Today's Top 20 Healthcare News Articles
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The analytics 'machine' driving a Stanford hospital
An analytics "machine" powers Stanford Children's Health, preventing surgeries from getting canceled and patients from being diverted, a health system leader told Becker's. -
Mayo, Kaiser Permanente + HCA: 8 Big Tech health system partnerships
Health systems continue to look to Big Tech to help with artificial intelligence and clinical documentation. Here are eight new partnerships Becker's reported on in the past month. -
AdventHealth invests in solar panels to save $20M over 2 decades
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth has invested in the installation of 7,500 solar panels that will save the health system an estimated $20 million over two decades.
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AHA disputes 'biased' hospital charitable contribution report
The American Hospital Association is defending the community dedication of hospitals and health systems after the Lown Institute, a nonpartisan healthcare think tank, released a report that found charity care from 80% of nonprofit hospitals falls behind tax breaks. -
Bon Secours Mercy Health posts $123.9M operating loss; new CFO to begin July 1
Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health reported a $123.9 million operating loss (-1% margin) in 2023, improving on the $323.5 million operating loss (-2.9% margin) in 2022, according to financial documents published March 25. -
There's no denying RCM teams' top challenges
Eighty-two percent of health system CFOs said that payer denials are higher than pre-pandemic levels, compared to only 2% who say denials have decreased, according to a report from the Healthcare Financial Management Association and Eliciting Insights. -
Health system C-suites eye value-based care roles
Healthcare is in flux. Hospitals across the nation report clinician shortages and tight margins, and insurers are pushing more care into the lower cost settings.
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Biden leans into the ACA
President Joe Biden is highlighting the Affordable Care Act in his 2024 campaign as the law turns 14 and after his Republican opponent signaled loose plans for its demise. -
Tennessee hospitals push back against proposed CON changes
Proposed state legislation to change Tennessee's certificate-of-need legislation would cause hospital service cuts and closures and reduce care access for many communities across the state, according to the Tennessee Hospital Association. -
US healthcare workers walk off the job: 5 strikes in 2024
Last year was marked by labor actions across the U.S. From coast to coast, healthcare workers participated in strikes, citing concerns about issues such as pay, staffing and recruitment, and such actions have continued into 2024. -
21 most innovative health systems, per Fortune
Out of the 200 companies heralded by Fortune as most innovative for 2024, 44 are in healthcare and 21 are health systems.
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4 health systems changing up their C-suites
Several health systems have made multiple changes to their leadership ranks and administration teams in recent months. -
Valley Health unveils $800M New Jersey hospital
Ridgewood, N.J.-based Valley Health System held a ribbon cutting March 22 for its new $800 million hospital in Paramus, N.J. -
How CFOs' focus has shifted over 3 years
Health systems CFOs are spending more time on cost management and operations and less time on strategy and cash management than they were in 2021, according to a report from the Healthcare Financial Management Association and Eliciting Insights. -
The new COVID-19 drug: 4 notes
More than a year after the FDA yanked away authorization from Evusheld, a monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19, the agency granted emergency use authorization to a new COVID-19 preventive drug March 22. -
Hospitals coming into compliance after price transparency fines
The hospitals that have been fined for price transparency violations came into compliance within three months of the penalties being levied against them, CMS data shows. -
AdventHealth taps hospital CEO
Mark Smith has been named president and CEO of AdventHealth Avista in Louisville, Colo. -
How much 5 health systems are paying for EHRs
Here is how much five health systems are expected to pay or have paid for the cost of purchasing, installing and upgrading a new or current electronic health record system: -
MetroHealth CEO: Why representation matters
When I was selected to lead The MetroHealth System in late 2022, multiple news articles highlighted the fact that I was the first female, the first person of color and the first nurse to be named president and CEO of this nearly 200-year-old institution. In the near year and a half since, I have continued to receive positive notice for breaking this barrier and for making leadership and provider diversity a key focus at Cleveland’s community-centered health system, where a large number of our patients come from minority or underrepresented communities. -
20 hospitals, systems where charity care lags behind tax breaks
A Lown Institute report found 80% of nonprofit hospitals' charity care falls behind tax breaks, with some short by hundreds of millions of dollars.
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