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Easing Administrative Burdens: Staffing and Burnout Challenges
- There continues to be an acknowledgment of the significant levels of burnout experienced by medical personnel. Burnout is also being cited as the primary reason for healthcare workers leaving the field. In 2022, 40% of doctors and 49% of nurses reported they were experiencing burnout, and 32% of nurses were planning to leave their profession within...
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CMS sets minimum staffing standards for nursing homes
A new final rule from CMS establishes minimum staffing standards for nursing homes at a national level for the first time in history. The rule states that nursing homes participating in Medicare and...Portal allows public reporting of anti-competitive behaviors
A new online portal allows the public to report any anti-competitive behaviors they see in the healthcare sector that may be impacting quality of care and affordability. The Federal Trade Commission...HHS finalizes 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution process
A new rule from HHS finalizes a revised Administrative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process under the 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B), which will allow covered entities to address disputes with...Half of private equity-owned physician practices are resold within 3 years
More than half of private equity-acquired physician practices underwent an exit within three years of acquisition, with most practices being resold to other private equity firms, according to a study...About 1 in 5 healthcare bankruptcies in 2023 owned by PE firms
A new report reveals a record year for healthcare bankruptcies as more private equity-owned companies filed for bankruptcy in 2023. There were approximately 80 healthcare bankruptcies last year,...Hospital merger and acquisition activity generated $12B in Q1 2024
Hospital merger and acquisition activity in quarter one of 2024 hit a first-quarter high since 2020, with 20 announced transactions generating $12 billion, a Kaufman Hall report found. The number of...Sponsored by Practice Fusion, a Veradigm Network solution
