Payors might provide more than reimbursement in the next few years — they may be signing the check to buy your hospital or the physicians that drive your referrals. Payors buying physiciansTwo related but distinct trends are emerging, and quietly:…
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The Colorado Health Foundation's plan to sell its share of Denver-based HCA-HealthONE to Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA for $1.45 billion, has sparked controversy over a conversion statute, according to a Denver Post report.
Sixteen hospitals in Massachusetts — representing nearly 25 percent of all hospitals in the state — lost money last year, according to a Boston Globe news report.
An employee walks into your office complaining of improprieties concerning claims your hospital submitted to the government. Your initial reaction is the allegations are meritless, and you are inclined to simply ignore them. However, this response could prove dangerous and…
Sunrise Children's Hospital in Las Vegas has implemented a no-smoking policy on its hospital campus, according to a Las Vegas Review-Journal news report.
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The healthcare sector experienced the slowest growth rate for the year in June, while hospital employment declined by 4,000 jobs, or 0.08 percent, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics news release.
David T. Feinberg, MD, is the CEO of UCLA Hospital System, associate vice chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences, and the first person to tell you 99th percentile isn’t good enough. A psychiatrist and former medical director of UCLA’s Resnick Neuropsychiatric…
The government shutdown in Minnesota, which began more than a week ago, may impede the Mayo Clinic’s expansion efforts in Mankato, according to a Mankato Free Press news report.
Almost 50 percent of all healthcare spending is concentrated among 5 percent of patients who are deemed “high-cost” users, according to recent research conducted by the National Institute for Health Care Management.
Louisiana has withdrawn its application for federal funding for its new teaching hospital, University Medical Center, according to a local FOX news report.