Inflation and workforce shortages have rocketed expenses for hospitals in the last two years, and executive teams are pivoting to stabilize finances as much as possible. Will 2024 economic trends bring relief or more of the same pressures?
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'Zero evidence' pediatric pneumonia cases in US linked to China: 4 updates
Health experts say there is no connection between pediatric pneumonia cases in the U.S. and the surge of cases in China and several other countries.
6 RCM headlines from November to know
From R1 RCM announcing it will restate previously issued financial statements, to a look at ThedaCare’s approach to tackling claims denials, here are six RCM updates Becker’s reported in November:
'You want to fail and you want to fail fast': Tampa General CEO's plan for self-disruption
Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy and others are challenging the traditional healthcare system by designing new ways to coordinate and deliver patient care. But disruption doesn’t have to come from outside the industry.
Picking up on ACA challenges, Biden preps healthcare measures
President Joe Biden is preparing a package of second-term healthcare measures after contenders for the Republican presidential nomination suggested they plan to replace the Affordable Care Act.
DeSantis suggests plan to 'supersede' Affordable Care Act
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he aims to “replace and supersede” the Affordable Care Act if successful in the 2024 presidential election, making him one more candidate returning focus to the healthcare law after its spell of quiet in politics.
Jefferson patient actors seek unionization
A group of gig workers who act as patients at Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University want to unionize, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Dec. 4.
30 moves from The Joint Commission in 2023
In 2023, The Joint Commission has overhauled accreditation standards, elevated health equity to a national patient safety goal, launched a new certification program and more.
Security guard accused of necrophilia in Banner hospital morgue
A former security guard at Banner University Medical Center-Phoenix was arrested Nov. 28 after he was accused of committing sexual acts on the body of a deceased 79-year-old woman in the hospital’s morgue.
Northwestern U physicians launch unionization push
Resident physicians and fellows at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, which is on the university’s Chicago campus, announced Dec. 1 their efforts to unionize with the Committee of Interns and Residents, a local of the Service Employees In…
