Ascension Posts $279 Million Operating Surplus

Posted on February 20, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Health System, Hospital, Operating Performance • Leave a comment

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/ascension-posts-279-8m-operating-surplus.html

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Kaiser Permanente Net Income Soars to $3.1 Billion

Posted on February 20, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Health System, Hospital, Integrated Delivery System, Kaiser, Operating Performance • Leave a comment

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/kaiser-permanente-net-income-soars-to-3-1b.html

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What happens following CEO turnover

Posted on February 19, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged CEO Turnover, Health System, Hospital • Leave a comment

What happens following CEO turnover?

Title of Position turning over	Probability
AVP, Assistant Administrator	77%
CMO	77%
COO	52%
CFO	42%
CHRO	37%
CNO	26%
CIO	14%

The Kaiserification of Healthcare

Posted on February 19, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Health System, Healthcare, Hospital, Integrated Delivery System, Payer • Leave a comment

http://www.fiercehealthpayer.com/story/will-more-providers-make-splash-insurance-business/2015-02-12?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

Daughters of Charity ads claim patients will ‘die’ without Prime acquisition

Posted on February 19, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Health System, Hospital, M&A • Leave a comment

http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/daughters-of-charity-ads-claim-patients-will-die-without-prime-acquisitio/364924/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Healthcare%20Dive&utm_campaign=Issue%3A%202015-02-18%20Healthcare%20Dive

This Not So Subtle Provision of Obama’s Budget Isn’t Sitting Well with Hospitals

Posted on February 17, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Health System, Hospital, Physician, Reform • Leave a comment

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/this-not-so-subtle-provision-of-obama-s-budget-isn-t-sitting-well-with-hospitals.html

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Moody’s: Healthcare saw more upgrades than downgrades in Q4 2014

Posted on February 13, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Credit Ratings, Health System, Hospital • Leave a comment

http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/moodys-healthcare-saw-more-upgrades-downgrades-q4-2014/2015-02-12?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

Hospitals move to reduce rising water costs

Posted on February 13, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Health System, Hospitals, Operating Expense Reduction, Water Costs • Leave a comment

http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/hospitals-move-reduce-rising-water-costs/2015-02-11?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

Cleveland Hospitals Grapple With Readmission Fines

Posted on February 12, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Health System, Healthcare, Hospital, Medicare, Medicare Readmission, Reform • Leave a comment

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2015/01/29/379321205/cleveland-hospitals-grapple-with-readmission-fines

Cleveland Clinic pharmacist Katie Greenlee talks with Morgan Clay about how he should take his prescriptions when he leaves the hospital.