Healthcare industry management consulting has grown from a $20 billion industry in 2016 to over $45 billion in 2017, with projections topping $53 billion in 2018, says Black Book.
Category: Health Insurance
Adventist Health rebrands to AdventHealth, a name they say signals the arrival or beginning of health
All of Adventist Health’s wholly owned hospitals and care sites will adopt the new name, though ownership and business structure will not change.
Adventist Health rebrands to AdventHealth, a name they say signals the arrival or beginning of health
All of Adventist Health’s wholly owned hospitals and care sites will adopt the new name, though ownership and business structure will not change.
10 best and worst states for healthcare based on cost and quality, as ranked by WalletHub
The overall health of the population, more advanced medical equipment and a general lack of awareness regarding the best types of treatment can all affect costs.
Wage gap between hospital executives and doctors is widening, study shows
Average compensation for CEOs at 22 major medical centers increased by 93 percent, while orthopaedic surgeons saw only a 26 percent increase.
States Leverage Federal Funds To Help Insurers Lower Premiums
Even as it chips away at Obamacare, the Trump administration is solidly behind state-based initiatives to cover high-cost patients, known as “reinsurance” programs. It approved two more last week. [ED NOTE: JULY 30-31]
Apple is developing custom health information tracking chips
The custom sensor would measure information from the body beyond heart rate, report says.
Alphabet’s $375 million investment in Oscar Health will expand insurer into Medicare Advantage
Oscar says it uses technology to lower cost: More than 60 percent of member interactions with health systems are virtual.
Racial, ethnic minorities have lower rates of Medicare preventive care visits
Lower use of the Medicare annual wellness visit by non-white patients is partially explained by income and education.
Montefiore Health scores $1.2 billion financing deal that will add $600 million to flagship hospital’s balance sheet
The financing package is a hybrid of taxable and nontaxable bonds that will, among other things, reimburse the system for more than $350 million in capital projects.
