The Patient Safety Structural Measure released by CMS in the inpatient rule hard-wires patient safety as a top priority, says Leah Binder, president and CEO The Leapfrog Group.
AdventHealth, headquartered in Florida, has signed a definitive agreement to assume management of St. Luke’s Hospital in Columbus, North Carolina. St. Luke’s is a critical access hospital serving the Western Carolinas. The agreement also includes several physician and ambulatory care clinics.
Healthcare bankruptcies are on a gradual decline, showing signs of slowing down over the past three fiscal quarters, according to data published by healthcare advisory firm Gibbons Advisors. The report analyzed healthcare sector Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases filed from January 1, 2019 through June 30, 2024 for companies with more than $10 million in liabilities.
The federal government is treating extreme heat as an economic and public health concern, and this week the federal interagency National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) released a National Heat Strategy for 2024-2030 that aims to coordinate planning for extreme heat events.
Massachusetts has seized a Steward Health Care hospital in the state, after numerous “go-rounds” with the landlord, according to Gov. Maura Healey. St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Boston had received a high-quality bid from a hospital operator but the landlord refused to move, Healey said.
An automated process resulted in Humana instantly approving 70% of prior authorization requests, says Greg LeGrow, executive director of payer product market strategy at athenahealth, and Mark Fleming, senior director of product at Availity.
Virtual specialty care company Story Health helps patients go home after hospitalization through a model built on technology, an expanded care team and partnerships, says CEO and cofounder Tom Stanis.
Elevance Health, in conjunction with global private equity manager Clayton, Dubilier and Rice, has introduced national care delivery platform Mosaic Health, which aims to bring together apree health and Millennium Physician Group to offer clinical and digital capabilities to patients across the U.S.
Expanding Medicare coverage of anti-obesity medicines could increase annual spending by $3.1 to $6.1 billion, according to a new Health Affairs stud
In a bid to lower prescription drug prices, the Biden administration this week reached an agreement for new, lower prices for the 10 drugs selected for negotiations. These drugs, the White House said, are some of the most expensive and most frequently dispensed drugs in the Medicare program and are used to treat conditions such […]