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COVID-19
Kaufman Hall: Hospitals could lose $54B this year due to more expenses, sicker patients
by Robert King | September 21, 2021 Hospitals across the country are expected to lose an estimated $54 billion in net income throughout…
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Financial
Shifting common outpatient procedures to ASCs can save consumers more than $680 per procedure
UnitedHealth Group says such a shift would reduce spending by 59%. September 9, 2021 / Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor Hospital outpatient…
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Financial
Providence invests $220M to bolster, retain workforce amid nationwide labor shortage
by Dave Muoio | September 6, 2021 Providence has slated more than $220 million toward hiring and retaining more healthcare professionals. From sign-on…
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Hospitals
Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital achieves Magnet recognition for second time, reflecting excellence in patient care and service
Woodruff Health Sciences Center | Aug. 26, 2021 ATLANTA – Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital has achieved Magnet recognition for the…
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Financial
AHA presses for meeting with federal agencies as scrutiny of hospital deals ramps up
by Robert King | Aug 18, 2021 The American Hospital Association (AHA) wants to make its case to the Biden administration that hospital…
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Hospitals
Provider groups call Biden executive order on hospital mergers, noncompete clauses misguided and unnecessary
by Robert King | Jul 12, 2021 Providers are calling President Joe Biden’s executive order to ratchet up scrutiny of hospital mergers and…
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Hospitals
Executive order calls for DOJ, FTC to review hospital merger guidelines
by Robert King | Jul 9, 2021 President Joe Biden issued a sweeping executive order Friday that presses the federal government to review and revise…
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COVID-19
Judge dismisses lawsuit contesting Houston Methodist’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy
by Dave Muoio | Jun 14, 2021 A lawsuit brought against Houston Methodist by more than 100 employees combating the system’s mandatory COVID-19…
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Financial
Physician-hospital consolidation causes Medicare spending on labs, imaging to soar: study
by Robert King | May 7, 2021 Medicare spending on imaging and lab services increased by $73 million after a hospital or health…
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Hospitals
Northwest Specialty Hospital achieves new landmarks in spinal robotics program
POST FALLS, Idaho, May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Northwest Specialty is one of only three hospitals in the nation to feature two robots…
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Financial
COVID-19 spurs rise in hospital mega mergers, finds Kaufman Hall
Average seller size by revenue was $676 million, well above historical averages for the first quarter and for recent year-end…
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Hospitals
Hoag Becomes First Hospital on West Coast to Offer Advanced Minimally-Invasive Robotic Navigation Platform for Spine Surgery
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute (PFNI) today announced it is the first on the West Coast to…
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Extremities
Northeast Florida’s First Orthopedic and Spine Care Specialty Hospital Now Open
Specialty hospital located within Ascension St. Vincent’s Southside in Jacksonville Jacksonville, Fla. (January 5, 2021)– Northeast Florida’s first specialty hospital…
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Biologics
Use of ViviGen® Cellular Bone Matrix results in significantly lower hospital costs compared to rhBMP-2
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Nov. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — ViviGen® Cellular Bone Matrix is associated with significantly lower hospital costs compared to recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2…
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Extremities
Orlando Health Starts Construction of New Orthopedic Complex
Reveals First Look at Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute ORLANDO, FL (November 17, 2020) – Today Orlando Health leaders and…
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