Altarum creates value-based health benefit plan

The Medical Episode Spending Allowance Plan is geared for people with chronic or serious health conditions.

By Les Masterson • Sept. 12, 2017

Online physician ratings fail to adequately provide quality information

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center researchers said online ratings should not be used solely to select doctors.

By Les Masterson • Sept. 8, 2017

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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.

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Study shows magnitude of continuing provider consolidation

In 2016, hospitals were highly concentrated in 90% of metropolitan statistical areas, according to new research published in Health Affairs. 

By Jeff Byers • Sept. 6, 2017

The final nail in the coffin? Overtime rule is 'invalid,' court says

A federal judge has determined that DOL didn't have the authority to increase the FLSA's overtime salary threshold so drastically.

By Kate Tornone • Aug. 31, 2017

Government report says ACOs in MSSP 'show promise'

Most of the ACOs in the Medicare Shared Savings Program reduced spending and improved care quality, but a few dozen stood out substantially as high performers.

By Shannon Muchmore • Aug. 31, 2017

Keys to accelerating transformation in healthcare

Constance Sjoquist, chief content officer for the health innovation event HTLH, argues there is no magic bullet to revolutionize the industry, but there are strategies that can result in significant change. 

By Constance Sjoquist • Aug. 29, 2017

BCBSA study shows drop in antibiotic prescription fill rates

The report also had the troubling finding that prescriptions for reserve antibiotics, which should be used as a last resort to fight superbugs, increased 30%.  

By Les Masterson • Aug. 27, 2017

Northwell folds insurance arm CareConnect

The provider cited uncertainty concerning the Affordable Care Act's future and its failure to receive risk corridor payments as reasons behind the decision.

By Jeff Byers • Aug. 24, 2017

Clampdown on network directories fueling online solutions

"It’s problematic for both sides,” MGMA’s Robert Tennant says about the effort to keep health plan network directories updated.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 24, 2017

Providence Health & Services cuts 210 jobs

While the layoffs are a small number in comparison to the system's 111,000 employees, the company is prepping more cost containment measures.

By Jeff Byers • Aug. 24, 2017

New startup Pivot Health looks to disrupt healthcare staffing

Companies such as Pivot and Nomad Health are both banking on technology to help streamline job recruitment processes for healthcare organizations.

By Jeff Byers • Aug. 23, 2017

Provider groups mostly approve of latest MACRA proposals

The proposed rule in question exempts more small providers from the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, allows hospital-based physicians to report at a facility level and introduces virtual reporting groups.

By Shannon Muchmore • Aug. 22, 2017

Sutter Health teams with Quartet Collaborative to improve mental healthcare

This project seeks to enable better teamwork between primary care doctors and mental health specialists.

By Les Masterson • Aug. 22, 2017

7 tips to engage patients and keep them coming back

“The whole concept of how we schedule time is being rethought,” says BDO Consulting’s David Friend, who advises providers to leave a share of appointment slots for same-day scheduling.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 21, 2017

Investor says 'it is time' to replace CHS CEO

A letter dated Aug. 8 states action is needed immediately as management’s "previous missteps have resulted in billions of dollars of shareholder losses."

By Jeff Byers • Aug. 21, 2017

Cleveland Clinic pulls gala from Trump property after mounting pressure

Amid the backlash against President Donald Trump's reaction to recent violence in Charlottesville, Va., a few healthcare executives are speaking out in support of diversity and inclusion.

By Shannon Muchmore • Aug. 17, 2017

Study finds unintended consequences in online care

Doctors who adopted e-visits ended up seeing 15% fewer patients per month.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 17, 2017

CMS will start more targeted approach to Medicare fraud auditing

Medicare Administrative Contractors will be instructed to focus on providers with high claim error rates or unusual billing practices when compared to similar providers.

By Shannon Muchmore • Aug. 17, 2017

IRS revokes hospital nonprofit status for the first time

The agency reportedly stripped an unidentified hospital of its status due to failure to comply with 501(r) requirements.

By Jeff Byers • Aug. 16, 2017

Managing your online reputation — Yelp isn't just for restaurants

“A lot of times what it boiled down to was not anything about the care,” John Bender, a family physician in Fort Collins, Colo., says of online patient complaints.

By Meg Bryant • Aug. 16, 2017

Primary care clinician shortage expected in California by 2030

The report predicted nearly half of the state’s full-time equivalent primary care clinicians will be nurse practitioners and physician assistants by 2030.

By Les Masterson • Aug. 16, 2017

Survey: Most Americans not comparing prices for healthcare

Though out-of-pocket healthcare costs have skyrocketed, few Americans are searching for the data on those costs before getting care. 

By Les Masterson • Aug. 15, 2017

Investor raises CHS stake to 22%

Tianqiao Chen recently purchased 9.8 million additional shares of the hospital operator, currently remains a passive investor.

By Jeff Byers • Aug. 15, 2017

Nursing strikes can cause harm well beyond labor relations

A hospital can pay millions just preparing for a one-day strike, but there are also concerns about patient safety and the organization's reputation. 

By Les Masterson • Aug. 15, 2017

Bundled payment proposals include canceled, scaled-back programs

The proposal reduces the number of mandatory geographic areas for the joint bundled payment program and cancels the cardiac bundled payment program model.

By Shannon Muchmore • Aug. 14, 2017