[ad_1] I will be retiring later this year, after nearly 42 years as a healthcare executive. At the beginning of this journey, I had no idea what peaks […]

[ad_1] Renton, Washington-based not-for-profit system Providence acquired Swedish Health Services’ five hospitals in 2012. Median operating cost per adjusted discharge at the 227-bed Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill […]

[ad_1] Much of healthcare payment is baked in, given Medicare and Medicaid. How is prolonged high inflation most likely to dent healthcare providers’ bottom lines? Rick Gundling: It’s […]

[ad_1] The U.S. healthcare system emits the same amount of greenhouse gases every year as 100 coal-fired power plants. That’s according to Gary Cohen, founder and president of […]

[ad_1] Ruth Williams-Brinkley, president at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, said leadership is about training others to support the organization’s mission. “It’s the ability to […]

[ad_1] The Justice Department lawsuit seeking to block UnitedHealth Group’s $13 billion acquisition of data broker Change Healthcare begins in federal court Monday. The government sued to block […]

[ad_1] Medicare payments for hospital inpatient services will rise 4.3% in fiscal 2023 under a final rule the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published Monday. That amounts […]

[ad_1] Policymakers should tackle the consolidation of dialysis providers, as it could lead to negative downstream effects for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, a study published Monday in Health Affairs suggested.  […]

[ad_1] The National Committee for Quality Assurance is adding metrics to the Healthcare Effective Data and Information Set to track how well insurers address health disparities. The update […]

[ad_1] Digital transformation has become a core priority for many health systems. But while most health systems say it’s important for their organizations to invest in digital transformation, […]