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CVS is planning to open more than 100 new clinics this year -- recent ones opened in Nebraska, New Mexico and Wisconsin -- and could surpass 1,500 locations by 2017.
The L.A. County program allows for a Web-based conversation between primary care doctors and specialists that can include the exchange of medical records and photographs.
While once there were no books, conferences and even curriculum dedicated to the management methodology, now there are dozens of tools available.
The company earned $38.9 million in the first quarter on nearly $1.3 billion in revenue, pointing to higher admissions across the company.
With Prime's deal dead, and bankruptcy on the horizon, Daughters of Charity executives have several options for possible new deals, including many of the original bidders.
As providers face declines in reimbursement from commercial plans, they are seeing more patients covered under the lower-reimbursement rates for Medicaid and Medicare.
For the 9 months that ended March 3, Daughters saw a $55.3 million operating loss as it looks for a new buyer after its sale to Prime Healthcare fizzles out.
Lakewood Hospital, like others, has fewer patients and they aren't staying as long -- which can cut into revenues.
Organizations need to find ways to increase collections on the front end, revise charity policies and contract for shared risk to stay solvent, according to a new report from iVantage Health Analytics.
Medicaid expansion, and the rise of insured populations seeking care at the for-profit company's 200 hospitals, pads balance sheet for the Tennessee-based healthcare provider.