Tea Leaves: January 8, 2024: Providers

Since COVID-19 struck, many providers have continued to invest in new facilities and expand services, despite the financial challenges related to the pandemic. Projects temporarily stalled and new developments were put on hold, but it wasn’t long before systems...

Tea Leaves: January 4, 2024: Providers

A recent survey found that nearly half of patients have missed or forgotten to pay a bill because of difficulties communicating with their providers’ offices. The survey was conducted in December by Artera, which makes and sells software for patient communications,...

Tea Leaves: January 2, 2024: Providers

According to a new report from Fitch Ratings, the labor outlook is stabilizing for U.S. nonprofit hospitals as employment increases and health care job openings decline. According to the credit ratings agency, hospital and ambulatory health care services payrolls have...

Thursday, August 24, 2023: Providers

High labor costs, rising interest rates, and looming federal staffing minimums are prompting more nursing homes and senior living operators to file for bankruptcy. According to Gibbins Advisors, a health care advisory and restructuring consultancy, the two kinds of...

Tuesday, August 22, 2023: Providers

A new AMN Healthcare report found that physician and advanced practitioner salaries are growing, reflecting a strong demand and limited supply workforce. The annual 2023 AMN Healthcare report by the health care talent solutions company reviewed physician and advanced...

Monday, August 21, 2023: Providers

Middle-class Americans are the most likely to be saddled with medical debt, with nearly 1 in 4 having unpaid medical bills, according to a report from the think tank Third Way. Middle-income Americans, who earn $50,000-$100,000 a year, are more likely than those with...