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Joint operating agreement stipulates shared governance, financials which will be led by Advocate Children's President Mike Farrell.
Making such investments could reduce a hospital's readmissions rates and morbidity, and help to avoid financial penalties and poor ratings.
Greater labor costs, staffing shortages, EMR optimization and shift away from inpatient-centric systems are the future, Moody's report says.
The settlement resolves allegations that Mercy Health paid six employed physicians above and beyond fair market value for their services.
The new building, which will house 345,000 square feet of space, is their first new building in 20 years, the system says.
A new study by Yale researchers published in JAMA indicates IV dosing could be more addictive but a pill or injection curbs pain just as well.
Memorial Hermann allegedly billed for inpatient services for Medicare beneficiaries that could have been treated on outpatient basis, the DOJ said.
More patients want to interact with doctors via social media, which opens new opportunities to treat chronic conditions, reduce unneeded visits.
Mitchell Katz vows to eliminate the budget gap with a culture shift to focus on billing, add profitable services and reduce unnecessary testing.
More than 60 percent of respondents say their organizations have a hard time recruiting non-clinical staff, MGMA says.