Susan Morse
One unfilled healthcare job can cost a healthcare facility an average of $7,700.
Early adoption helps Massachusetts provider stay ahead as government mandates broader departure from fee-for-service.
The combined organizations will staff more than 1,500 healthcare professionals and will generate more than $904 million in annual revenue.
HHS said it wants 30 percent of payments for traditional Medicare benefits tied to alternative payment models such as ACOs or bundled pay arrangements by the end of 2016.
The organizations said they plan to shift from a fee-for-service healthcare system to one that is value-based.
Senate Republicans on Thursday introduced a bill to repeal the provision of the Affordable Care Act that mandates individuals to get health insurance or pay a penalty.
Republican asked the state Legislature to continue the private option for Medicaid through the end of 2016 to keep insurance coverage for more than 200,000 low-income residents.
Program costs more than $140 billion, leaders say, but temporary 'doc fix' keeps physicians from serious reimbursement cuts.
While the sector is struggling, one expert offers these financial tips for enhancing investment assets to shore up balance sheets at hospitals and health systems.
Consumer-focused patients are changing everything about how they receive care, and to ignore that is to risk deep losses, panel says.