Category: Healthcare Finance News

Most healthcare C-suite executives say improving the consumer experience is a top priority for 2019

Most respondents said they want to prioritize the consumer experience, especially those in highly competitive markets.

Precision healthcare startup GNS lands $23M from Cigna Ventures

Amgen Ventures, Celegene, Echo Health Ventures, Alexandria Venture Investments and Gary Loveman also participated.

Precision healthcare startup GNS lands $23M from Cigna Ventures

Amgen Ventures, Celegene, Echo Health Ventures, Alexandria Venture Investments and Gary Loveman also participated.

Healthcare industry adds close to 35,000 jobs in June

While the unemployment rate remains relatively unchanged at 3.7 percent, the unemployment rate for hospitals stands at about 1.6 percent.

Joint replacement bundles saved almost $1,000 per year

Overall, hospitals in the CJR model saw a 3.7% decrease in average episode payments for lower extremity joint replacements.

Most consumers wary of AI giving healthcare advice, suggestions

Healthcare ranked far below retail when it came to consumer trust in AI, though younger generations were more favorable toward the technology.

Hospital margins positive, if not always sufficient, finds Kaufman Hall flash report

The performance is being driven largely by solid expense management during a period of increasing patient volumes.

New data resource reveals highly variable staffing at nursing homes

More than half of facilities met the expected level of staffing less than 20% of the time during the one-year study period.

Affordable Care Act heads to appeals court on Tuesday

The federal court declined a request by Republicans for more time; Briefs are to be filed by end-of-day Friday.

Trump’s transparency order could ‘backfire’ if not coupled with quality data, expert says

Some industry experts are guardedly optimistic about the order’s intended effects, but opinions are mixed, and concerns vary.