NATIONAL
- Opioid crisis: Feds relax HIPAA rules so doctors can share information with family members of a patient who overdoses
- CMS Administrator Verma Announces “Meaningful Measures” Initiative
- Leapfrog releases fall 2017 hospital safety grades: 6 things to know
- Hospice provider to pay record-setting $75 million false claims settlement
- Physician data offer new insights into ACA’s coverage impact
- Surviving in limbo: 3 takeaways from physician execs on the transition to value-based care
- Senate considers Medicare, HHS extenders: 7 things to know
- Amazon said to be eyeing pharmacy business
- 19 healthcare privacy incidents in October
- Hospitals sue CMS over 340B drug changes
- CMS releases final OPPS rule for 2018: 8 things to know
- CMS releases physician fee schedule for 2018: 6 things to know
- Hospitals add 2.8k jobs in October
- CMS releases annual report on bundled payment performance: 5 things to know
- Senate holds hearing on the 21st Century Cures Act: 4 highlights
- 6 latest False Claims Act settlements
- CMS rolls out ‘Meaningful Measures’ initiative to curb burden of quality reporting
NORTHEAST
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont)
CONNECTICUT
- Hospital for Special Surgery, Stamford Healthcare open new orthopedic inpatient unit: 5 things to know
- Hospital tax still at issue in newly passed state budget
- Connecticut teaching hospital, Woodland Surgery Center surgeons joint venture on orthopedic ASC: 5 things to know
- St. Francis, doc group propose new $26.5M orthopedic surgery center
- CT State Medical Society, Fairfield County physicians split
MAINE
- Jury orders Bangor hospital and doctor to pay $2M in medical malpractice case
- LePage criticizes Maine hospitals, CEOs for supporting Medicaid expansion
- Mercy Hospital to pay $1.5 million to settle federal complaint
- 11 Maine hospitals get top safety grade in Leapfrog Group’s national rankings
- City requests aid for Calais hospital
MASSACHUSETTS
- These hospitals received the worst safety scores in the state
- Why Boston Medical Center, Seattle Children’s grow their own produce
- Two Alere subsidiaries close Florida offices, lay off 182
- Two Boston-area biotechs raise combined $152M in IPOs
- UMass Memorial Medical Center president to retire
- State frowns on Partners plans to acquire Mass. Eye and Ear
- Steward Health Care sues Massachusetts to avoid financial disclosures
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW YORK
- Catholic Health to pay $6 million for alleged false claims
- NYC Hospital Safety Grades: See The Best And The Worst
- MVHS eliminates three properties from site plan for planned downtown Utica health-care campus
- Southtowns Surgery Center takes on total hip replacements: What do the ASC’s 2018 plans hold?
- UPMC Chautauqua WCA Starts Addition Construction
- Health Quest taps Katherine Bacher as CFO: 3 notes
- Northwell Health appoints new CFO, chief business strategy officer
RHODE ISLAND
- State fines health care system $1M over hospital conversion
- CNE submits application to close Memorial to health department
- ChartWise names Steven Mason president, COO
- Lifespan’s Comprehensive Spine Center opens its doors in Newport
MID-ATLANTIC / EAST
(Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia)
DELAWARE
- First State invests $1.3 million to reduce its high cost of healthcare
- Concierge patients pay for more time with doctors
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
- Study: Hospitals in DC, Md. lag far behind Va. when it comes to patient safety
- Hospitals’ chronic cranes around D.C.
- UMC operator seeks to defend itself before skeptical D.C. Council
- United Medical Center tapping GW docs group to run ER, oversee doctors
- D.C. public hospital’s report on patient death omitted key details
- Washington Post report about patient death prompts investigation of United Medical Center
MARYLAND
- New assessment ranks Maryland hospitals near bottom in safety measurements
- Study: Hospitals in DC, Md. lag far behind Va. when it comes to patient safety
- Viewpoint: How Maryland could become a biotech leader
NEW JERSEY
- What are New Jersey’s safest hospitals? Here’s how they all fared in new national survey.
