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Competition for doctors heats up in northern CA
HCA income up, but bad debt still significant
HMA adopts tougher collections strategy
Walgreens sets retail clinic expansion plans
MD-staffed retail clinics becoming more common
Dialysis provider faces anemia drug pressures
MA physicians challenge retail clinic plan
ALSO NOTED: Triad/Community merger moves ahead; second BCBS of NC pays P4P bonuses; and much more...
> Shareholders have approved the $5.1 billion sale of Triad Hospitals to Community Health Systems. The combined company will operate more than 140 facilities in 28 states. Article
> Working with the N.C. State Health Plan, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina has doled out $800,000 in pay-for-performance bonuses. …
Read more...SPOTLIGHT: A culture of hospital complaint?
Today, if you look up the phrase "hospital complaint" on Google, you get largely the addresses of state and federal agencies charged with protecting consumers. To date, there's been no rush of sites comparable to what we've seen on the physician side, where some doctors have been flayed mercilessly (though seemingly, legally) on public consumer forums for allegedly bad attitudes, poor service or inadequate care. However, don't expect the quiet to last. One emerging site, …
HFMA: Over half of hospitals struggling financially
According to a new Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) study, over half of U.S. hospitals are facing financial struggles. Rural hospitals and those not affiliated with a health system--almost half of hospitals--are particularly at risk from competitors. Financial pitfalls come from many directions, including competition from doctor-owned facilities, lower government reimbursement rates, high debt and spending on necessary infrastructure and IT improvements. Some hospitals …
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