Medical Groups: Page 6

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    AI scribes lessen clinician burnout, but financial impact unclear: report

    Early adopters of the documentation tools report positive impacts on clinician burnout and cognitive load, but their effect on productivity and financial performance is unclear, according to the Peterson Health Technology Institute.

    By • March 27, 2025
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    Physician sentiment survey shows returning optimism, decreased quit intentions

    A new survey from Athenahealth and the Harris Poll shows physicians are thinking less about quitting their jobs and are more favorable toward AI.

    By Susanna Vogel • March 26, 2025
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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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    Academic medical centers say funding cuts jeopardize health research

    Proposed cuts to National Institutes of Health funding threaten a critical pipeline of innovation and discovery necessary to fuel advancements in patient care, according to researchers and provider groups.

    By Susanna Vogel • March 21, 2025
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    Private equity firms are increasingly buying disability care centers

    Over 10 years, private equity firms acquired more than 1,000 disability care providers. But intense pressures to turn a profit could harm quality, according to the Private Equity Stakeholder Project.

    By Susanna Vogel • March 19, 2025
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    Hospital-at-home companies DispatchHealth, Medically Home to merge

    DispatchHealth CEO Jennifer Webster will lead the combined company once the deal closes, which is expected in mid-2025.

    By • March 19, 2025
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    MedPAC recommends Congress tie physician pay to inflation for 2026

    Industry groups mostly supported the proposal to link payment increases for physicians to the Medicare Economic Index minus 1 percentage point.

    By Susanna Vogel • March 17, 2025
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    FDA adds hemodialysis devices to shortage list amid B. Braun disruption

    The disruption is expected to impact patient care, may require adjustments to the management of hemodialysis patients and could continue through the early fall of 2025.

    By Nick Paul Taylor • March 17, 2025
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    Medicaid expansion cuts could hit provider revenue, spike uncompensated care: report

    If states end their expansion programs in response to funding cuts, spending on healthcare services would fall by nearly $80 billion and uncompensated care costs would rise by $19 billion in 2026, according to new research.

    By • March 12, 2025
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    ECRI warns insufficient AI governance threatens patient safety

    ECRI, a nonprofit focused on healthcare safety and quality, also said cybersecurity breaches can delay care and diagnostic errors can lead to improper treatment.

    By Nick Paul Taylor • March 11, 2025
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    Lawmakers move to allow Medicare pay cut, drawing rebuke from physicians

    The continuing resolution left in place a physician pay cut from Jan. 1, despite lobbyists’ hopes lawmakers would reverse it.

    By Susanna Vogel • March 11, 2025
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    Cano Health CEO Mark Kent steps down

    Kent, who took on the chief executive role in 2023, shepherded the primary care chain through its bankruptcy restructuring.

    By • March 10, 2025
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    Healthcare tackles AI oversight with no aid from Trump administration

    The president’s deregulatory bent means more responsibility rests on the shoulders of healthcare stakeholders to get artificial intelligence right.

    By • March 10, 2025
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    Walgreens to be acquired in $10B take-private deal

    The struggling retail pharmacy chain entered an agreement to be purchased by private equity firm Sycamore Partners, which could end its nearly 100-year run as a public company.

    By • March 7, 2025
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    EHR vendors turn to artificial intelligence to modernize health records

    Software companies like Epic and Oracle say they’re weaving AI into clinicians’ workflows to meet client demand, keep up with competitors and improve the productivity of a swamped healthcare system.

    By • March 6, 2025
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    Amazon One Medical CEO to step down

    Trent Green will step down in April, less than two years after he took on the chief executive role at the Amazon-owned primary care provider, according to a spokesperson.

    By • March 6, 2025
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    Could artificial intelligence increase clinician burden?

    Vendors say their AI scribes and assistants will save doctors time. But the need for careful oversight, along with hospitals’ inclination to see as many patients as possible, could mean clinicians’ schedules won’t be freed up by AI tools.

    By • March 6, 2025
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    Notable’s CMO on building trust in agentic AI

    Don’t ask Aaron Neinstein for the accuracy rates of Notable’s AI — he won’t tell you. Here, the executive explains why, and discusses the company’s expansion plans, federal oversight (or the lack thereof) and competition in the AI space.

    By • March 5, 2025
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    Humana plans to add up to 30 more primary care centers this year

    The new centers are being built or acquired in 11 of the 15 states where Humana’s primary care network already has a presence.

    By • Updated Feb. 19, 2025
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    A new, non-opioid pain drug is here. Getting it to patients could be agony.

    After decades of research, Vertex Pharmaceuticals now has an approved pain medication. Can one of the world’s most powerful biotechs contend with a healthcare system that’s long favored opioids?

    By Jacob Bell • Feb. 11, 2025
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    Walgreens offloads more Cencora shares

    The sale netted about $300 million for Walgreens and shrinks the company’s stake in Cencora to approximately 6%, down from 10%.

    By • Feb. 7, 2025
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    Why health systems should be ‘clear-eyed’ about business goals for AI tools

    Caroline Pearson, the executive director of the Peterson Health Technology Institute, discusses the institute’s new task force studying the financial, efficiency and workforce effects of AI products.

    By • Feb. 6, 2025
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    Healthcare supply chain, pharmacy costs to rise in 2025: report

    Tariffs and price inflation for specialty medications will increase costs, according to research from Vizient. 

    By Susanna Vogel • Feb. 3, 2025
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    Bankrupt Prospect Medical says it has tentative deal to sell Crozer Health

    Prospect Medical Holdings said Friday it has a deal to sell Crozer Health to a consortium of nonprofit healthcare operators. However, the system offered few specifics about deal terms.

    By Susanna Vogel • Feb. 3, 2025
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    Large blood center chain hit by ransomware attack

    The Greater New York Hospital Association said it's been in close contact with its member hospitals and it hasn't heard of any blood supply delays.

    By • Jan. 31, 2025
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    Healthcare’s outlook in 2025: New administration spells uncertainty, but hope remains

    Although experts predict payers, providers and health technology companies will grapple with uncertainty in a second Trump administration, some hope that yearslong headwinds could begin reversing course in 2025.

    By • Jan. 29, 2025