- St. Peter’s Hospital receives $8.5 million funding from state for emergency generators
- RWJBarnabas plans to offer telemedicine next year
PENNSYLVANIA
- Hershey Med digs in on big move into Lancaster County
- Allegheny Health Network reports strong quarterly operating profit
- UPMC commits $200 million for innovative cancer research in East End development
- Howard Fischer Lands CIO for Jefferson University Hospitals
- Allegheny General Hospital reaches contract with its 1,300 nurses
- Demo permits filed as Wills Eye Hospital eyes expansion
- UPMC plans huge research center: report
VIRGINIA
- Wellmont/MSHA hospital merger approved in Virginia
- Study: Hospitals in DC, Md. lag far behind Va. when it comes to patient safety
WEST VIRGINIA
CENTRAL
(Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota)
IOWA
- Iowa board denies hospital’s request for cancer equipment
- AmeriHealth Caritas withdraws from state Medicaid program
KANSAS
- St. Francis sale wins AG Derek Schmidt’s approval, clearing way for new owners to take over
- New $360M KU Health System building prepares to open to patients
- Robert O. Langland, CPA, Joins Stormont Vail Health as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- New St. Francis leaders to assess what Topeka healthcare community needs
- Final sale: St. Francis new owners warmly welcomed
- Why are 1,600 Kansas City doctors joining forces? Hopefully, to improve your care
- KU Hospital was barely breathing 20 years ago. Here’s why it’s thriving now
- KU Health System nears opening for new hospital tower
MINNESOTA
- Mandatory flu shot policy comes under fire
- Mayo taps Banner Health exec to be next CFO
- Hazelden cuts jobs as insured patients become bigger slice of business
MISSOURI
- Eight local hospitals score ‘A’ ranking in Leapfrog safety survey
- 25 over $1 million: The highest-paid St. Louis hospital system executives
- More than 40 Missouri nursing homes earn top U.S. News ranking
- Des Peres Hospital parent cutting 1,300 jobs
- 15-bed Missouri hospital’s 2,353% revenue increase raises red flags with regulators
- Mercy Springfield Communities president loses title, will continue to work as neurosurgeon
NEBRASKA
- Children’s Hospital & Medical Center signs agreement to buy Methodist’s 12-acre property on West Dodge Road
- Memorial Community Hospital & Health System appoints interim CEO: 4 takeaways
NORTH DAKOTA
- FTC makes case for injunction in Sanford, Mid Dakota merger
- Report: North Dakota hospitals among lowest in safety scoring
MIDWEST
(Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin)
ILLINOIS
- Illinois hospitals fall in national safety rankings
- Shiloh’s Memorial Hospital Expanding Again
- Edward-Elmhurst announces partnership with Outcome Health
- ER triage pilot reduced wait times by more than 2 hours, study finds
- St. Elizabeth’s is moving on Saturday. Here’s what you need to know.
INDIANA
- IU Health Plans Major Hospital Expansion
- Lawsuit over ambulance service transports rekindles
- Tiny hospitals project hefty earnings
- Indy-based health insurer MDwise to be acquired by Michigan firm
- IU Health Expanding Into Fort Wayne
- Aetna shares surge after reports of $66B offer from CVS
- Hathaway to Lead Medical Device Council
- Winenger Named New COO For IU Health Southern Indiana Physicians
- Health Tech Company Details Carmel Expansion
- IU Health’s operating income dips 18% in first 9 months of 2017
KENTUCKY
- Hardin Memorial fair looks to draw more nurses to hospital
- Judge strikes down new Kentucky law creating medical review panels
- University of Louisville Hospital making strides to improve health care | Opinion
- One Norton hospital earns A, others in Louisville score mediocre grades in national rank
- U.S. News & World Reports rates best nursing homes — Louisville area has 10 of them
- Norton Healthcare switches up its C-suite
- Baptist Healthcare to discontinue health plan, lay off more than 30
- Norton Healthcare taps Michael Gough to serve as COO
MICHIGAN
- Michigan hospital mentioned during speech on cybersecurity
- Michigan ranks 36th for percentage of “A” hospitals
- Spectrum Health braces for ‘complicated search’ for new CEO
- Trinity Health revenue increase driven by acquisition, volume
- McLaren buys health plan in Indiana
- Centria to open new headquarters in Farmington Hills, add 1,200 jobs
- Beaumont buys First Center in Southfield to consolidate up to 3,000 employees
- Michigan accountable-care organizations score well for 2016
