Strategic Planning
As of February 2, 67 rural hospitals have closed nationwide since 2010 and another 210 are on the brink, according to a study by iVantage Health Analytics.
Plano, Texas-based Heart to Heart Hospice, one of the largest hospice providers in the country, has launched a companion charitable foundation of the same name, the company announced Monday.
A new alliance of 10 Kentucky healthcare systems, now officially known as the Kentucky Healthcare Collaborative, has announced three primary objectives, the entity said Thursday.
The three primary areas of focus will be: raising the standards of care, addressing Kentucky's poor health statistics, and slashing the cost of care through "greater efficiencies".
John Paul, president and CEO of Allegheny Health Network, will be joining Highmark Health as a special advisor to President and CEO David Holmberg, the companies announced Tuesday.
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, one of the biggest and well-known facilities of its kind in the world, and VPS, a fast-growing integrated healthcare provider in the Middle East, Europe and India officially unveiled their strategic alliance Wednesday, according to joint statement.
Well-known healthcare investment firm OrbiMed has closed a major new venture capital fund, OrbiMed Private Investments VI, with $950 million in limited partner commitments, the company announced in a statement.
The public health system will also use Cerner's patient engagement tool, which takes patient data and uses it to suggest wellness tools and other health tracking options.
As hospitals continue to look for ways to cut costs, a team at Stanford Medicine is looking at how facilities can shave dollars off medical device purchases.
St. Louis-based Ascension Health has tapped Accretive Health as its sole revenue cycle system provider, the nonprofit Catholic health system announced this week, under a new 10-year contract extension that includes the total revamp of its revenue cycle system.
Technology and connectivity will continue its steady infiltration of the healthcare landscape, branding and trust take priority over convenience, and the advancement and integration of connected health technologies will hinge on cybersecurity in 2016, PwC said.