With a fresh $92 million investment, a company that helps employers bypass insurers to contract with physicians and hospitals for healthcare services is now valued at $1 billion.
Officials in Fresno County, Calif., are pleading with the public to avoid emergency rooms for nonemergency conditions as its hospitals face significant strain, operating over capacity by a minimum of 20% to 40%.
Private equity firms have drawn significant policy interest and scrutiny amid recent reports of surprise billing, rising out-of-pocket costs for patients and increased healthcare spending in the U.S., according to Health Affairs.
Here is how much 12 hospitals and health systems are expected to pay for purchasing, installing and upgrading a new or current electronic health record system in 2023, as reported by Becker’s:
In 2024, EHR vendor Meditech told Becker’s the company is steering its efforts toward crafting sustainable and scalable solutions to tackle healthcare’s most pressing challenges, such as workforce issues, financial pressures and the escalating demand f…