Medical Groups: Page 60
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CHI St. Luke's Health CEO resigns amid merger talks
Michael Covert will step down after the hospital system incurred a steep operating loss last year.
By Jeff Byers • June 29, 2017 -
Walmart and Quest team up for lab services
The partnership furthers efforts to broaden healthcare services to increase traffic and boost sales.
By Daphne Howland • June 28, 2017 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlinePayer/provider relationships
As M&A intensifies and companies embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.
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Deep Dive
9 major takeaways from the 2018 MACRA proposed rule
In addition to allowing for more physician exemptions from the program next year, CMS is proposing to let physicians continue to use 2014 certified EHR technology for MIPS scoring.
By Jeff Byers • June 26, 2017 -
Qliance's demise brings questions about direct primary care model
At its peak, Qliance served 35,000 patients at clinics in the Seattle area, but that number dropped to 13,000 earlier this year.
By Les Masterson • June 21, 2017 -
UnitedHealth, Aledade partner on Medicare Advantage accountable care program
More than 15,000 of UnitedHealth’s MA members are eligible for the Arkansas-based program.
By Les Masterson • June 19, 2017 -
CHS fires Lutheran Health CEO after buyout attempt
The hospital operator last month rejected a $2.4 billion offer from a physician-led group to buyout much of Lutheran Health Network.
By Jeff Byers • June 13, 2017 -
Healthcare costs at 'new normal' but still outpacing wages, inflation
PwC's Health Research Institute expects 6.5% medical cost growth rate for 2018.
By Jeff Byers • June 13, 2017 -
Most new provider-sponsored health plans not profitable
A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report found many such systems are not aligning clinically integrated networks and accountable care organizations to their health plan strategy. Instead, they are reducing costs by paying providers less.
By Les Masterson • June 12, 2017 -
Conn. lawmakers aim to mandate e-prescribing to curb opioid epidemic
The legislation also increases the ability of state agencies to share data on opioid abuse and caps prescriptions for children at five days.
By Meg Bryant • June 9, 2017 -
Report finds millennials lean on payers to find providers
The wide-ranging study on patient communication found roughly the same share of American adults store health records at home as in online patient portals.
By Meg Bryant • June 8, 2017 -
TMF: Patient portals can reduce phone calls
LexisNexis Risk Solutions and the AMA have also jointly launched an online portal designed to keep health plan provider directories up to date.
By Meg Bryant • June 8, 2017 -
Demand for nurse practitioners eclipses most doctors
Consumer-driven healthcare and population health are helping to fuel demand for nurse practitioners.
By Meg Bryant • June 6, 2017 -
4 recent hospital closures, layoffs related to reimbursement woes
Declining revenues and low volumes are causing hospitals to close doors or lay off employees. MedStar Washington Hospital Center cites financial challenges for its decision to let go 100 employees.
By Jeff Byers • June 6, 2017 -
Black Book releases EHR rankings for medical specialties
The most popular vendors differed widely across the different specialties.
By Ana Mulero • June 5, 2017 -
Provider groups ask Medicare Advantage be counted as APM under MACRA in 2019
The groups requested that the agency include MA for the 5% Quality Payment Program bonus in 2019 and 2020.
By Les Masterson • June 5, 2017 -
Outcome Health snags $500M in its first funding round
Investors include Goldman Sachs, Leerink Transformation Partners and Alphabet’s CapitalG
By Ana Mulero , Meg Bryant • June 2, 2017 -
CHS continues divestitures with sale of 5 PA hospitals
The deals are part of a major restructuring CHS put in place last year to reduce about $15 billion in debt — stemming in part from its 2014 purchase of Health Management Associates for $7.5 billion.
By Jeff Byers • June 2, 2017 -
AMA: Share of doctor-owned practices drops below 50%
Physician burnout and recent regulatory reforms are driving more doctors to work for other employers, according to the AMA's findings.
By Meg Bryant • June 1, 2017 -
Deep Dive
4 strategies for providers to collect on outstanding patient balances
Practices only collect 12% of outstanding balances at the time of service, according to new data from athenahealth.
By Jeff Byers • May 31, 2017 -
Cleveland Clinic to grow Ohio footprint with Union Hospital acquisition
The providers will seek to onboard the Dover, Ohio-based Union Hospital by Jan. 1, 2018.
By Jeff Byers • May 26, 2017 -
Drug supply shortage forces upheaval, care dilemmas on US hospitals
In seeking lower supply prices, group purchasing organizations decreased their ability to mitigate risk as drug manufacturers consolidated operations.
By Jennifer McKevitt • May 25, 2017 -
South Carolina physicians upset over RVU payment plan
The Medical University of South Carolina Hospital will soon pay about 1,000 physicians based on the number of patients they treat rather than how much money each department generates.
By Les Masterson • May 22, 2017 -
Study: Patients of older doctors have higher mortality rates
The rates increased to 11.1% with doctors in their 40s, 11.3% for those in their 50s and 12.1% for those over 60.
By Ana Mulero , Les Masterson • May 17, 2017 -
Survey: Value-based care shift is C-suite leaders' top strategic concern
A majority of surveyed U.S. healthcare executives don't think the Trump administration will slow down the move to value-based care.
By Meg Bryant • May 16, 2017 -
More than 800K physicians get MACRA reporting reprieve for 2017
The change came after the CMS used an updated formula to estimate providers' Medicare revenue.
By Les Masterson • May 14, 2017
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