Acute Care
Long-term care hospitals cannot afford to absorb losses in outlier threshold calculation, says AHA.
More than 75% of the 4,654 hospitals in the Care Compare Dataset for 2023 received 2, 3 or 4 stars.
The agreement terminates a previous deal between Amedisys and Option.
Letter also demands that U.S. News publicly disclose the payments it receives from the hospitals it endorses.
The Illinois Catholic health system has signed a nonbinding letter of intent with OSF Healthcare to acquire the Peru campus.
CMS intends to send the first invoices in 2025 to manufacturers for the rebates owed to Medicare in 2023 and 2024.
The model excludes ACOs, objects NAACOS.
Flexible physical spaces would be added to allow for full integration of digital technology.
Proposals are due June 30 and the health systems awarded the $750,000 grants will be announced in December.
BJC and Saint Luke's envision becoming the premier Midwest destination for patient care, clinical research and medical education.