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Hospital merger and acquisition activity slows down in the third quarter but large-scale transactions continue
Eighteen transactions were recorded in the third quarter of 2018, a 38 percent decrease over the 29 deals recorded in the third quarter of 2017.
Hospitals spending $25 billion more on supply chain than they should, study finds
Savings opportunities are fairly equal across hospital size, location, and whether the facility is urban or rural, for-profit or not-for-profit, or system-based or standalone.
Costs of Medicare diabetes prevention program may exceed reimbursements
Subtracting the average payment of $139, there was a $661 gap between the cost of the program and the expected payments.
Vatican gives thumbs-up to merger between Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health
The deal creates one of the largest U.S. hospital owners, encompassing 139 hospitals and accounting for $28 billion in annual revenue.
Six Deep-Dive Symposiums at HIMSS Annual Conference
HIMSS is accepting speaker proposals for six pre-conference symposiums on Monday, Feb. 11 in Orlando.
Most Medicare beneficiaries think Medicare won’t be available for their children, HealthMine finds
Cost transformation is imperative, but hospital efforts are lagging behind, survey shows
Close to 60 percent of responding executives say their organizations have processes and structures in place to achieve cost transformation goals.
Anthem pays $16 million in record HIPAA settlement for data breach
Anthem is being held responsible for cyber attacks that stole the protected health information of close to 79 million people.
Former Maine DHHS commissioner Mary Mayhew to lead federal Medicaid program
Mayhew will oversee the federal program as waivers for work requirements reduce the number of beneficiaries.
Americans still confused about healthcare law, survey finds
The majority of people are unaware of the basic benefits that Healthcare.gov plans have to cover, as well as changes made to healthcare law in 2018.
