Category: Modern Healthcare

Independent Palos Health has signed a nonbinding letter of intent to join Loyola Medicine, a not-for-profit three-hospital system owned by Catholic giant Trinity Health.

Seemingly intractable drug shortages have spawned Civica Rx, which maps out a phased approach to bringing more generic drugs to market.

Healthcare quality analysts say favoritism toward incumbents and fear of disrupting the status quo are major reasons why the same groups are repeatedly selected to develop and maintain quality measures for the CMS.

The CMS’ long-standing hospital readmissions penalty program has taken quite a beating recently from members of the research community over problems with its underlying measures.

With funding from a dance marathon, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is expanding its music therapy program for premature infants into the home.

This week the House committee chairs finalized their subcommittees and figured out who will be leading the healthcare policy charge in the lower chamber for the 116th Congress.

Hospitals and health systems are launching their own incubators and partnering with existing organizations to gain access to entrepreneurs’ innovative ideas.

Provider-payer collaborations, through aligned incentives and leveraging a wealth of data, can achieve better care outcomes at a lower cost.

The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission is slated to meet to review recommendations on disproportionate-share hospital allotments, upper payment limit compliance, measuring program integrity and more.

Sanford Health CEO Kelby Krabbenhoft is aiming for growth outside of the organization’s core hospital portfolio.