Amid pervasive staff shortages, many hospitals around the nation have been forced to temporarily shutter operating rooms, which are a crucial revenue driver for health systems.

More than 55 million seniors currently reside in the United States, a number expected to reach 95 million over the next 40 years. This “Silver Tsunami” represents a historically under-served demographic that is exploding in population. The senior wave is cresting—and poised to crash down on the American healthcare industry.

MEDFORD, Oregon (Nov. 10, 2022) — To improve patient throughput and increase capacity across its three hospitals, Asante is tapping into the Smart Operations Center expertise of Edgility.

Given the challenges in today's healthcare market, it's time for hospitals and health systems to rethink what it takes to succeed in the current environment. Maintaining the status quo isn't the answer. 

This paper summarizes the implications of recent TAVR program expansion, supports the 2019 multisociety expert consensus recommendation of Level 1 and Level 2 valve centers, and defines the important role of hospitals without on-site TAVR procedural capabilities.

As health systems continue to face staffing and economic challenges, more revenue cycle departments are investing in automation technology to manage the burden.

Before approving resources for a new revenue cycle solution, every executive wants to know the expected return on investment.

Insight Global Health and Evergreen, Insight Global’s Managed Services Division, was at the Becker’s Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Annual Meeting this year highlighting how we can transform your healthcare needs.

Walgreens made healthcare headlines this week with its subsidiary VillageMD buying physician practice group Summit Health in a deal worth roughly $8.9 billion. The moves are all part of a bigger vision to make visits for low-acuity healthcare as convenient as an errand run, a Walgreens leader told Fortune.

To maximize shared savings, mastering risk adjustment is a critical factor for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) participating in MSSP, ACO REACH, and other alternative payment models. Unfortunately, however, many ACOs that participate in MSSP and ACO REACH don’t have a risk adjustment program in place that’s set up for success—or they may not have one at all.

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System was recognized at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference on Nov. 10 for pledging ongoing action to decarbonize the healthcare sector.

Healthcare executives once spent time crafting five- and 10-year strategic plans for system growth. Then the pandemic hit and planning horizons shortened.

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine International and Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts are expanding their partnership to improve the safety and health of the hotel's employees and patrons. 

Cleveland Clinic received threats against its main campus and Fairview hospital locations on Nov. 9, according to a report from WKYC, an NBC affiliate.

It didn’t take long for Dr. Austin Rose to make a cost-benefit argument for single-use rhinolaryngoscopes at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. 

John Randolph Medical Center in Hopewell, Va., part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, will be renamed TriCities Hospital.

Clinical staff are in short supply while costs are rising and revenues are under more pressure than ever.

While physicians understand the need to track activities agreed upon in their contracts, the administrative burden of doing so and the compliance risk related to recording errors are significant. By implementing a physician payment automation solution, health systems can reduce the paperwork and risks associated with physician contracts.

Valley Health System and Ensemble Health Partners (“Ensemble”) announced today that they are partnering to optimize the nonprofit health system’s revenue cycle operations.

While businesses, communities, schools and other institutions are busy adjusting to the “new normal,” hospitals, still grappling with the effects of COVID-19, are facing some complex challenges. However, unlike other businesses that have the flexibility to adjust their hours or the services they offer as they work to gain their footing, hospitals are faced with a different situation. They exist to serve the patients who need them. And so, their doors remain open, regardless of the obstacles they are working to overcome.