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Reimbursement

House extends moratorium on 2% Medicare sequester cuts through 2021

House extends moratorium on 2% Medicare sequester cuts

Revenue Cycle Management

30% of hospitals and health systems using revenue cycle automation require two or more vendors

30% of hospitals use multiple RCM vendors

Strategic Planning

How health systems should be preparing now for the future of hospital at home

How health systems should be preparing now for the future of hospital at home

Capital Finance

Healthcare M&As poised to come off extended pause

Healthcare M&As poised to come off extended pause

Supply Chain

A look at the pandemic's effect on supply chain, with McKesson's Craig Dolan

A look at the supply chain with McKesson's Craig Dolan

Accounting & Financial Management

UnitedHealth Group posts $4.9 billion profit in the first quarter, beating expectations

UnitedHealth Group posts $4.9B profit in the Q1

Budgeting

Employers' health benefits costs expected to grow, but most won't take cost-saving measures

Employers' health benefits costs expected to increase in 2021

Quality and Safety

J&J still on pause as CDC panel reviews blood clotting concerns

J&J still on pause as CDC panel continues review

Billing and Collections

CMS issues billing codes for Eli Lilly's COVID-19 antibody treatment

CMS issues billing codes for Eli Lilly's COVID-19 antibody treatment

Claims Processing

Cerner makes moves into the life insurance game

Cerner makes moves into the life insurance game

Workforce

How patient-generated data contributes to clinician burnout

How patient-generated data contributes to clinician burnout

Operations

Blockchain, telehealth promise more efficiency as healthcare looks to bounce back from COVID-19

Blockchain, telehealth promise more efficiency in healthcare

Medical Devices

Wound dressings have a significant impact on total cost of care

Expensive wound dressings impact cost of care

Hospital/physician relations

AMA removes bust of founder from public display over racist past

AMA removes bust of 'racist' founder

Construction & Facilities Management

Michigan Medicine to resume construction on $920 million hospital

Michigan Medicine to resume construction on $920M hospital

Compliance & Legal

Most large hospitals are noncompliant with CMS price transparency rule

Most large hospitals are noncompliant with price transparency rule

Policy and Legislation

CMS proposes changes to skilled nursing facility prospective payment system

CMS proposes changes to SNF prospective payment system

Community Benefit

Sanford Health begins $300 million initiative to improve rural healthcare access

Sanford Health begins $300 million initiative to improve rural access

Accountable Care

CMS delays ACO Track of the Community Health Access and Rural Transformation Model

CMS delays ACO track of new rural model

Acute Care

Blood vessel damage, inflammation found in COVID-19 patients' brains, but no infection

COVID-19 patients show blood vessel damage, inflammation

Ambulatory Care

Oak Street Health opens three new clinics at Walmart supercenters in Texas

Oak Street Health opens new clinics at Walmart supercenters in Texas

Analytics

Mayo Clinic launches remote diagnostics platform, forms 2 new companies to support it

Mayo Clinic launches remote diagnostics platform, forms 2 new companies to support it

Business Intelligence

Cleveland Clinic teams with Lilly and Anthem on heart surgery option for Lilly health plan

Cleveland Clinic teams with Lilly, Anthem on heart surgery

ICD-10 & Coding

Physician practices examine risk adjustment coding in wake of federal lawsuits

Practices keeping close watch on risk adjustment coding

Meaningful Use

CMS overhauls meaningful use EHR program, renames it 'Promoting Interoperability'

CMS overhauls meaningful use as 'Promoting Interoperability'

Medicare & Medicaid

Providers press Biden Administration for second chance at Direct Contracting model

Providers want second chance at Direct Contracting model

Patient Engagement

BCBS Minnesota launches kidney disease care program with DaVita's VillageHealth

BCBS Minnesota launches kidney disease program with VillageHealth

Pharmacy

Anti-vaccination proponents inadvertently inspire pro-vaccination social media campaign