- St. Francis Hospital parent reports 7.9% revenue growth in fiscal ’17
OHIO
- One of Cincinnati’s largest public companies agrees to $75M settlement with feds
- Central Ohio hospitals with the best FY16 operating margins – COUNTDOWN
- Springfield medical center gets $350K expansion
- Dayton-area college, hospital join forces
- One of Dayton’s largest hospitals names new president
- Dayton medical device company shutting down, 54 layoffs
- The busiest hospitals in Central Ohio
- 80-acre multi-generational community with medical campus planned in Jerome Township
- Cincinnati Children’s has more than 150 open positions
- Cincinnati drugmaker hires UK provost as CEO
- University Hospitals triples net income in first half of 2017
- Kettering Medical Center names Terry Burns president: 5 things to know
- Adena Health System taps Katherine Edrington as COO
WISCONSIN
- City Council approves site plan for Marshfield Clinic
- Sift Medical Data closes $665,000 seed funding round
- Health care providers flock to Kenosha County
- Wisconsin Health Market Review 2017 – Research and Markets
SOUTH / SOUTHEAST
(Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)
ALABAMA
- UAB, other hospitals working on Department of Defense project
- Alabama launches rapid response to stroke system
- Southeast Gastro opens new facility in Pell City
- CytoPath acquired by Florida medical company
FLORIDA
- Record settlement reached with Vitas hospice Post scrutinized
- Adventist Health Pioneers Efforts to Relieve Physician Burnout
- Florida Hospital North Pinellas appoints new executives, VP: 10 things to know
- Supreme Court sides with plaintiffs on malpractice records
- Florida company wins bid to buy Morehead Memorial Hospital
- Florida Hospital Oceanside to remain closed for 18 months
- CHS divests Florida hospital to HCA
- Broward Health CEO finalists’ backgrounds raise questions
- Fate Of Generator Requirement Unclear In Legislature
- Aurora Diagnostics acquires surgery center in Alabama
- Florida Blue to relocate South Florida office with 350 employees
- Exclusive: Troubled Miami hospital to lay off 180, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital confirmed as investor
- Several new executives at Jacksonville-based hospital
- Here’s how Florida hospitals ranked for patient safety
- Meet the highest-paid hospital executives in Tampa Bay
GEORGIA
- Georgia hospitals’ grades for Fall 2017
- Georgia Supreme Court rejects Northside Hospital’s bid to shield financial records
- St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital promotes Tanya Adcock to president
MISSISSIPPI
- North Mississippi Health Services first to present on OCH bid
- Coast hospitals claim state Medicaid mismanaged $533 million in federal funds
- CHS sells Mississippi hospital to Curae Health
NORTH CAROLINA
- Morehead hospital board choose for-profit group as winning bidder for assets
- Which Triangle hospitals are safest? Find out which ones got A’s.
- Outer Banks medical center to close by end of year
- NC’s attorney general reviewing Carolinas HealthCare, UNC Health deal
- Cardinal CFO Out Same Day Health Dept. Released Critical Audit
- Malpractice suit faults Duke, Lincoln for a ‘totally preventable’ death
- Nurse’s lawsuit accuses Duke of religious discrimination
- Forbes: BofA, five Charlotte-area firms among world’s largest
TENNESSEE
- Saint Francis Healthcare parent will cut 1,300 jobs
- Envision hammered on Q3 miss, strategic review news
- Nashville ‘Mental Health ER’ Coming To MetroCenter
- CHS divests Florida hospital to HCA
- HCA’s earnings show how impactful catastrophic events can be
- CHS’ former financial chief joins Brentwood company’s board
- This Nashville health company is all smiles — but their competitors aren’t
- Health system’s bid for new Brentwood facility could be over
- Midtown rehab to begin renovations
- CHS reports $110M net loss, completes 30-hospital divestiture spree
- CHS sells Mississippi hospital to Curae Health
SOUTH-CENTRAL / SOUTHWEST
(Arkansas, Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
ARKANSAS
- Mercy Breaks Ground on $40M Clinic in Springdale
- Mercy Clinic, Cooper Clinic Announce Merger
- McGehee Opens $2.7M Health Clinic
ARIZONA
- Biomedical clinical research firm opens new center in Phoenix
- Amazon now has a wholesale pharmacy license in Arizona and at least 11 other states
- UnitedHealthcare to lay off 381 in Phoenix
LOUISIANA
- Louisiana Medicaid contracts under new scrutiny
- Task force: Is Louisiana Medicaid drug spending inflated?
