Tag Archives: hospitals

Reasons Hospitals Acquire Medical Practices

Posted on January 28, 2013 by John

The Charlotte Observer did a great report on the shift to hospital owned medical practices. For those not familiar with the shift, here’s the numbers the article offers: Last year, 47 percent of U.S. physicians were employed by hospitals – … Continue reading →

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AHA Says Meaningful Use Schedule Is Too Ambitious

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Anne Zieger

Wow. The American Hospital Association is stepping into the picture this late in the game to complain that Meaningful Use rules are imposing massive pressure on its members?  The AHA isn’t known for its reticence, after all. But anyway, it appears … Continue reading →

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Hospital Strategic Partnerships Avoid Mergers, But Create Other Pain Points

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Katherine Rourke

This is one of those periods in health biz history when M&A looks especially attractive.  What CEO wouldn’t give a second thought to getting acquired and picking up a bundle of cash when they’re struggling to survive? In fact, one … Continue reading →

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An Important Shift, Most Hospitals Now Favor HIEs, Whatever Those Are

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Katherine Rourke

For quite some time — I’d estimate five years at least — health information exchanges were the dark horse of the health IT world.  A few successful ones emerged, but far more foundered, in many cases because hospitals involved couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Hospital M&A Getting Tough (But Misguided) Scrutiny From Lawmakers

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Katherine Rourke

As us in “the biz” know, the pace of hospital M&A isn’t going to slow down anytime soon. Hospitals are huddling together to scale up for countless reasons. The reasons for hospital consolidation are just about unstoppable, of course, as … Continue reading →

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Washington Hospitals Sue Over Cruel and Unusual Medicaid ED Visit Limits

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Katherine Rourke

I’ve heard of some draconian budget-cutting measures, but the following, proposed by officials in Washington state, just about takes the cake. Good to see that the state’s hospitals, along with its doctors, are rightfully attempting to slam the door shut … Continue reading →

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HIT Bigshots Tackle Post-Hospital Care Coordination, Miss The Point

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Katherine Rourke

I’d be a pretty shallow gal, I would, if I didn’t take the problems patients face when transitioning from hospital to another setting seriously.  But I swear I’m not being flip when I say that holding another conference on how … Continue reading →

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Hospital EMR actually works

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Katherine Rourke

As some of you may know — if you read the EMRandEHR.com blog — I recently had an experience which set a fine example as to how much health IT can help hospitals when deployed well and supported by smart … Continue reading →

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There’s no good excuse for stifling physician-owned hospitals

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Katherine Rourke

When health reform was passed, part of the law forbid physician-owned hospitals from expanding or undertaking new construction.  The rules affected roughly 300 hospitals in 34 states, offering services ranging from acute care, women’s, rehabilitation and psychiatric care. You won’t … Continue reading →

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Big hospital chains have outlived their usefulness

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Katherine Rourke

Regardless of what Community Health Systems execs may think, big, massive, overstuffed hospital mergers aren’t going to work in the next decade.  No amount of economies of scale will make up for the dollars health systems will lose if they … Continue reading →

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