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Trinity Health operating income climbs amid steep impairment charge
While recording heavy impairment charges due to moving to a single electronic health record and revenue cycle platform, Trinity Health saw its operating income climb in its fiscal 2018.
Mental health parity remains a challenges 10 years after landmark law
Experts say 10 years after the landmark Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act was signed into law, full parity remains elusive for many Americans with mental health and substance use disorder seeking treatment.
Investors eye post-acute sectors’ growing demographic
There will be fewer independent post-acute providers as they struggle to raise the additional capital to comply with evolving regulatory regimes, care coordination and new payment systems, according to a new report from Welltower, which purchased…
Web exclusive: How changing operations can transform care
Modern Healthcare has rounded up web-exclusive stories centered around the idea of how a change in operations can be, for better or worse, transformative to the care delivered.
Wellforce appoints Wagner interim CEO after Deschene retires
Dr. Michael Wagner, the former president and CEO of Tufts Medical Center, will stay at the helm of Wellforce until the board finds a replacement for Norm Deschene.
Hospitals led healthcare industry hiring in September
The ambulatory sector has dominated healthcare hiring so far in 2018, but hospitals managed to take the top spot in September, as many divisions within the ambulatory sector reported weak job growth.
Florida Gov. Scott in hot water over financial conflicts of interest
During his nearly eight years in office, Florida Gov. Rick Scott was required to file forms disclosing his investments. Now that he is running for U.S. Senate, however, his wife is also required to reveal her own investments — and they seem…
Providers lack confidence in medical device cybersecurity
Providers said they don’t get the support they need from medical device manufacturers, and they also said they struggle with keeping accurate inventories of their devices, according to a survey by KLAS and CHIME.
CMS’ readmissions program changes hit specialty hospitals
Recent changes to the CMS’ Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program will result in smaller penalties at teaching and community hospitals and larger penalties at specialty hospitals, according to a Modern Healthcare analysis.
CMS’ readmissions program changes hit specialty hospitals
Recent changes to the CMS’ Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program will result in smaller penalties at teaching and community hospitals and larger penalties at specialty hospitals, according to a Modern Healthcare analysis.
