Cigna expands MA presence by 22% for 2023
Despite previously lagging in the market, Cigna is now among the fastest-expanding MA providers, analysts said.
Medtech companies shift strategy as more orthopedic procedures move to ambulatory surgical centers
Stryker, J&J and other device companies are building out teams focused on ASCs.
Details emerge on CommonSpirit’s ‘IT security incident’ as more regions report disruptions
Some CommonSpirit hospitals across the country have been cut off from their electronic health records, forcing them to revert to paper charts. Ambulances were diverted from facilities in Iowa for a short period on Monday.
SCOTUS won’t hear challenge to health worker vaccine mandate
In January, the high court upheld the CMS rule mandating that healthcare workers be vaccinated against COVID-19 at medical facilities that receive federal funding.
How tight nursing home capacity is bottlenecking hospital operations
Large hospital operators reported increasing lengths of stay and difficulties discharging patients in the first half of 2022. The answer to why lies in a perennially stressed post-acute care chassis driven to the brink by COVID-19.
Trinity Health posts $1.4 billion net loss in 2022 as contract labor costs hit ‘unprecedented highs’
The Michigan-based system’s contract labor costs ballooned 123% compared to the prior year as it struggled with labor shortages.
Safety net hospital operator files for bankruptcy protection
Expenses for contract labor and medical supplies have skyrocketed at Pipeline, according to its bankruptcy filing.
Telehealth use rose overall in July, report finds
Telehealth use rose in the West, Midwest and South in July while it fell in the Northeast, according to Fair Health’s monthly telehealth data out Monday.
CommonSpirit Health says it experienced ‘IT security incident’ in multiple regions
CommonSpirit operates 140 hospitals and more than 1,500 sites of care across 21 states.
Done deal: UnitedHealth completes $13B Change Healthcare buy
It does not appear the DOJ will challenge the deal in appellate court, although not appealing would be viewed as a major setback for the agency, antitrust legal experts told Healthcare Dive.