A new KPMG survey finds deal activity is expected to stay elevated in 2021, although valuations will probably be across the board.

Over the past few years, an increasing number of regional insurers have launched virtual-first plans for the first time, in a move to differentiate themselves from larger insurers in their markets.

Modern Healthcare hospital operations reporter Alex Kacik and rules and regulations reporter Michael Brady discuss the latest updates to the Stark law and anti-kickback statute and how they interplay with the incremental move from volume- to value-based pay.

More than 110 rural hospitals have closed from 2013 through 2020, which means that residents had to travel longer distances for some services.

Nursing home residents lead the way on COVID-19 vaccinations, as preliminary data shows that new cases in nursing homes are falling.

Since November, the share of U.S. hospitals nearing the breaking point has doubled. More than 40% of Americans now live in areas running out of ICU space, with only 15% of beds still available.

British scientists said that although initial analyses suggested that the strain, first identified in September, did not cause more severe disease, several more recent ones suggest it might.

The drugmaker said it will focus instead on studying two possible treatments for the virus that also have yet to be approved by regulators.

Thanks to clinical and technical advances, ASCs can now perform more types of procedures. Medicare, commercial insurers and patients can all benefit if more care migrates into these settings.

Statistics on COVID-19 cases and deaths among EMTs and paramedics are hard to find. They are considered essential healthcare workers but rarely receive the pay and protections given to doctors and nurses.

There’s no shortage of challenges facing medical schools these days. But the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and finding ways to tackle structural racism and unconscious bias have moved to the forefront for many educators.

Google is working with primary-care practice One Medical and local public health authorities to convert some of the company's buildings and parking lots into vaccination sites.

Former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said President Donald Trump's handling of the virus caused so much damage to public perceptions of its severity that it's important for President Joe Biden to set a contrasting tone.

Live updates from Modern Healthcare on the coronavirus outbreak and how COVID-19 is affecting the healthcare industry.

The deal is the second acquisition by MultiPlan since it went public in July through an $11 billion deal with Churchill Capital III, a special-purpose acquisition company.

As the ruling Communist Party faces growing questioning about China's vaccines and renewed criticism of its early COVID-19 response, it is hitting back by encouraging conspiracy theories that some experts say could cause harm.

Efforts to increase diversity in clinical trials might depend on achieving more diversity among those conducting the studies.

Zenty will retire as president and CEO of UH at the end of this month, capping nearly two decades of leading the system. In that time, UH has built new hospitals and locations, added existing community hospitals into the system and renovated and expanded facilities.

After serving as president of University Hospitals through a yearlong transition process, Megerian will add CEO to his title on Feb. 1, succeeding Tom Zenty.

Healthcare organizations are becoming increasingly focused on innovative technology solutions like telehealth, enhanced electronic health records and partnerships with technology companies.

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Healthcare providers still struggle to find travel nurses to handle the COVID-19 surge. And those workers come at a price, with the competition doubling or even tripling normal compensation.

The facility will produce sterile injectable medications used in hospitals for COVID-19 patient care, emergency room and intensive-care unit treatments, surgeries, and to treat other serious conditions, according to a press release.

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In a media advisory released Friday about the announcement, the two partners said the goal of the 30-year partnership is "making Michigan a national leader in scientific discovery, education and exceptional healthcare."

State health officials said they rely on a very complex set of measurements that would confuse and potentially mislead the public if they were released.

President Joe Biden’s heartfelt plea for national unity will be immediately tested by the American people in how they respond to his plan for ending the COVID-19 pandemic.

The new clinical partnership aims to improve quality and make it easier to access treatment.

Rising infection rates have limited the approach's usefulness of late. Because pooled samples must be broken apart and tested separately in the case of a positive result, pooled testing is inefficient in populations with high positivity rates.

Alan Miller, who recently stepped down as long-time CEO of Universal Health Services, reflects on the industry and the company he founded.

Community health centers, patient advocates and other groups have said the changes are unnecessary and could do more harm than good. HHS signed off on the rule in December in the waning days of the Trump administration.

As patients turn to local health systems for information on COVID-19 vaccination, health systems are turning to technology to help manage the barrage of questions.

The newest American Hospital Association statistics book also shows hospital outpatient revenue continues to rival inpatient.

The long-standing Medicare program now has 477 ACOs participating, a decline from 2020 when 517 participated, according to new CMS data.

The vaccine rollout so far has been "a major disappointment," said Dr. Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute.

HCA has teamed up with A Plus International to supply surgical and procedure masks out of Asheville, N.C. in early 2021.