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36 health systems ranked by Q2 revenue
The monthly operating margin index for hospitals was 3.8% in July, up from 3.3% in June, indicating the beginning of a slow and sustained recovery for nonprofit hospital systems, according to Kaufman Hall.
3 healthcare takeaways from the Trump-Harris debate
Immigration and the economy emerged as major topics during the 90-minute presidential debate Sept. 10 between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. However, the candidates spent some of the time on two healthcare topics: abort…
When clinicians become cancer patients
More people younger than 50 are getting cancer, and clinicians are not immune to this trend.
Kaiser Permanente, CommonSpirit Health to share EHR in Colorado
Kaiser Permanente, based in Oakland, Calif., and Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health have expanded their partnership through a long-term agreement in Colorado, which will provide both organizations with a fully integrated EHR system.
UNC Health satellite campus files plan for new $462M hospital
Raleigh-based UNC Health Rex, a satellite campus part of Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health, has filed a certificate of need application to build a hospital in Wake Forest, N.C., for $462.1 million, a spokesperson for UNC Health told Becker’s Sept. 11….
Hospital wage inflation slows for some
Hospital wage inflation is slowing, with hourly wage growth averaging 3% in 2024, compared to 4.2% in 2023, according to a Sept. 9 Fitch Ratings report.
8 notes on resident salary and debt
U.S. resident physicians saw their salaries or stipends increase this year. However, in a new Medscape report, many argued they are not paid enough for their work and needs.
The link between care denials and increasing administrative costs: AHA
“Burdensome” insurer policies are on the rise and care denials increased an average of 20.2% for commercial and 55.7% for Medicare Advantage claims in 2022-2023, the American Hospital Association reported Sept. 10.
New Deloitte report debunks common healthcare myth: 4 notes
Fifty percent of women say they have skipped or delayed medical care, undercutting a longstanding myth that men are more likely to put off routine healthcare, according to a new report from Deloitte.
UPMC launches $200M fundraising campaign
UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation has launched a campaign to raise $200 million for the Pittsburgh hospital.
