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Moody’s maintains continued negative outlook for nonprofit healthcare sector but signals inkling of stability
While PCP office visits decline, stats for LPNs and PAs are way up showing promise for bridging future care gaps
Primary care visits to nurse practitioners and physician assistants increased 129 percent from 2012 to 2016, report shows.
eConsult proves valuable tool for NYC Health+Hospitals in cutting wait times, speeding referrals
For patients referred for an in-person specialty care visit, the median wait time decreased from 50 days before eConsult to 28 days with similar results for high-urgency patients.
American Medical Association lays out new policy to combat physician suicide requiring data collection by key accrediting bodies
Policy asks Liaison Committee on Medical Education, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education to gather data on medical student, resident, fellow suicides.
Beth Israel Deaconess, Lahey Health merger gets go-ahead with major conditions from Massachusetts AG
American Medical Association report shows competition shrinking in many U.S. health insurance markets
Anthem was the largest insurer in more metropolitan markets than any other insurer; Health Care Service Corp. was second, followed by UnitedHealth Group.
Dignity Health, Catholic Health Initiatives mega-merger clears major hurdle in California, winning state DOJ approval
The CA DOJ set strong conditions for their approval which the agency meant as protection for Medi-Cal beneficiaries and charity care.
Medical University of South Carolina makes first-ever hospital acquisition with purchase of 4 hospitals from Community Health Systems
The additions will increase the size and scale of the MUSC Health network, delivering greater value to patients and positively impacting population health.
Amazon could be making move to broaden scope of PillPack services with spate of new licenses
PillPack recently applied for new pharmacy licenses to allow it to ship drugs to customers in more states from its Phoenix facility, including Washington State.
How Grady Health System used AI to reduce preventable readmissions
Case study: Grady Health used an AI machine to generate which patients were most at risk of coming back to them within 30 days, and then dispatched EMS staff to visit them.
