CommonSpirit Health has co-developed a nurse residency program with Dignity Health Global Education. The program, which is designed to increase nurse retention, comes at a time when turnover rates for newly graduated nurses are at an all-time high. Through the program, the partners are aiming to increase newly graduated nurse retention by at least 20% at CommonSpirit.
Forty-two safety net hospitals recently sued HHS, alleging that the Medicare program “unlawfully withheld and unreasonably denied” DSH payments for decades. The plaintiff hospitals said that HHS' failure to recalculate DSH payments have cost them "tens of millions of dollars in funds that should have been paid to them many years ago."
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Nonprofit health system CommonSpirit health reported a $145 million operating loss in the quarter ending on March 31. The system faced decreased patient volumes and investment losses as a result of the pandemic.
Congress approved $175 billion in emergency funding for hospitals, facing the costs of treating Covid-19 patients and cancelled procedures. The Department of Health and Human Services released new data on how the first set of payments was allocated.
After closing in January, one of Los Angeles’ oldest hospitals is being used to treat Covid-19 patients. St. Vincent Medical Center reopened as a surge hospital on Monday, taking in diagnosed patients from other hospitals.
CommonSpirit Health has partnered with a company called Contessa to introduce a new home care option, which offers patients virtual physician visits and remote monitoring, among other features.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Dubbed CommonSpirit Health, the new nonprofit system operates 142 hospitals and more than 700 care sites in 21 states.
Rich Roth, Dignity Health's chief strategic innovation officer, shares his thoughts on where healthcare is going and advice on how entrepreneurs can be successful in scaling up their businesses.
A new national nonprofit called HealthTech4Medicaid (HT4M) is being created with the mission to improve quality and access for Medicaid recipients by helping to support new ideas in the space.
At MedCity ENGAGE on November 7, leaders from Dignity Health and UC San Diego Health discussed challenges to IT adoption as well as how technology can benefit patients and clinicians.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Ahead of speaking at MedCity ENGAGE next month, Kelly Summers, Dignity Health's senior director of digital care transformation, discussed her organization's participation in the Apple Health Records program.
The fundraising round was led by Oak HC/FT and DFJ and also included support from healthcare organization parnters like Dignity Health and Blue Shield of California.
A total of 17 health systems will take part in the effort, which is co-led by Slavitt, who was the acting administrator of CMS under the Obama administration, and AVIA, an innovation network for hospitals and health systems.
The two San Francisco-based entities have collaborated to create a digital platform aimed at helping patients navigate their care journey and connect with providers.
Google Glass is back, and systems like Dignity Health and Sutter Health are making use of it to help providers save valuable time.