The University of Chicago Medicine is growing its neuroscience partnership with Shanghai Blue Cross Brain Hospital in China. 

In an effort to rein in healthcare costs for its 1.6 million employees, Walmart sends them directly to health systems that demonstrate high-quality care outcomes, otherwise known as Centers of Excellence.

Healthcare organizations across the country are struggling to maintain or improve patient satisfaction, in part due to financial, staffing and competitive pressures. Yet, falling patient satisfaction scores can further dampen providers' already reduced revenues.

In 2021, Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth pioneered a new phase of its long-standing relationship with Walt Disney World by becoming the resort's official healthcare provider.

The nursing shortage has made traditional staffing approaches obsolete. Rigid schedules and fixed staffing ratios fail to adapt to the dynamic nature of patient care needs, causing healthcare organizations to close medical departments or end services due to inadequate staffing.

Healthcare is growing as a global phenomenon: more patients are engaging in medical travel for reasons related to cost, accessibility, quality, and experience of care.

The difference between a top-performing medical group and an average or even struggling one will likely come down to actionable insights based on data this year.

With a nationwide shortage of anesthesia providers that is expected to worsen before it improves, hospitals are discovering that their vision of a fully staffed anesthesia department is really a mirage.

According to an October 2022 report, the United States spends more on healthcare administration, at 15-30% of total healthcare spending than comparable countries. It is estimated at least half of this spending is wasteful. Compounding this problem for hospitals and practices is declining reimbursements from payors and still-persistent inflation.

The operating room is a key focus area for healthcare leaders looking to drive efficiency and cost savings across their organizations.

As we mentioned in our previous post, CMS has implemented additional hospital price transparency requirements for 2024.

Dallas-based Children's Health and UT Southwestern have partnered for some 60 years, and with the population of children in their service area set to double by 2050, they're making plans to meet growing demand for decades to come with a new $5 billion pediatric health campus, set to open in the next six or seven years.

CHICAGO (Feb. 7, 2024) —Impact Advisors, a leading healthcare management consulting firm, has been named Best in KLAS #1 Overall IT Services Firm and #1 Best in KLAS for Financial Improvement Consulting Services and ERP Implementation Leadership in the “2024 Best in KLAS: Software and Services Report”. The firm has earned 31 KLAS distinctions over the last seventeen years. 

In an interactive session at Becker's 11th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable, James Lu, MD, PhD, CEO of Helix, a company that partners with health systems and other organizations to implement enterprise-wide genomics programs, led a discussion on the future of genomics in healthcare.

Over the next decade, outpatient volumes are expected to grow significantly.

Cedars-Sinai has partnered up to support the fastest-growing recreational sport in America: pickleball. 

Recent research conducted by Becker's Hospital Review in 2023 indicates that hospital C-suites are seeking technology solutions engineered to address gaps in nurse training and hands-on experience with vital care tasks. With nurses often pressed for time at patients' bedsides, there is concern that key infection control steps may be overlooked, leading to poor practice. While nurses may be reluctant to adopt new workflows, hospital leadership recognizes the long-term cost savings and improved outcomes associated with these technologies.

As retailers looked to move further into healthcare provision, their consumer experience stood as something of a threat to legacy healthcare providers. Lately, that competitive edge seems a little less sharp. 

 A major expansion project that will more than triple the size of the emergency department at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami is underway. The full project isn't slated to wrap until early 2027, but leaders aren't waiting to make improvements to current operations and patient care processes. 

The laboratory sits at a unique position in a patient’s diagnostic journey. The information that’s generated from a laboratory test is the critical link between a patient with a medical question and a physician with a definitive answer. Test results not only set patients on the right course but also guide their care throughout the entire treatment process.