Academic Medical Centers News and Resources for Healthcare

CMS Awards 200 Residency Slots to Bolster Healthcare Workforce

January 10, 2023 - CMS has awarded 200 Medicare-funded residency slots to support hospitals in underserved communities, according to a recent announcement. The awards are part of a larger push to provide 1,000 physician residency slots to qualifying hospitals to bolster health equity and the healthcare workforce. “These graduate medical education residency slot...

Study Raises Concerns About Gender Pay Gap in Healthcare

July 14, 2021 by Jacqueline LaPointe

A study recently published in JAMA Internal Medicine is raising concerns about the gender pay gap in healthcare. Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and...

How Nebraska Medicine Boosted Revenue Cycle Efficiency

January 08, 2020 by Jacqueline LaPointe

For an academic health system with 8,000 employees and $2.9 billion in revenue, running an efficient revenue cycle is paramount. Nebraska Medicine is a large academic health system with two hospitals...

Teaching Hospitals Aren’t More Expensive Than Non-Teaching Peers

June 11, 2019 by Jacqueline LaPointe

Medicare beneficiaries treated for common medical conditions and surgical conditions incurred lower total costs of care over a 30-day episode when hospitalized at a major teaching hospital versus a...

Academic Medical Centers Adapting with New Business Models

May 06, 2019 by Jacqueline LaPointe

Academic medical centers (AMCs) will have to implement new business models to remain profitable and competitive in the wake of healthcare consumerism, new industry entrants, provider consolidation, and...

Academic Medical Centers Receive More Value-Based Penalties

August 15, 2018 by Jacqueline LaPointe

Academic medical centers (AMCs) are key members of the healthcare industry, engaging in medical research, uncovering clinical breakthroughs, and training future providers. However, a new analysis by...

Hospital Merger and Acquisition Activity Still Strong in Q1 2018

May 02, 2018 by Jacqueline LaPointe

Health system and hospital merger and acquisition activity continues to be strong, with 30 transactions announced in the first quarter of 2018, recently reported consulting firm Kaufman Hall. 2017 was...