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Most providers seeking to outsource patient financing
A majority of healthcare providers, 61%, say they anticipate making greater use of third-party patient financing over the next couple of years, a new survey shows.
CWH Advisors conducted 38 in-depth interviews in the fourth quarter of 2022 with executi…
Healthcare professionals not speaking to patients on gun safety
Just 5% of U.S. adults say a doctor or other healthcare professional has talked to them about gun safety, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation report on Americans’ experiences with gun-related violence.
Former Outcome Health execs convicted in $1B corporate fraud scheme
A federal jury has convicted three former executives of Outcome Health, a Chicago-based health technology start-up company, for their roles in an alleged fraud scheme that targeted the company’s clients, lenders and investors and involved roughly $1 bi…
Labor picture improving for hospitals, nursing homes, according to Fitch
More rays of light are emerging for U.S. nonprofit hospitals on the labor front, according to the latest from Fitch Ratings, with hospital and ambulatory healthcare services payrolls having risen for 14 and 26 consecutive months, respectively, as of Ma…
Healthcare websites are being attacked with fake requests
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has issued a warning to healthcare organizations, saying a flood of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks could shut down their websites.
Report: Nonprofit hospitals make billions more in tax breaks than they reinvest into communities
A new report examining the finances of 1,773 nonprofit hospitals in the U.S. finds that more than three quarters fall short on expected investments in their communities.
Healthcare private equity deals hit $90B in 2022
Private equity in healthcare saw its second highest year on record in 2022, closing on roughly $90 billion worth of deals, according to a report from consulting from Bain and Co.
Despite a slowdown caused by macro-economic and geopolitical forces in th…
The Villages Health using natural language tech to capture patient info, save money
Despite investments in analytics, key patient attributes are often buried in a facility’s electronic health record.This was the challenge facing The Villages Health (TVH).
Maternity units with high-risk patients see nursing shortages
Nurse/patient ratios in hospital maternity departments are oftentimes inconsistent with national nurse staffing standards, especially in departments that care for high-risk patients, according to a new study in Nursing Outlook.
AHA throws support behind Rural Hospital Support Act
Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have reintroduced the Rural Hospital Support Act, which has drawn support from the American Hospital Association.
The AHA applauded the bill’s efforts to modify and extend some Medicare payments to ru…
