Category: ROOT

Are physicians souring on the employment model?

About 77% of physicians have moved away from independent settings and into employment by hospital or health systems. But recent developments indicate that some may be reconsidering their independence. 

Dartmouth Health improved operating margin to 4.1% in FYQ1

Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health reported an operating income of $40.7 million (4.1% margin) in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, ended Sept. 30, 2024, up from a $8.2 million loss (-1% margin) in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. 

Nuvance Health back in the black with 1.5% margin in FYQ4

Danbury, Conn.-based Nuvance Health reported a $11.4 million operating income (1.5% margin)  for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2024, an improvement from a $13.2 million operating loss (-2% margin) for the same period in 2023, according to its m…

US News' 118 maternity care access hospitals

On Dec. 10, U.S. News & World Report released its annual Best Hospitals for Maternity Care ratings, which also recognize hospitals providing services to underserved communities.

Ballad's Center for Clinical Transformation drives systemwide improvements across 20 hospitals

Nearly seven years ago, when Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health was formed through the merger of Mountain States Health Alliance and Wellmont Health System, Amit Vashist, MD, a dual-boarded internist and psychiatrist, found himself contemplating a…

HHS imaging rule draws pushback from Epic, health systems

Epic and some big health systems are pushing back against an HHS proposal to require health IT vendors to create hyperlinks to access medical images electronically.

ASA, AANA respond to Anthem BCBS' reversal of controversial anesthesia policy

The American Society of Anesthesiologists and the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology have both issued responses to Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield’s recent reversal of a controversial anesthesia policy. 

20 drugs now in shortage

Here are 20 new drug shortages to know, according to databases compiled by the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. 

Legacy Health improves operating margin to -0.4% in FYQ1: 5 things to know

Portland-based Legacy Health reported an operating loss of $3 million (-0.4% margin) in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, ended Sept. 30, 2024, up from an $11.9 million operating loss (-1.8% margin) during the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2023, accord…

The states with AI regulations on the table

With the use of artificial intelligence on the rise across healthcare, lawmakers in three states are proposing steps to regulate the technology: