Healthcare News of Note: Oracle’s $28.3B acquisition of Cerner is now final
Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles: Oracle closes the deal to acquire Cerner for $28.3 billion, Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health are planning a mega-merger, and nurse salaries across all license types have increased.
Healthcare News of Note: Nationwide shortages of nurses, physicians and pharmacy techs drag on as surveys show clinician burnout levels continue to spike
Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles: Healthcare professional shortages drag on as burnout levels continue to spike, Civica plans to enter the insulin market, and Medicare Advantage is now 45% of all Medicare enrollment.
Healthcare News of Note: Oracle again extends its $28.3B tender offer to acquire Cerner
Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles: The Oracle/Cerner deal is back in the news, medical debt is causing Americans across generations to skip rent or mortgage payments, and empathetic leaders have a positive effect on employee innovation and engagement.
Healthcare News of Note: Nearly half of U.S. physicians considering a change in employment, according to a Doximity study
Healthcare News of Note for healthcare finance professionals is a roundup of recent news articles: Nearly half of physicians are considering a change in employment, 66% of nurses are considering leaving the profession, and physicians can take steps to improve patients’ understanding.
HFMA’s latest Outlook Survey reflects a healthcare industry on more stable footing: 5 takeaways
Recent feedback from HFMA members signals that healthcare finance and administrative operations have returned to something closer to normal in recent months.
Supreme Court unanimously finds that CMS veered out of bounds when it lowered drug payments for 340B hospitals
In a 9-0 ruling, the Supreme Court said CMS didn’t have the authority to lower drug reimbursement amounts for 340B hospitals as it did in 2018 and 2019.
Women in the healthcare workplace: Hopeful signs and challenges ahead
Gretchen Berlin, a senior partner in the healthcare practice at McKinsey & Company, discusses the firm's 2021 Women in the Workplace report and related research in the healthcare field.
Outgoing HFMA National Chair Tammie Jackson reflects on a year of striving for “Bolder, Brighter, Better”
Tammie Jackson, HFMA's 2021-2022 National Chair, discusses how delaying her tenure due to the pandemic changed the message she wanted to share, how that message was received, and her final thoughts as she winds down her term.
Cost Effectiveness of Health Report, May 2022
The May 2022 edition of HFMA’s Cost Effectiveness of Health Report includes a conversation with Lance Robertson, former U.S. Assistant Secretary for Aging at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living, on practical ways the United States can begin to meaningfully address social determinants of health. Another article explores considerations for hospitals and health systems regarding the decision to pursue a “hospital at home” strategy, and a column shares perspectives and lessons learned from a 47-year active member of HFMA on the nation’s evolution toward value.
Access trapped capital through structured real estate and noncore asset deals
Real estate and noncore assets can represent a significant — and often largely untapped — resource for health systems pursuing any number of financial or operational goals.