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Deep Dive
Wanted: Leaders for tomorrow's emergency room
A cycle of poached talent and non-investment may be at the root of healthcare’s leadership shortage.
By Ryan Golden • Aug. 7, 2017 -
Deep Dive
When 'gigging' healthcare, providers must balance risk with cost
Independent contracting offers the promise of high-quality work at lower prices. But liability remains a thorn in the side of employers everywhere.
By Kathryn Moody • Aug. 7, 2017 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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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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CMS hospital payments to increase by $2.4B
The agency is moving forward with a controversial new formula for calculating uncompensated care payments that uses Medicare Cost Reports.
By Shannon Muchmore • Aug. 3, 2017 -
More providers looking into home care programs
Home-based care can help drive down healthcare costs and raise patient satisfaction.
By Meg Bryant • Aug. 2, 2017 -
CHS underperforms in Q2, looks to more divestitures
The hospital chain planned to divest 30 hospitals this year in hopes of cutting its $15 billion debt.
By Jeff Byers • Aug. 2, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Health reform driving payer-provider partnerships
A major driver of these partnerships is the move away from fee-for-service payments and toward valued-based payments and population health management.
By Les Masterson • Aug. 2, 2017 -
Vidant Health, East Carolina University agree to $462.5M integration
The combined organization is expected to launch next year.
By Les Masterson • July 31, 2017 -
Primary care job growth slower than specialists
The percentage of physicians in primary care dropped from 44% to 37% between 2005 and 2015, according to a report from Health Affairs.
By Les Masterson • July 31, 2017 -
RWJBarnabas Health, Rutgers University partner to form healthcare system
The partnership would create New Jersey’s largest academic healthcare system.
By Les Masterson • July 28, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Don't let the name fool you, ACA 'skinny' repeal has major consequences
A scaled-down version of ACA repeal is the latest GOP healthcare proposal, but it may just be a vehicle for returning to earlier, more conservative legislation.
By Shannon Muchmore • July 27, 2017 -
Former Microsoft exec named as Providence St. Joseph Health's CFO
Venkat Bhamidipati, as EVP and CFO for the 50-hospital system, is looking toward technology investments as an area of business growth.
By Jeff Byers • July 26, 2017 -
Failed BCRA vote shows tough road ahead for ACA repeal, replace
A procedural vote to continue discussion of Republican healthcare legislation passed on Tuesday afternoon.
By Shannon Muchmore • July 25, 2017 -
Opinion
The promise of physician-owned practices: Optimism in the AMA Physician Practice Benchmark Survey
Aledade co-founder and CEO Dr. Farzad Mostashari shares why he believes small, physician-owned practices are neither irrelevant nor going extinct.
By Dr. Farzad Mostashari • July 24, 2017 -
Number of actively licensed physicians increased 12% since 2010
Overall physician compensation increased over the past year by nearly 3%.
By Les Masterson • July 24, 2017 -
CBO: Out-of-pocket health costs would skyrocket under revised BCRA
The newest CBO score doesn't change much of the political discussion currently, but it has some drastic illustrations of how high deductibles and general out-of-pocket spending could get.
By Shannon Muchmore • July 21, 2017 -
New One Medical CEO comes from UnitedHealth's Optum
The announcement comes as the healthcare industry is looking for lower-cost and easy-to-access options for patients.
By Jeff Byers • July 19, 2017 -
Deep Dive
The BCRA is dead, but don't take your eye off Capitol Hill
The healthcare industry may have dodged a bullet, but this week’s legislative stumbles for the GOP don’t mean healthcare is off the table for Congress. Here's what to watch.
By Shannon Muchmore • July 18, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Federal fraud takedown another warning shot for providers
Last week, the HHS charged 412 individuals for a total of $1.3 billion in false healthcare billings, the largest enforcement action from the agency yet.
By Jeff Byers , Shannon Muchmore • July 18, 2017 -
Lawmakers prod CMS to collect Meaningful Use overpayments
A recent HHS Inspector General’s investigation found CMS paid more than $700 million to healthcare professionals who did not meet the program's requirements.
By Meg Bryant • July 18, 2017 -
It's official: Beth Israel Deaconess, Lahey Health agree to merge
The agreement would merge 13 hospitals, creating the second-largest healthcare system in Massachusetts.
By Jeff Byers • July 16, 2017 -
American Family Care gets $1B investment in urgent care locations
American Family Care is the largest operator of urgent care centers, and the new deal is expected to add another 300 locations.
By Les Masterson • July 14, 2017 -
Medicare Advantage plans pay physicians about the same as traditional Medicare, study finds
Researchers reviewed 144 million claims for common services from 2007 to 2012.
By Les Masterson • July 12, 2017 -
65% of healthcare partnerships lead to cost savings, study shows
More than half of respondents in a survey from the Partnership for Healthy Outcomes said their partnerships include care coordination support.
By Les Masterson • July 7, 2017 -
Open Payments: Industry payments to physicians, hospitals rose to $8.2B in 2016
The latest data review found 1,481 companies made payments to 631,000 physicians and 1,146 teaching hospitals.
By Les Masterson • July 3, 2017 -
DOL abandons overtime rule, asks court to OK salary threshold concept
The federal government will no longer defend Obama-era regulations drastically expanding the number of workers eligible for overtime.
By Kate Tornone • June 30, 2017
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