November 7, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. The star ratings of Leapfrog's straight-'A' and 'F' hospitals Full story 2. New Jersey officials sound alarm on hospital's finances Full story 3. Hospitals shake up performance metrics for patient centricity Full story 4.…
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November 6, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Where are Leapfrog's 18 straight-'A' hospitals? Full story 2. Tennessee AG urges probe into health system Full story 3. Kaiser posts $239M net income, grows to 40 hospitals in Q3 Full story 4. The…
November 3, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. CMS drops 4 final payment rules for 2024: 19 takeaways Full story 2. Physician pay slows while productivity booms Full story 3. Fairview cuts 250 jobs Full story 4. Inefficiency isn’t inevitable. athenahealth takes work…
November 2, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Rural hospitals in crisis mode Full story 2. Health systems revamp the COO role Full story 3. 'Increasingly aggressive' insurers affecting business, for-profits say Full story 4. Financial challenges set off a wave of closures…
November 1, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. HCA violated terms of Mission purchase agreement, North Carolina AG alleges Full story 2. Texas health system lays off 288 workers Full story 3. Ascension Via Christi to close Kansas ED Full story…
October 31, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. CFOs march down contract labor costs Full story 2. Tenet ASC investment paying off as margins soar Full story 3. Blackstone to acquire 16-hospital system in India Full story 4. 32% higher patient…
October 30, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Feds float No Surprises Act changes Full story 2. Lehigh Valley Health eliminates approximately 240 positions Full story 3. UMass Memorial sues Steward hospital over nonpayment Full story 4. Bolster the bottom line…
October 27, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Mount Sinai plans to close Beth Israel in July Full story 2. HCA, AdventHealth ER battle drags on Full story 3. CHS CFO 'increasingly confident' in modernization effort Full story 4. The most…
October 26, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Maine hospitals treat victims of mass shootings Full story 2. Few rural hospitals go emergency only Full story 3. Payer-provider contract fights increasingly enter the spotlight Full story 4. Lifepoint Health's data migration…
October 25, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. HCA joint venture to lose $50M a quarter Full story 2. Questions hospital CEOs want answered — and why Full story 3. How a Texas hospital plans to exit bankruptcy Full story…