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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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

The promise of smart healthcare

How do we use technology to build human connections, to build trust with our patients and let them know we care deeply about them?

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

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

Physician job growth varies greatly by region, report finds

Seven of the 10 highest-paying jobs in 2017 were in the medical field, according to a separate report by CareerCast. 

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 19, 2017

Study: 8 in 10 consumers unaware of telehealth care

Nearly half of the consumers who did not use telehealth services said they weren't sure they would be comfortable with a virtual visit. Most patients who did use telehealth, though, said they would do so again.

By Meg Bryant • Dec. 19, 2017

Humana, private equity ink $4.1B deal for Kindred

Kindred's portfolio will be divided where Humana will receive a portion of the Louisville-based company's home and hospice services.

By Jeff Byers • Dec. 18, 2017

5 tips for improving patient flow

Effective patient flow is essential to an efficient and profitable medical practice leading to a larger potential patient base. 

Dec. 18, 2017

NEJM: Opioid crisis measures aimed at docs mostly fail

Policies such as making doctor shopping illegal, limiting the supply of opioids dispensed at one time and alerting high-prescribing physicians were found to have no meaningful effect.

By David Lim • Dec. 15, 2017