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Category: Healthcare Finance News
Michigan Medicine nets $1.4 billion from massive university fundraising campaign
University of Michigan raised $5 billion, with more than $1.4 billion to be directed to advance patient care, research and education at Michigan Medicine.
Most Connecticut hospitals will see financial penalties due to readmissions
No hospital in the state will be penalized the maximum allowable 3 percent, but nine will be hit with 1 percent or more.
UC San Diego Health plots major urgent, primary care expansion
Comprehensive new primary, urgent care clinic set to open and at least 10 more are planned and could include specialty care as well.
UC San Diego Health plots major urgent, primary care expansion
Comprehensive new primary, urgent care clinic set to open and at least 10 more are planned and could include specialty care as well.
Healthcare spending is growing along with prices, up 5% over 2017
Spending by private payers has grown at a faster clip, with growth hitting 7.4 percent compared to 2.3 percent for public payer spending.
Healthcare spending is growing along with prices, up 5% over 2017
Spending by private payers has grown at a faster clip, with growth hitting 7.4 percent compared to 2.3 percent for public payer spending.
CVS Aetna merger gets Justice Department approval pending Part D divestiture
Aetna’s divestiture of Medicare Part D prescription drug plans to WellCare would fully resolve DOJ concerns.
BPCI Advanced model attracts ‘robust’ interest of almost 1,300 providers
The top three clinical episodes selected are major joint replacement of the lower extremity, congestive heart failure, and sepsis.
Hospitals are roadblocks to patient EHR data requests, despite HIPAA
Study from Yale researchers found some hospitals aren’t complying with state, federal regulations for patient records requests.
