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U of Pittsburgh improves revenue, margins
Ah, a positive story in the midst of continuing financial pain out there! Always nice to hear. This time it's the tale of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, which saw operating revenue rise... Read more...
Survey: Use of health savings accounts growing
A new survey suggests that health savings accounts are becoming increasingly popular, with the number of accounts and level of assets rising steadily. A new study from Celent reported that the number... Read more...
Humana hungry to buy provider-owned health plans
Humana is looking to buy more provider-owned health plans this year, according to CEO Mike McCallister, who spoke about his plans at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. Humana has already made... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: New HCA Midwest head faces big challenges
HCA Midwest Health System's 10 hospitals face an insanely competitive marketplace, hundreds of millions of dollars in underperforming investments and union tensions--just to name a few issues. In... Read more...
Pay-for-performance investments to become more common
Over the past year, we've had a chance to learn from a handful of larger provider organizations which have Read more...
Trend: Hospitals investing in patient lifting devices
In some cases under threat of legislation, hospitals are increasingly investing in patient-lifting and sliding equipment. Such equipment is helping nurses avoid on-the-job injuries and lowering... Read more...
Questions arise over future of physician-owned hospitals
Increasingly, physicians have been sinking money in hospitals--an investment which seems to be working out very well for most. However, a new provision proposed by Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) for the 2008... Read more...
Trend: Hospitals embracing ASC trend
Historically, hospitals have been a more than a little concerned about the rise of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), which stand to skim off some of their more profitable procedures while not being... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: CMS bans Medicaid chemotherapy coverage for noncitizens; MD med mal insurer doesn't want subsidy; and much more...
> CMS has told New York that it can't bill for chemotherapy under Medicaid provisions allowing coverage emergency services for noncitizens. Read more...
Trend: Nursing home investors cut costs to the bone
The nursing home industry has always operated on a narrow margin. However, as private investors buy out nursing home chains, they're hoping to change the picture, in part by cutting nursing rosters... Read more...
