Last year saw less than 80 hospital mergers, down from 92 in 2019, according to a Kaufman Hall report. COVID-19 may have slowed hospital consolidation but...Read More »
A report from the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions found that hospital outpatient revenue is beginning to rival inpatient revenue. The report looked at financial data from...Read More »
The healthcare sector shed 502,000 jobs in total in 2020 as a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing shutdown of nonessential services, HealthLeaders Media reported.
55% of Black patients with both COVID-19 and type 1 diabetes also presented with diabetic ketoacidosis—a serious condition that can lead to coma or death—according to a study published in the Journal...Read More »
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) will be conducting a second round of audits to determine whether acute care hospitals are being inappropriately reimbursed for outpatient services provided to inpatients, according to an update to its...Read More »
