The number of healthcare bankruptcies increased by 84 percent from 2021 to 2022, driven by rising costs, workforce shortages, and high interest rates, according to a report from Gibbins Advisors.
The...
Healthcare private equity activity remained strong despite rising interest rates, high inflation, and other market factors, according to a new report from Bain & Company.
During the first half of...
Paying medical bills has gotten a little easier for patients, according to a new report from HHS.
The report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the percentage...
Data from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) detailed physician workforce trends and highlighted how gender and racial diversity are increasing among medical residents and...
Healthcare merger and acquisition (M&A) activity has regained momentum, ending 2022 with 53 announced transactions and more than $45 billion in total transacted revenue, reports Kaufman Hall.
The...
Inpatient surgery utilization levels declined between 2019 and 2021, while utilization rates in outpatient settings increased, according to data from Cedar Gate Technologies.
The findings reflect...
Consumers are frustrated with the healthcare billing process and face challenges when it comes to identifying and solving billing errors, according to a survey from Zelis and Hanover Research.
The...
Private equity (PE) acquisitions of physician-owned medical practices lead to workforce composition changes, such as greater replacement of clinicians and the addition of more advanced practice...
Confronting affordability and solving clinical labor shortages are among the top pivotal issues for healthcare executives in 2023, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers...
Editor's note: a previous version of this story incorrectly stated that the transaction's value was $8.9 million instead of $8.9 billion.
VillageMD has finalized its $8.9 billion acquisition...
Hospitals and health systems will likely face another year of financial challenges in 2023 as they expect to continue grappling with inflation, staffing shortages, and low margins, according to data...
Hospitals’ financial performances saw slight improvements in November 2022 as expenses declined and revenue was stable, but hospital margins remained negative, according to data from Kaufman...
As healthcare organizations face a workforce crisis, they have to be more competitive to attract and retain advanced practice providers, including nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants...
More than 600 rural hospitals are at risk of closing after consistently losing money on patient services and lacking net assets to offset these losses, according to data from the Center for Healthcare...
Nurse practitioners (NPs) use more medical resources but achieve worse patient health outcomes compared to physicians, highlighting the productivity variations between the two professions, according to...
Over the last 12 years, the share of unionized healthcare workers remained stable at 13.2 percent, with nurses, older workers, and those working full-time more likely to report being unionized,...
Cutting healthcare costs has become a mantra for many hospitals and physician practices, especially as payers start to tie claims reimbursement amounts to quality and cost performance. Many organizations...
A new approach to healthcare financial planning is emerging. Rolling forecasting provides a more flexible approach to healthcare financial planning and analysis, especially after organizations were hit...
While the physician workforce grew by over 30 percent in the last two decades, physician weekly work hours decreased by 7.6 percent, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
The...
Practice management vendors athenahealth, NextGen Healthcare, and Epic ranked highest for overall satisfaction and consumer experience among healthcare practices, a KLAS report found.
KLAS interviewed...
