As healthcare continues to move toward value-based care, payment based on the model remains a point of contention, according to the Medical Group Management Association’s “Annual Regulatory Burden Report.”
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7 health systems opening 6 hospitals
Health systems that have opened hospitals, submitted proposals for construction or announced plans to build since Sept. 28:
Noom lays off about 500 employees; CFO exits
Noom has let go of about 500 employees in another round of layoffs for the weight loss and dieting app, TechCrunch reported.
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian partners with Medline
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, a three-hospital health system based in Newport Beach, Calif., picked Medline as its exclusive medical supply distributor in a partnership valued at $200 million.
Washington U’s Institute for Informatics director Dr. Philip Payne has seen AI’s evolution in healthcare
Philip Payne, PhD, has seen health informatics come full circle, he told Becker’s. He would know. He directs the Institute for Informatics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and has been in the field for decades.
Banner Health, Atlas Healthcare Partners acquire 2 Arizona ASCs
Atlas Healthcare Partners and Banner Health have partnered in the acquisition of two Arizona ASCs in Scottsdale and Tucson.
WHO ramps up Ebola response: 3 updates
The World Health Organization is sending additional specialists and supplies to Uganda to aid in Ebola response efforts, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, said Oct. 12.
78% of executives view consolidation in a negative light: Survey
Though healthcare consolidation has been on the upswing, not everyone views the trend favorably, according to the Medical Group Management Association’s “Annual Regulatory Burden Report.”
Screen kids 8+ for anxiety, US task force recommends
Primary care providers should routinely screen all children ages 8 and older for anxiety, according to final recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force published Oct. 11 in JAMA.
Flagship Healthcare Properties acquires Gastroenterology of Southern Indiana building
Healthcare real estate firm Flagship Healthcare Properties has acquired the Gastroenterology of Southern Indiana medical building in New Albany, the largest gastroenterology health center in the region, the News and Tribune reported Oct. 11.
