Rockland County hospital tackles measles with pre-hospital triage

As Rockland County, N.Y., continues to suffer from a measles outbreak, local provider Montefiore Nyack Hospital has opted to build a measles alert into the communication system it shares with emergency medical services.  »

HCA buys two dozen urgent-care centers from Fresenius Medical Care

The acquisition adds eight urgent-care centers to HCA's 37 North Texas locations.

Hip, knee surgery readmission rate improvement slows under CMS program

While hip and knee surgery readmission rates have declined, the most dramatic improvements happened before providers even knew the procedures were included in the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, a new study finds.

Blue Cross of Minnesota and North Memorial Health to co-own 20 health clinics

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and North Memorial Health will enter into a joint venture to co-own the health system's 20 clinics.

Kaiser Permanente to build new Oakland headquarters

Kaiser Permanente plans to construct a new headquarters in Oakland, Calif., a move expected to save the health system $60 million a year in reduced operational costs.

Healthcare staffing agencies' outlook softens as providers control costs

Staffing companies that serve hospitals are particularly vulnerable as emergency department volumes decline and health systems develop predictive tools to better measure demand.

Revenue growth overtakes cost-cutting as hospital executives' top priority

Revenue growth overtook cost control as executives' top priority, according to an Advisory Board Co. survey of 90 C-level executives.

VA finalizes Community Care rule as stakeholders watch warily

Provider and veterans groups hope the program will roll out without major glitches, unlike when the VA hastily launched the Veterans Choice program in 2014.

Automation to disproportionately affect women in healthcare

Automation will displace as many as 1 in 4 jobs held by women across all sectors, but that will be offset by an increase in demand and productivity. Researchers advocate for more investment in development opportunities.

Penn Medicine reduces ICU stays with a clinical alert app built in-house

A clinical dashboard and alert system developed at Penn Medicine has helped the system reduce the time patients stay in the intensive-care unit.