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Tenet Healthcare Corp. will sell two hospitals and 19 physician practices to Duke LifePoint for an undisclosed sum, the for-profit healthcare provider announced on Tuesday.
Hospitals are continuing to make big investments in technology as they recognize the need to effectively manage population health, according to C-suite executives polled for Premier's Fall 2015 Economic Outlook survey.
Top hospital executives derive innovative ideas not only from each other but from organizations ranging from Epic to Wal-Mart and CVS, according to a new report, "Into the Minds of the C-Suite 2015" by Peer60.
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission says other types of financial support could include fixed grants to pay for standby capacity costs and uncompensated care; and targeted special payments with a focus on low-volume isolated providers.
Prime Healthcare Services continues to target small systems to add to its portfolio, announcing plans on Wednesday to acquire River Valley Health Partners in Ohio for an undisclosed sum.
As hospitals go on a buying spree for physician practices, ambulatory centers and other outpatient facilities, supply chain giant Henry Schein is raking it in amid all off this consolidation.
Base salaries for healthcare executives climbed a modest 3.1 percent in 2015, a new survey from Sullivan, Cotter and Associates found, as the expanded responsibilities C-level execs face in healthcare is causing compensation packages to swell.
Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling on Monday said it would cost the healthcare provider, formally known as the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, tens of million of dollars over the next two to three years as the newly named company embarks on a massive campaign to educate the public about its new moniker.
The name for the health system, one of the largest in the United States, better reflects its geographic position in the New York metropolitan market, downplaying its North Shore of Long Island roots.
According to the announcement, Yeshiva University, which had run the college through a previous affiliation with Montefiore, will still manage academic oversight and issue all degrees.