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Tenet, HCA, Optum Compete for Market Share in Emerging Battleground
Health systems are ramping up investments in ambulatory surgery centers and forming joint ventures with outpatient partners to accelerate the development of new centers.
Top 8 AI Uses at Health Systems, According to UPMC
Health/disease management and prediction ranks #1.
Why Home is Becoming the Future for Hospitals
More than 400 hospitals and hospital systems have hospital-at-home programs, despite uncertainty over what future reimbursements might look like under Medicare.
AHA Report: Examining the Real Factors Driving Physician Practice Acquisition
The administrative and regulatory burden associated with public and private insurer policies and practices, coupled with inadequate reimbursement rates, are important barriers to operating an independent physician practice.
Martis Capital Closes Oversubscribed Fourth Fund at $779M
With the new fund, Martis Capital has raised more than $2.1 billion in capital to date.
M&A Activity in Behavioral Health Slows to Pre-Pandemic Levels
Merger and acquisition activity within behavioral healthcare slowed to a crawl in the first 3 months of 2023, a development that analysts at M&A advisory firm Mertz Taggart said could be attributed to several factors.
New York Hospital Leaders Face $500M Class-Action Lawsuit
Maimonides Medical Center in New York City is facing the class-action lawsuit alleging hospital leaders and trustees diverted resources from the hospital to benefit themselves
FTC Urges NC Legislators to Drop UNC Health Antitrust Exemption Bill
The bill’s sponsor previously told local media that it could give the nonprofit, state-owned system the chance to save struggling rural hospitals.
Venture Capitalist Sees Plenty of Promise in AI in Healthcare — Challenges, Too
Santé Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, specializes in healthtech, medtech and biotech investments.
CMS Adds Physician-Owner Waiver for Stark Law
The waiver applies retroactively and is the first time CMS has modified its blanket Stark law waivers since 2020. Independent, freestanding emergency departments will now receive similar protections to ASCs, which were also able to convert to hospitals during the pandemic.