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Clinical Care
Providence Health to Shut Down D.C. Hospital
The not-for-profit health system says it will 'transition' out of acute care services by the end of 2018 and focus...
Finance
ProMedica Finalizes $3.3B HCR ManorCare Acquisition
The joint venture with WellTower is being hailed as a 'first-of-its-kind partnership' and it gives not-for-profit ProMedica immediate scale in...
Finance
'Site-Neutral' Payments? Hospitals Unhappy with OPPS 2019
One observer praised CMS for 'picking a fight with powerful hospitals' in the agency's annual update to payment proposals for...
Nursing
Ambulatory Interventions Needed to Prevent Readmissions
To move the needle on readmissions, hospitals need assistance from non-acute care partners. Nurses can meet the need.
Clinical Care
Outpatient Colonoscopy Infection Rates Much Higher Than Previously Thought
Infection rates were thought to be in the neighborhood of one in a million, but new research shows the rate...
Clinical Care
Readmissions Are Down, Unless You Consider Rise in Observation Stays
When the rising numbers of non-admitted patients held for observation is factored in, declines in readmissions disappear. Are hospitals trying...
Strategy
ER Spending Rise Driven by High-severity Cases
A review of emergency department claims for employer-sponsored plans from 2009 through 2016 found that the average prices for higher...
Clinical Care
30-Day Readmissions Penalty Draws Fire
Researchers find that hospitals are most likely to be responsible for readmissions within a week of discharge, but outpatient clinics...
Clinical Care
Beleaguered VA Delivers Better Care Than Your Hospital
A RAND study found the VA health system performed as well or significantly better than non-VA hospitals on key measures...
Strategy
MedPAC Recommends Big Pay Cuts for Freestanding ERs
The American Hospital Association says the recommendation comes as hospitals are already grappling with record-low negative Medicare margins for services.