Medical Groups: Page 88
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Partners HealthCare enters urgent care market
Though late to the game, Partners plans to enter with as many as 12 new facilities.
By Heather Caspi • Aug. 14, 2015 -
Community Health Systems files suit after failed acquisition
CHS claims St. Francis Hospital hid legal and regulatory issues from potential buyers.
By Heather Caspi • Aug. 14, 2015 -
Explore the Trendline➔
Yujin Kim/Healthcare DiveTrendlinePayer/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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266 new community health centers to get ACA funding
Obamacare will spend $169 million to open new nonprofit health centers.
By Nina Flanagan • Aug. 13, 2015 -
Will new scorecards cause doctors to drop Medicare patients?
A survey shows mixed results.
By Julie Henry • Aug. 12, 2015 -
Startups reviving doctor house calls
They are providing in-person visits for non-emergency medical care.
By Nina Flanagan • Aug. 12, 2015 -
Study: Big discrepancies between pharmacy claims data and provider medication list
The obvious question: where did the drugs go?
By Nina Flanagan • Aug. 11, 2015 -
Deep Dive
More physicians leaving independent practices
A new survey points to reimbursement and overhead costs as the biggest reasons.
By Nina Flanagan • Aug. 11, 2015 -
CDC: Healthcare facilities need better cooperation in drug-resistant germ fight
That action alone could save 37,000 lives over five years, the agency claims.
By Randy Lilleston • Aug. 7, 2015 -
Banned providers still participating in Medicaid programs
A new report says hundreds of banned Medicaid providers from one state can participate in another state's program.
By Nina Flanagan • Aug. 6, 2015 -
Lockheed Martin launches big new healthcare tech alliance
Health IT providers, medical technology companies, and academic institutes are joining together to advance public health and the Internet of Things.
By Nina Flanagan • Aug. 6, 2015 -
How Toyota has helped hospitals improve patient care
The carmaker's lean production system principles are being adopted by some hospitals.
By Nina Flanagan • Aug. 6, 2015 -
Deep Dive
AMA accepts the (nearly) inevitable, prepares for ICD-10
It joins CMS in efforts to ease the coding transition.
By Nina Flanagan • Aug. 5, 2015 -
Medicare records show growth in care roles of non-physicians
Federal data reveals non-physician caregivers billed for a wide range of procedures, including surgery, in 2013.
By Nina Flanagan • July 30, 2015 -
AMA task force to focus on reducing opioid abuse in US
The Group is committed to long-term comprehensive program to end US opioid abuse.
By Nina Flanagan • July 30, 2015 -
Are hospitals investing enough time, manpower in social media?
A study looks at Ohio hospitals' social media efforts and strategies over past three years and raises some interesting questions.
By Nina Flanagan • July 30, 2015 -
Athenahealth CEO: healthcare Internet here in five years
More than half of all hospitals now use EHRs, according to data from ONC.
By Nina Flanagan • July 29, 2015 -
Geriatric medicine network to add new Orlando clinics
The growth comes in an area with America's largest concentration of seniors.
By Julie Henry • July 29, 2015 -
Remote training program for clinicians gets $14M boost
The money is to be used to extend Project ECHO to federally qualified health centers nationwide.
By Julie Henry • July 22, 2015 -
Survey: Over a third of healthcare professionals expect to change jobs this year
Results suggest that pay trumps loyalty.
By Heather Caspi • July 17, 2015 -
Hospitals invest in specialty ERs for seniors
ERs that cater to seniors can carry a price tag of anywhere from $150,000 to $3.2 million.
By Nina Flanagan • July 16, 2015 -
Nearly half of consumers with a chronic condition discovered via wellness program
Three out of four healthcare dollars are spent on people with one or more chronic condition—but many are believed to be going undiagnosed.
By Heather Caspi • July 15, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Are doctors ordering fewer preventive services for women on Medicaid?
...or are the resuts of a new Urban Institute study skewed?
By Julie Henry • July 9, 2015 -
HealthSouth joins forces with St. John to provide rehab care
The two hospital operators will work together to operate the existent 40-bed Bernsen Rehabilitation Center and build a new freestanding facility.
By Heather Caspi • July 1, 2015 -
Open Payments: Docs got $6.5B from drug/device industries in 2014
Payments cover everything from product development, to R&D, to dinner speakers and various types of consulting.
By Nicole Gray • July 1, 2015 -
SEI Healthcare plans major expansion
The in-home provider intends to capitalize on the growing number of U.S. seniors.
By Julie Henry • July 1, 2015