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Private Equity, Government Investments Are Elevating The Pediatric Home Health Care Market
The issues that plague the senior home health care market – staffing shortages and a tough payment rate environment – have dragged down pediatric home health care providers for years. New investments could help change that.
Illinois ER Physicians Sue Shuttered Hospital
The plaintiffs, Peru Emergency Physicians, filed the lawsuit in La Salle County Circuit Court June 20, alleging the hospital owes them $676,245.23.
Healthcare Cyberattack Surge Putting Financial Pressure on Organizations
Chicago-based CommonSpirit upped its current estimate of losses stemming from a cyberattack in October to $160 million when it released first-quarter results.
States Look to Crack Down on Health Care Mergers
The activity could augment the work of the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission, which are increasingly focused on anticompetitive behavior in the sector but usually limit merger reviews to deals valued at more than $101 million.
Valuation Trends in Private Equity, Nephrology, Dialysis, Value-Based Care and Outpatient Labs
Health care entities and physician practices must be prepared to handle ever-evolving trends in health care as they are intertwined with changing landscapes relating to private equity investment, newer payment models like value-based care, and regulatory changes.
Exclusive: AI Integration in Healthcare Takes Off
Healthcare providers and investors alike will be wise to approach AI implementation with caution, addressing the risks and liabilities healthcare professionals may face amid threats to data privacy, algorithmic bias, and lack of human oversight.
Invo Shutting Down Several Business Lines
Invo Healthcare is shutting down the organizations Autism Home Support Services, ABA2Day Behavior Services, Progressus Therapy and Xcite Steps.
Hospital Consolidation Tied to Closure of Inpatient Pediatric Services
The researchers observed a decline in the provision of inpatient pediatric services over time, from 41.5 percent of 4,876 in 2011 to 32.6 percent of 4,551 in 2020. Joining a hospital system was associated with a loss of inpatient pediatric services within five years.
Malpractice Lawsuits Over Denied Abortion Care May be on the Horizon
“We will absolutely see medical malpractice cases emerge,” said Diana Nordlund, an emergency physician in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and former malpractice defense attorney, who chairs the Medical-Legal Committee of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
Why Americans are Turning to ‘Doctor Walmart,’ Amazon, Dollar General for Healthcare
Like Walmart, other retail healthcare competitors including Amazon, CVS, Dollar General and Walgreens are betting on an increase in value-based care, where providers make more money if they keep patients healthy.