017 revenue up 11%, buoyed by Group Health buy
Total operating revenue was $72.2 billion in 2017.
By Jeff Byers • Feb. 12, 2018 -
Maker of Oxycontin to halt opioid promotion to doctors
Purdue Pharma faces intense criticism, as well as legal challenges, for the role its marketing of prescription painkillers may have played in shaping the opioid epidemic.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Feb. 12, 2018 -
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Federal legislation banning surprise bills has hit a barrage of roadblocks, complicating efforts to protect consumers from unexpected out-of-network charges.
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Management organizations can play key role in ACOs
A Health Affairs report found partnerships helped providers in ACOs with data, administrative, educational and care coordination services.
By Les Masterson • Feb. 7, 2018 -
Pop health, analytics driving change in medical imaging market, report says
Strategies are needed to help smaller provider groups increase their imaging productivity and boost revenues, according to Frost & Sullivan.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 2, 2018 -
Physician practices not flocking to CPC+
Just 165 practices have signed up to participate in round two of the CMS public-private partnership.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 31, 2018 -
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Health industry not immune to workplace sexual harassment
"One of the big picture ways to address or prevent sexual harassment in the workplace is just to push for more gender parity," says the American Psychological Association’s David Ballard.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 31, 2018 -
AHA launches new bid for better doctor relations
The program is aimed at improving physician-leadership relations, clinician wellness and population health initiatives.
By Shannon Muchmore • Jan. 29, 2018 -
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Jan. 25, 2018 -
Most top hospital online reviews are lukewarm or negative
An analysis of thousands of online reviews on Yelp found the vast majority of complaints are not connected to quality of care.
By Les Masterson • Jan. 19, 2018 -
More than half of US physicians burned out, new study finds
Burnout continues to permeate throughout the healthcare workforce, with physicians, intensivists, internists and OB-GYN experiencing the highest rates, according to a new Medscape report.
By Jeff Byers • Jan. 18, 2018 -
Hospitals, payers and docs collaborate on prior authorization
Trade groups for major healthcare players say they share a "commitment to industry-wide improvements to prior authorization processes and patient-centered care."
By Les Masterson • Jan. 17, 2018 -
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Providers fight back in court against online reviews
"If your feelings are hurt or you think the person is just being mean, I don't think the court is going to grant that," says healthcare attorney Erika Adler.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 17, 2018 -
Brown University makes alternative Care New England bid
CNE is still in exclusive merger discussions with Partners but Brown's president stated that deal "would be wrong for Rhode Island and for Brown."
By Jeff Byers • Jan. 16, 2018 -
CBO analyzes pricing disparities between physician services, Medicare
The agency compared the prices three major insurers paid for common services against Medicare's fee-for-service program. The difference is substantial.
By Tony Abraham • Jan. 16, 2018 -
Physician practices see increased operating losses, survey shows
Total losses per physician grew from a median of $95,000 in 2016 to nearly $141,000 last year.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 11, 2018 -
Survey: 11% of acute care facilities are switching EHR vendors
Epic has the most customers, with 61% of acute care facilities and 22% of ambulatory ones.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 11, 2018 -
AMA says doctor job growth not likely to meet future demand
Hospital and office-based physicians are helping add healthcare jobs, but not enough within their own ranks as the national demand for physicians mounts.
By Tony Abraham • Jan. 8, 2018 -
37 state and local minimum-wage increases take effect nationwide
Minimum wage increases in 18 states and 19 cities are now in effect, with more set for later in the year.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Jan. 2, 2018 -
CMS updates hospital star ratings formula
The agency said the methodology changes will result in broader distribution of the ratings, increased reliability and more stable estimates.
By Shannon Muchmore • Dec. 22, 2017 -
Banner off the hook for several claims in 2016 breach class-action suit
The 2016 breach compromised the personal information of 3.7 million people.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 22, 2017 -
Patient satisfaction survey data undermined by low response rate, study finds
“What you get is a very biased sample,” says lead author Arvind Venkat.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 22, 2017 -
Cooper files suit to recoup $15M after walking out on merger plans
The Camden, N.J.-based Cooper stated it would no longer pursue the acquisition of three hospitals from Trinity Health last week.
By Jeff Byers • Dec. 21, 2017 -
Female med students outpace men for first time
While the number of new medical school enrollees rose slightly in 2017, the number of applicants declined.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 20, 2017 -
DOJ settles with EmCare, accused of improperly steering patients
"This settlement should serve as a warning to all providers who allow financial incentives to displace their medical judgment," said U.S. Attorney Louis Lappen for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
By David Lim • Dec. 20, 2017 -
Epic to roll out Sonnet EHR in March
The product is one of two slimmed-down EHRs set to join Epic’s All-Terrain enterprise version.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 19, 2017
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