5 ways the healthcare industry can confront the looming threat of ransomware
Amid a pandemic, ransomware proves to be another assault on our healthcare systems.
Lyft names new head of healthcare
The ride-hailing giant wants to continue capitalizing on non-emergency medical transportation, and said the transition will be instrumental in that expansion, along with finding new use cases in the sector.
HCA revenue jumped nearly 15% in Q3, but labor costs rose
The chain more than tripled its profit in the third quarter. The company turned to overtime, bonuses and “whatever it took to staff to the patient load that we had,” CFO Bill Rutherford said.
CARES funding to hospitals hit hard by COVID-19 was unevenly distributed, study finds
Larger academic medical centers received a significantly larger proportion of federal coronavirus relief funds than smaller and more rural hospitals, a study of more than 950 facilities concluded.
Ascension, AdventHealth unwind joint venture Amita Health in Chicago
The move is rare in the industry, as hospitals have steadily consolidated over the years, raising serious concerns about a lack of robust competition and the subsequent impact on prices.
CDC panel backs COVID-19 boosters for Moderna, J&J vaccine recipients
Advisers’ recommendations followed the FDA’s clearance of additional doses for certain people vaccinated with Moderna’s and J&J’s shots, while also endorsing a mix-and-match approach.
Oak Street Health buys specialty telemed provider for $130M
The deal comes as major U.S. clinical networks increasingly build out their suite of services to jockey for employer and payer clients in the increasingly competitive space.
CMMI wants every Medicare beneficiary in an accountable care plan by 2030
Officials acknowledged provider concerns that current models are too burdensome and benchmarks too complex, which the innovation center aims to rectify.
Medtronic surgical robotics head talks Hugo, taking on Intuitive, COVID-19 challenges
Megan Rosengarten spoke to MedTech Dive about challenging Intuitive Surgical’s 20-year lead in soft tissue robotics, growing global robotics usage and the stress of entering a new market amid COVID-19.
Tenet sees widespread volume recovery, again raises forecast for 2021
The for-profit hospital operator reported that visits to its emergency rooms were up a whopping 25% compared with the prior-year period, reaching 97% of pre-pandemic levels.