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Understanding Mergers between Hospitals and Health Systems in Different Markets
KFF explains the role and implications of cross-market mergers in hospital and health system markets and describes the approaches that government antitrust agencies have taken in reviewing these types of transactions.
Behavioral Healthcare: Public Company Commentary, Outlook, and Trends – Summer 2023
New developments are expected to favorably impact the fair market value of behavioral health businesses as well as provider compensation.
Healthcare’s Interest in Private Credit, Other Funding Sources Grows
Private equity is seemingly on its way out in the healthcare industry, at least for now, while private credit is pushing in.
Questa Capital’s 3rd Fund Closes with $397M
Questa is focused on investments in expansion-stage healthcare companies.
Allina Calls Off Billing Practice that Drew National Attention
According to news reports, the system provided care to indebted patients in emergency rooms but restricted services to other patients who had certain levels of debt, with some patients not allowed to return unless debt was paid in full.
New Competitors Battle Hospitals for Physicians
Retail clinics, urgent care centers, telehealth platforms, payers and private equity firms are all competing with hospitals, health systems and medical groups for physicians.
Anthem Slaps Bon Secours with Cease and Desist Amid Escalating Contract Fight
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Virginia has filed a cease and desist order against Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health for allegedly denying access to Anthem's Medicaid patients amid a tense reimbursement rate dispute.
Morris Hospital (IL) Informs 248,000 Patients of Data Breach
Based on the investigation, forensic evidence indicated that an unauthorized party exported data from the hospital's network system to an external cloud storage platform. The network system is separate from the electronic medical record systems that are used for patient care.
Implant Dentistry: The Next DSO Darling
If you are a dentist who attributes 20% or more of your revenue to implants and over $1.5M in total revenue, you have one of the most valuable practices in America today. This was not the case a year ago.
S&P Downgrades Radiology Provider Akumin as it Faces ‘Significant Headwinds’
The Plantation, FL, firm has grappled with recent setbacks including labor and supply chain challenges, delays in recognizing synergies from its merger with Alliance Healthcare Services, and “relatively soft” patient volumes.