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A cold glass of water for digital health hype
It’s a good time for healthy realism in how we think about healthcare outside of hospitals.
Providence debt collector to pay $1M to settle lawsuit
A debt collection agency hired by Renton, Wash.-based Providence has agreed to pay $1 million to resolve allegations the company unlawfully collected medical payments from about 166,000 Washington patients without providing them with disclosures about …
The dual realities of hospital finances
Two things seem to be true at once when it comes to hospital finances: Too many hospitals are losing money and high-performing hospitals doing better and better, “effectively pulling away from the pack,” according to an analysis from Kaufman Hall.
OHSU president ousts medical school dean
The dean of Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine resigned one day after the university’s president called for his removal after allegations about a physician taking photos of female students in class.
Why CHS' CFO thinks Medicare Advantage denials have 'hit a peak'
Kevin Hammons, CFO of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, said that Medicare Advantage payers began denying and downgrading “significantly more claims” in the post pandemic period.
UAB Health, Alabama clinics pause IVF treatments in wake of frozen embryo ruling
The University of Alabama at Birmingham health system and several clinics in Alabama paused in vitro fertilization treatments Feb. 21 after the state’s supreme court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children, according to The New York Times.
Substitute bill drops proposed Utah hospital sale
The proposed sale of Provo-based Utah State Hospital will not be going through after Utah Rep. Tyler Clancy revised his proposal that would have allowed the hospital’s sale to aid funding for new state hospitals and mental health services.
Former CMS administrator: Hospital-Medicare Advantage tensions 'a manifestation of an underlying broken system'
Hospitals and health systems around the country have recently ended some or all of their Medicare Advantage contracts, citing a variety of reasons such as reimbursement delays and the burden of prior authorizations.
AMA, National Quality Forum partner to standardize patient symptom data
To tackle the persistent challenge of diagnostic errors, the American Medical Association and National Quality Forum have partnered to establish standards for collecting and sharing patient symptom data in clinical care.
The CEO gender tenure gap (slightly) narrows
A gender tenure gap among CEOs is not a new topic of discussion, but recent research sheds light on where the issue stands today.
