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Despite revenue slide, Tenet sees strong ambulatory performance in Q2
Tenet Healthcare saw a spike in ambulatory visits and revenue in the second quarter of 2018, but a 6.2% dip in net operating revenue across all segments.
Medicare appeals backlog plummets more than 30% since 2017
HHS revealed it has made progress reducing its Medicare appeals backlog and won’t need to pursue the AHA’s suggestions to expedite pending cases. But the agency conceded it won’t be able to meet a federal judge’s requirement to eliminate the backlog…
In a first for Michigan, Henry Ford Health signs direct contract with GM
Henry Ford Health System in Detroit has signed a direct contract to provide a wide range of healthcare services with up to 24,000 salaried employees and their dependents in Southeast Michigan.
CMS inspectors visit South Dakota reservation hospital
The emergency department at the Indian Health Service hospital on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation is under scrutiny again.
FDA gives drugmakers new ways to prove opioid disorder treatments work
The FDA has noticeably shifted its approach to drug approval, releasing new recommendations that give drug developers a wider array of outcome measures to prove the efficacy of new medication-assisted treatments for opioid use disorder.
Inside the Beaumont settlement: ‘Royal Family’ doctors, big paychecks, free offices
Some doctors at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak were given lucrative perks, paid in excess of $700,000 annually, given the use of hospital employees for their office practice—and still allowed to bill insurers, the government and…
Providing virtual care from the other side of the globe
Virtual ICU care can improve access and boost quality for both patients and providers. It can also strengthen patient retention, especially in rural facilities.
Apps fill in behavioral health clinician gaps
As healthcare providers work to engage patients and identify mental health needs, they’re facing a new challenge: a shortage of mental healthcare professionals. So they’re turning to apps.
Illinois hospital readies memorial for Springfield race riot that inspired NAACP
HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Ill., is creating an exhibit to commemorate the town’s 1908 race riot that led to the foundation of the NAACP.
Engaging behavioral health patients through digital tools
Hospitals and health systems are turning — albeit slowly and cautiously — to digital tools to engage mental health patients, hoping to improve access and outcomes.
