The future of telehealth and acute hospital care at home hangs on a spending bill that must be approved by the end of this week. Three big provisions in the spending bill need to pass for providers to continue to use flexibilities first made available under the COVID-19 public health emergency. Only legislation can continue […]
During its Investor Day last week, Centene released its earnings guidance and projected between $166.5 billion and $169.5 billion in revenue for 2025, representing slight growth year-over-year.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued a New York doctor for providing abortion-inducing drugs to Texas residents in violation of that state’s law.
As soon as the new year begins, Medicare Advantage plans need to implement strategies to improve measures to reach their star ratings goals, says Cindy Henry, director of Population Health Informatics at ZeOmega.
Back-to-back hurricanes Milton and Helene affected IV production, which delayed or cancelled surgeries and impacted hospital revenue, says Rami Karjian, head of the operating rooms business at LeanTaaS.
Children’s Medical Center Plano in Texas, part of Children’s Health, has just opened a 395,000-square-foot patient tower, with the expansion tripling the campus’s bed capacity, the health system said.
Heading into 2025, the physician shortage is no better than in past years and in fact, is continuing to worsen, according to Carey Goryl, CEO of the Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment (AAPPR).
In an op-ed published in The New York Times on Friday, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty addressed the backlash against the insurer following the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Ashland Community Hospital in Medford, Oregon is expanding its emergency department and surgical services as part of a new strategic plan that’s meant to facilitate the hospital’s long-term sustainability.
For hospitals to fully understand the patient experience, integration of the clinical, financial and communications sides of the patient journey is needed, according to Kelly Arduino, Healthcare Industry Leader at Wipfli. The electronic health record has the clinical side covered and the majority of hospitals have an EHR. The financial side is available in software […]