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Strategy
Ascension to Sell 7 Wisconsin Hospitals, Clinics to Aspirus Health
John Commins | January 12, 2021
Wausau, Wisconsin-based Aspirus is a community directed health system that operates four hospitals in Michigan, six hospitals in Wisconsin, and...
Strategy
Essentia Health, CommonSpirit Health Sign Letter of Intent
Melanie Blackman | January 08, 2021
CommonSpirit-owned Catholic Health Initiatives facilities in North Dakota and Minnesota are being negotiated to join Essentia Health.
Covid-19
Live Free or Die if You Must, Say Colorado Urbanites — But Not in My Hospital
Kaiser Health News | January 03, 2021
Even their COVID outbreaks are different: In Boulder County, the virus swirls around the University of Colorado. In Weld County,...
Finance
Continuing Resolution Delays $4B DSH Cuts For One Week
John Commins | December 11, 2020
President Donald J. Trump is expected to sign the resolution, which delays a government shutdown that would have taken effect...
Revenue Cycle
How Mon Health's Pre-Access, Patient Advocacy Focus Enables Rural Healthcare Delivery
Alexandra Wilson Pecci | December 07, 2020
Mon Health's patient advocacy program and pre-access service center work in tandem to help people in its rural West Virginia...
Covid-19
What Happened When the Only ER Doctor in a Rural Town Got COVID
Kaiser Health News | December 04, 2020
Kurt Papenfus is the lone full-time emergency room doctor in the town of 900, not far from the Kansas line.
Telehealth
CMS Makes Permanent Some Telehealth Services
John Commins | December 02, 2020
CMS Administrator Seema Verma said the extension of benefits is an acknowledgement of "the speed and effectiveness with which the...
Covid-19
Rural Areas Send Their Sickest Patients to Cities, Straining Hospitals
Kaiser Health News | November 24, 2020
Many rural communities across the U.S. have resisted masks and calls for social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, but now...
Finance
CHS Announces CEO Transition, Releases Q3 Earnings Report
Jack O'Brien | October 27, 2020
Longtime CEO Wayne T. Smith will transition to Executive Chairman in January 2021 and will be replaced by COO Tim...
Strategy
Sanford Health, Intermountain Healthcare to Merge
Jack O'Brien | October 26, 2020
The merger is expected to close in summer 2021, pending federal and state approvals, according to a press release.
Clinical Care
'No Mercy' Chapter 3: Patchwork of Urgent Care Frays After a Rural Hospital Closes
Kaiser Health News | October 13, 2020
'No Mercy' is Season One of 'Where It Hurts,' a podcast about overlooked parts of the country where cracks in...
Covid-19
Pandemic Steamrolls Healthcare Access for Rural Americans
Alexandra Wilson Pecci | October 09, 2020
Twenty-four percent of rural households said members have been unable to get medical care for serious problems when they needed...
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