Posts by Blake Madden
CMS comes after Home Health
Want to get these in your inbox to never miss an edition? Subscribe to Hospitalogy today! Intro Happy Tuesday, I’m back (just like Voldemort) after a great, relaxing trip to Florida. How’d the golf game fare? Scroll on to find out. CMS cuts post-acute reimbursement This week, CMS dropped its proposed payment rule for home health.…
Read MoreWhy Certificates of Public Need Suck
Want to get these in your inbox to never miss an edition? Subscribe to Hospitalogy today! Key Takeaways Certificates of Public Need, or CONs, were created to control costs and centralize healthcare planning through state healthcare regulatory authorities. CONs limit competition and prevent new capital and healthcare investments to enter old, established markets. Health systems treat…
Read MoreThe Fines and Antitrust Edition
Want to get these in your inbox to never miss an edition? Subscribe to Hospitalogy today! First Ever Price Transparency Fines hit Georgia Health System CMS just issued the first EVER price transparency fines to two Georgia hospitals: $883k to Northside Hospital Atlanta, and $214k to Northside Hospital Cherokee. Those are actually significant fines – over…
Read MoreHealthcare’s Fintech Opportunity
A birds-eye view of the problems facing the healthcare finance world and the opportunities presented to fintech companies in healthcare.
Read MoreSteward goes All-in on Value-Based Care with CareMax
This week’s healthcare round-up includes analysis on the Steward Health Care and CareMax value-based deal
Read More“The Golden Age of Older Rectums”
BUSINESS “The Golden Age of Older Rectums” Private equity-backed firms are buying out gastroenterology practices left and right. There are no signs of slowing down. As one investment manager said: We are in the Golden Age of older rectums. The DeetsAround 10% of all 14,000 gastroenterologists in the U.S. are currently partners or employed by a private equity-backed firm. The three largest…
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