CommonSpirit, AdventHealth dissolve joint hospital venture in Colorado, Kansas
The systems said Tuesday that the partnership had reached its “natural maturity.” CommonSpirit and AdventHealth didn’t lay out a timeline for the transition.
Senator blasts Ascension, alleging it runs like a private equity fund rather than a nonprofit health system
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., said the system “appears to be evaluating each staffing decision, service line, and hospital location as solely a business decision while seeking to bolster cash to put towards its investment funds.”
Sanford-Fairview delay merger after push from Minnesota AG
Even with the delay, the attorney general’s office alleged that the two systems had not yet fully complied with the office’s repeated requests for information.
ONC debuts first cohort of qualified networks in TEFCA, including Epic, eHealth Exchange
Epic, CommonWell Health Alliance, eHealth Exchange, Health Gorilla, Kno2 and Konza — which collectively cover a swath of American health records — have committed to go live within TEFCA in 12 months.
Surgical procedures cost significantly more at hospitals in network, study finds
The median price for a shoulder arthroscopy was $4,432 at hospitals within a network, compared to $2,643 at independent hospitals, new research in JAMA Network Open found.
HHS pauses surprise billing arbitration after Texas court decision
The process by which health insurers and medical providers hash out payments for surprise bills is still in flux due to a series of lawsuits threatening the dispute resolution process.
Workforce challenges top concern for hospital CEOs for second year in a row: survey
Before staffing woes took the top spot last year, financial challenges had previously ranked as the top concern for 16 consecutive years in a survey from the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Kaiser’s $4.5B loss in 2022 driven by labor expenses, investment losses
Kaiser is the latest non-profit to report annual losses as hospital operators face soaring labor costs, investment losses and rising medical expenses driven by inflation.
FTC’s enforcement action against GoodRx unveiled a new regulatory threat. Should digital health apps be concerned?
The order suggests the regulator is willing to use every tool in its tookit to tamp down on sensitive data sharing as medical care turns increasingly online.
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