CMS will postpone July hospital star ratings with no word on...
Star ratings released in December 2017 will remain on Hospital Compare until the next update.
Healthcarecare Finance News Feed
Officials remove special rules for gene therapy experiments
A special National Institutes of Health oversight panel will no longer review all gene therapy applications and will instead take on a broader advisory...
Inovalon to buy ABILITY for $1.2 billion
The goal of the acquisition is to create a vertically integrated company in cloud-based enablement of data-driven value-based care.
Healthcarecare Finance News Feed
What happens when private hospitals avoid treating uninsured patients
Some providers make a policy of referring anyone without insurance to public hospitals, creating duplicate visits and diagnostic testing that strains those already struggling...
Oregon health agency’s money troubles double in new report
Money problems at the Oregon agency that oversees Medicaid could be more than twice as large as already disclosed, a new report reveals.
Modern Healthcare...
Defining an Invested Assets Approach to Guide Your Advisor Selection Process
Hospitals and health systems maintain over $ 360 billion of invested assets. Given the significant impact of these assets - representing two-thirds of...
Hospital execs say inpatient volume growth isn’t rebounding
A new survey of hospital executives found inpatient utilization increased 0.7% in the second quarter of 2018, down from 1% at the same time...
For-profit hospitals have stable outlook, Moody’s says
Last week, the ratings service downgraded the outlook for non-profit hospitals to negative.
Healthcarecare Finance News Feed
Nearly half of medical care comes from emergency rooms, study shows
Researchers find increasing use by vulnerable populations as socioeconomic and racial inequality creates barriers to the use of healthcare.
Healthcarecare Finance News Feed
After bitter closure, rural Texas hospital defies the norm and reopens
The 25-bed hospital in Crockett, Texas, abruptly closed its doors in 2017, joining the ranks of nearly 100 rural hospitals that have shut down...
