West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health posted a $3.1 million operating loss in the first quarter of 2024, an improvement from the $29 million operating loss it posted in the same quarter in 2023, according to its May 28 financial report.
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FDA proxies don't coincide with better disease outcomes: Yale study
New Haven, Conn.-based Yale School of Medicine and Atlanta-based Emory University researchers found a weak association between FDA drug proxies and disease outcomes — putting into question the effectiveness of using proxies in the approval process.
Primary care physicians performing fewer outpatient procedures
Primary care physicians are performing fewer procedures, but the Medicare population is growing, a recent study found.
Federal bill seeks to curb 340B eligibility
On May 28, representatives from three states introduced a federal bill to amend the 340B program by recognizing contract pharmacies, restricting pharmacy benefit managers and tightening eligibility criteria.
The inpatient, outpatient services that lose the most money
Reimbursements across all payers have fallen for five services, with an operating gap between -12.1% and -42.9%, an American Hospital Association report found.
Russian hackers targeting healthcare
Most attacks on U.S. healthcare are coming from Russia, ABC affiliate KGTV reported May 28.
Kidney function declines for most 65+ heart failure patients: Study
After being hospitalized for heart failure, 63% of adults over 65 had reduced kidney function after being discharged, according to a new study from Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
The question that transformed length of stay at Tampa General
Peggy Duggan, MD, executive vice president and chief medical officer of Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital, discourages employees from asking “How can I get patients out of the hospital sooner?”
Atrium Health to open $1.5B innovation district in '25
Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health’s $1.5 billion innovation district is on target to open next year.
Oracle Health: 7 headlines from May
Oracle Health, the EHR vendor formerly known as Cerner, had a busy May, with new contracts and technology rollouts. Here are seven headlines from the past month.
