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.

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.

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.

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.

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 made public.

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.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the Department of Financial Services' Office of Pharmacy Benefits is investigating six drug manufacturers over significant price spikes on medications related to COVID-19.

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

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.

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 majority of 21 shipments of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday were spoiled en route to Michigan, likely delaying the state's vaccination efforts this week, the Department of Health and Human Services said,

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.

Biden issued orders that aim to boost racial equity, rein in discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation and protect noncitizens. Biden's team will also revisit last minute rules by the Trump administration.

Mark Erceg will join Cerner Corp. as the company's new chief financial officer Feb. 22. He's the third leadership appointment Cerner has announced since the start of 2021.

New vaccine studies must include communities of color that have been hard-hit by the pandemic. To help, researchers in more than a dozen spots around the country are rolling out mobile health clinics to better reach minority participants and people in rural areas who might not otherwise volunteer.

Going forward, UnitedHealthcare expects to add 1.5 million members in 2021, with enrollment in government plans continuing to drive growth.

Community Health Systems upped the size of its offering by $1 billion from $750 million the same day it was launched due to investor demand.