Mounting insurance expenses drag UPMC to $313M H1 operating loss
Pittsburgh-based UPMC’s operations are $313 million in the red (-2.2% operating margin) halfway through 2024, the integrated nonprofit system reported...
Chutes & Ladders—NAHC-NHPCO Alliance’s inaugural CEO and more
Welcome to this week’s Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry. Please submit the...
Here’s how much Kaiser’s Risant is investing in Cone Health
Kaiser Permanente’s recently filed midyear financial statements have new information on its plans to bring North Carolina’s Cone Health under...
Industry Voices—10 steps to defend against healthcare cyberattacks
The healthcare industry confronts a complex, double-barreled challenge as it tries to combat the recent deluge of dangerous and damaging...
Evolent Health considers a sale to PE, stock price leaps
Evolent Health, a company that offers software solutions to help providers and insurers transition to value-based care, is reportedly in talks...
Updates on Florida, PA, MA hospitals
A Thursday afternoon sale hearing scheduled for several Steward Health Care hospitals was shelved in favor of an amended bankruptcy...
Kaiser Permanente’s operating margin rises to 3.1% in Q2
Kaiser Permanente wrapped up a strong first half of 2024 with a solid quarter, reporting $908 million of operating income...
WebMD Ignite launches tech solutions to boost provider referrals
WebMD Ignite developed a new suite of tech tools it says will help health systems supercharge provider referrals. The new...
Steward Health Care plans to close 2 Massachusetts hospitals
Bankrupt Steward Health Care plans to close two of its eight Massachusetts hospitals, Carney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center,...
Ohio Health saved $1.7M with Qventus’ AI discharge planning
As artificial intelligence makes inroads in healthcare, one health tech company is focused on automating health system operations to increase...
