Category: “Healthcare”

When an older American walks into a hospital, he or she has about a 1 in 4 chance of suffering some sort of injury during their stay.  Many of these are debilitating, life-threatening, or even fatal.  Things are not much better for younger Americans

First Choice Emergency Room, the largest network of independent freestanding emergency rooms in the United States, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 4,900,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a public offering price of $22.00 per share. The shares are expected to begin trading today on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ADPT."

Catholic Health Initiatives CEO Kevin Lofton explains the system's strategy for acquiring hospitals and health plans to build a critical mass in its markets and the resources and expertise to manage population health.

To think that health care is this ‘ginormous’ business that doesn’t understand costs is mind-blowing,” said Vivian Lee, ‘We don’t know what it costs, so how can we manage it?’ The escalation of healthcare costs is partially a result of the industry's inability to measure cost and quality.

How did any private, nonprofit organization gain this kind of power? Why do American healthcare facilities pay the Joint Commission millions each year for the privilege of a voluntary accreditation review? It’s a classic tale of good intentions, designed to improve healthcare quality, that turned into a quagmire of unintended consequences and heavy-handed regulation.

A little-known provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could leave physicians holding the bag when patients don't pay their insurance premiums, yet doctors are obligated to provide care during a grace period.

Banner will spend at least $500 million toward capital projects in the next five years, and it will pay $300 million to establish an academic endowment. UAHN’s long-term debt, totaling about $146 million, will also be paid off.

Hospitals already struggling with lower revenues and volumes are found to be charging more for almost everything. A recent study of patient prices for standard blood tests, cancer screening and other services varied widely and were sharply higher, on average, than prices charged by ambulatory clinics and independent doctor. This one study alone uncovered whopping price disparities for care that accounted for $68 million in claims that year, including blood work to test cholesterol levels, colonoscopies and physical therapy. Payers and CMS have taken note – how will hospitals survive when they lose this money?