Category: Modern Healthcare

More than half of hospitals fail to comply with the CMS’ sepsis treatment requirements, new data from the agency show.

A new Netflix documentary shines light on patient experiences with Bayer’s permanent birth control device Essure. The company recently said it would stop selling the device in the U.S. at the end of the year.

ProMedica bought the bankrupt post-acute provider HCR ManorCare for about $1.4 billion through a complex deal, where it needs to change HCR’s for-profit facilities into not-for-profit assets.

Most, if not all, of Montana’s restored health funding will likely go to the hard-hit Department of Public Health and Human Services, which cut more than $49 million in Medicaid reimbursement rates and left hundreds of jobs unfilled.

Oregon’s proposal would limit coverage for five broad chronic pain conditions to 90 days of opioid pain relievers

Twelve Democratic attorneys general sued to block the Trump administration’s new rule making it easier for small firms and individuals to band together in association health plans free from Affordable Care Act market rules.

The American Hospital Association named St. Luke’s Health System CEO Dr. Melinda Estes as chair-elect designate of the organization’s board of trustees.

As the CMS charts a path to level pay for outpatient services, it’s also leading toward a head-to-head battle with powerful hospital lobbying groups as some providers win and lose with site-neutral payments.

Admissions and revenue continued to slide for Community Health Systems in the second quarter of 2018. The for-profit hospital chain reported a net loss of $110 million in the quarter.

For-profit hospital companies’ share prices are benefiting from a week of mostly positive second-quarter earnings reports.