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Hospitals still in the red despite improving margins
Hospitals struggled with their margins in 2022, and even though those margins improved during the month of November, they remained negative for the first 11 months of the year, according to data published in Kaufman Hall’s latest flash report.
RN turnover in healthcare on the rise
The “Great Resignation” is evident in healthcare with hospital turnover on the rise, which brings with it its own set of costs and challenges that have hospital leaders looking at ways to reduce their turnover rates.
Hint Connect expands direct primary care network in Colorado with Nextera Healthcare
Digital Health company Hint Health, which is involved in the direct primary care (DPC) movement, has announced a partnership between Nextera Healthcare, Colorado’s first DPC provider and one of the fastest-growing DPC organizations in the U.S., and the…
LCMC Health acquires three hospitals from HCA for $150 million
The Louisiana Department of Justice has given final approval to a deal in which LCMC Health has purchased three hospitals in Tulane, Louisiana from HCA Healthcare for about $150 million.
The New Orleans-based nonprofit now boasts nine hospitals after a…
RSV still challenging for nation’s physicians
Physicians are still seeing significant levels of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV, with the viral threat straining hospital emergency rooms, according to survey data from InCrowd.
Cases of the respiratory infection are expected to continue to c…
HHS looks to increase healthcare ownership transparency
Prompted by President Biden’s Executive Order on promoting competition, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is releasing ownership data for all Medicare-certified hospitals.
HHS increases Tamiflu access through Strategic National Stockpile
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, is making additional supply of Tamiflu available to jurisdictions to respond to an increased demand for the antiviral during this flu …
Most Americans don’t trust health plans to provide accurate care options
More than half of Americans, 62%, don’t trust their health plan when searching for care, according to a new consumer survey report conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Ribbon Health.
Payers harnessing data to get ready for Transparency in Coverage requirements
One of the most important components of the No Surprises Act is the Transparency in Coverage rule, the requirements of which have been rolling out throughout the year – requiring health insurers and group health plans, including self-funded clients, to…
HHS Office of Civil Rights settles HIPAA access investigation with $20K settlement
The Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced a $20,000 settlement with Health Specialists of Central Florida, a provider in Florida that provides primary care, concerning a potential violation of the Hea…