NEW MEXICO
- New Mexico Holds Final Hearing on Medicaid Proposals
- NM’s highest-paid employees: See the top-paid hospital executives (slideshow)
- Presbyterian Healthcare reaches $18.5M settlement over alleged tax fraud
- Women-focused medical practice finds new Downtown home
- Lovelace’s parent company grows system with out-of-state acquisition
OKLAHOMA
- Oklahoma health chief resigns over fiscal mismanagement
- OKC south hospital has too many patients, so a new one’s going up next door
- Audit of Oklahoma State Department of Health underway after commissioner resigns
- Report lists safety grades for Oklahoma hospitals
TEXAS
- Tenet Healthcare to slash 1,300 positions to cut $150M in expenses
- Dallas Group Honors CEO of Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation
- Three Providers Teaming Up to Improve Health of High-risk Patients
- Menninger CEO latest Med Center leader to resign
- Meet Deborah Gordon, CLO of Memorial Hermann
- City of Amarillo Hospital District Finance Committee adjusts language of $11M Northwest Texas fund
- Texas Hospitals Rank 19th Nationally in New Leapfrog Group Study
- Exclusive – Hospital operator Tenet Healthcare scraps sale plans -sources
- Central Health picks developer for former Brackenridge hospital site
- Texas Tech trauma surgeons will cover 131,459 square miles through telemedicine
- Texas Health Aetna COO Named an ‘Up and Comer’
- South Texas Health System to build a new Freestanding Emergency Room in Alamo
- HCA-owned Houston hospital still remains closed after Harvey
- Center for Device Innovation sets opening date in Texas Medical Center
- Texas hospital encounters billing, cash flow issues after Cerner go-live
NORTHWEST
(Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming)
ALASKA
IDAHO
- Veyo drops its $70M Idaho contract to drive Medicaid clients to their appointments
- St. Luke’s new Nampa hospital opens Monday
MONTANA
- St. Peter’s Hospital will be renamed as part of rebranding effort
- Report grades 8 Montana hospitals with A’s to C’s
OREGON
- Oregon hospitals reduced central line infections in 2016
- Cover Oregon improperly enrolled 41,400 in Medicaid, owes feds up to $64 million
- Portland hospital fined $277,000 for worker break violations
- Legacy Health workers plan 48-hour strike
WASHINGTON
- Why Boston Medical Center, Seattle Children’s grow their own produce
- Hospital safety watchdog group rates Western Washington hospitals
- Astria Regional Medical Center taps Darrin Cook for COO role: 5 things to know
WYOMING
- Rock Springs hospital renews contract with the University of Utah
- Ivinson Memorial Hospital hosts its 1st robotically-assisted surgeries
WEST
(California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah)
CALIFORNIA
- New children’s hospital to open in December
- California Medical Provider Suspensions Up to 52
- San Diego doctor becomes 150th president of the California Medical Associaiton
- California hospital suspends all services, notifies 524 employees of possible layoffs
- California Association of Health Facilities names former Senate budget director as new CEO
- California Checks in at No. 31 in Hospital Safety Rankings: Report
COLORADO
- Boulder Valley health-care CEOs look to creative solutions in uncertain industry
- Colorado hospitals are getting safer; here’s how 20 of them rank
- Colorado hospital to close obstetrics unit, NICU — affecting 35 jobs
- Denver senior care company continues growth, plans to acquire another business
- Colorado health care policy and financing director to step down
- CEO of Denver hospital steps down after 21 years
- Rose Medical Center CEO departs: 4 things to know
HAWAII
NEVADA
- Southern Hills Hospital breaks ground on psychiatric center
- Old and new leaders at hospital board meeting
UTAH
