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Where Hospital Profitability is Trending Up
The "Kaufman Hall Hospital Flash Report" released this month showed operating margins overall were up 8% for hospitals nationally year over year in August.
October 9, 2023
Hospitals and Digital Health Companies: Making an Emulsion From Oil and Water
Andreessen Horowitz partner Julie Yoo and Bassett Healthcare executive Paul Uhrig share their playbook for digital health entrepreneurs looking to partner with health systems.
October 6, 2023
AI is Creating a Complex Landscape for Healthcare Executives
Because AI applications are so disparate and wide-ranging, it can be a complex landscape for healthcare leaders, who want to remain on the forefront of technological progress while applying the tech in an ethical manner.
October 6, 2023
Texas Hospital Shutting Down Next Week
The hospital has been paying less than its full mortgage since 2020, but can no longer sustain its $13 million of mortgage debt as revenue sinks and prices rise.
October 6, 2023
Heywood Hospital Files for Chapter 11 in MA
The bankruptcy filing was made with a focus towards long-term viability. A proposed merger with UMass Memorial Health was called off in January.
October 6, 2023
Why Walmart isn’t Partnering with Hospitals — Yet
Walmart Health, which has more than 45 healthcare centers in five states, is still strategizing how it will handle specialty care referrals, according to Claude Pirtle, MD, its inaugural chief medical informatics officer.
October 6, 2023
Enhabit Investor Calls Sale ‘Only Acceptable Outcome’ of Strategic Review
Earlier this week, Enhabit stock tumbled after the company entered into a limited waiver agreement with Wells Fargo Bank.
October 6, 2023
McLaren Health Care Confirms Ransomware Attack
The health system launched an investigation to “identify what, if any, data exposure occurred” and retained cybersecurity experts to assist, according to a McLaren spokesperson.
October 5, 2023
Martin General Hospital Closing 6 Clinics Today
New owners have not been found since the main hospital’s closure Aug. 3.
October 5, 2023
Telehealth Use Down Slightly in July
Nationally, telehealth diagnoses continued to be led by mental health conditions, which flickered around 69% of telehealth claims.
October 4, 2023