Anti-vaxxers inspire pro-vaccination social media campaign

Population Health

How COVID-19 opened a new chapter for population and public health

How COVID-19 opened a new chapter for population and public health

Risk Management

FBI, HHS warn of 'increased and imminent' cyber threat to hospitals

FBI, HHS warn of 'increased and imminent' cyber threat to hospitals

Telehealth

Round 2 of the COVID-19 telehealth program application portal will open April 29

FCC: COVID-19 telehealth program applications for Round 2 open soon

Mergers & Acquisitions

COVID-19 spurs rise in hospital mega mergers, finds Kaufman Hall

COVID-19 spurs rise in hospital mega mergers, finds Kaufman Hall

Top Stories

How COVID-19 has transformed public policy and population health efforts

How COVID-19 has transformed public policy and population health efforts

COVID-19 ratcheting up demand for virtual behavioral healthcare, Cigna finds

COVID-19 increasing demand for behavioral telehealth

AHA wants HHS to issue waivers to 340B hospitals

AHA wants HHS to issue waivers to 340B hospitals

Jun 01, 2016 More on Construction & Facilities Management

Healthcare construction projects, new facilities opened in 2016: Running list

Healthcare Finance Staff

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Updated June 1, 2016

Not only is the healthcare business model in a constant state of change, but the facilities are too. Check back here for the latest news in healthcare construction as we track some of the biggest projects in 2016.

If you have construction or building news to share, email associate editor jeff.lagasse@himssmedia.com.

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Stanford Children's Health opens doors to new $47 million specialty center - May 27

Stanford Children's Health, located in Northern California, opened the doors to a new pediatric specialty center in Sunnyvale recently, the system announced. Full story.

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Mount Sinai makes bold $500 million 'Mt. Sinai Downtown' modernization - May 26

Calling it a dramatic step toward a new model of care that continues to employ technology and stays focused on keeping populations healthy and out of hospitals, Mount Sinai unveiled a $500 million effort to create Mount Sinai Downtown. Full story.

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St. David's HealthCare invests more than $275 million to expand Central Texas infrastructure - May 16

St. David's HealthCare, a major provider in Central Texas, will invest more than $275 million in the region's healthcare infrastructure, the system has announced. Full story.

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AIDS Healthcare Foundation opens second care center on Chicago's South Side - May 13

The South Side of Chicago now has a second Healthcare Center and Remote Consultation Pharmacy for HIV/AIDS patients. The new Hyde Park facility was officially unveiled this week, and will help extend services to the underserved community, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation said. Full story.

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Time-lapse video shows how Memorial Hermann's $85 million hospital expansion unfolded - May 13

Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital in Katy, Texas recently completed an $85 million expansion project to meet the needs of the growing community. EarthCam's construction camera was onsite to document the project with HD imagery from September 2014 to March 2016, and the entire process is showcased in a new time-lapse video. Full story.

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West Point hospital gets $11.5 million addition, adding specialty clinics and dedicated space for service members - May 12

Keller Army Hospital in West Point, New York now boasts a newly-completed, $11.5 million addition to its ambulatory clinic. Full story.

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Hollywood Presbyterian to kick off $200 million expansion - April 15

Fresh off of its headline-grabbing ransomware attack, the nearly 100-year-old CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles is about to kick off its $200 million expansion and modernization of the facility. Full story.

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HCA breaks ground on provider-based emergency room in Las Vegas - Feb. 29

HCA Far West Division, a network of hospitals and surgery centers in California and Nevada, recently broke ground on a new provider-based emergency facility called ER on the Lakes. The new ER is scheduled to open this fall, and will operate 24/7 as a fully-integrated department of Southern Hills Hospital in Las Vegas, the company said in a statement. Southern Hills Hospital is part of the Sunrise Health System, which is operated by HCA's Far West Division. Full story.

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South Nassau Communities Hospital will build four-story addition with $130 million expansion project - Feb. 19

South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, New York has announced plans to construct a four-story, 58,000-square-foot addition to the southwest corner of the hospital, which will feature a new and improved critical care patient unit with up to 24 additional beds. The project will also double the size of the Emergency Services Department, and modernize and expand its operating rooms. Full story.

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University of Chicago Medicine moves for $269 million expansion of South Side access to care - Feb. 18

University of Chicago Medicine is moving to address a long-standing lack of access to emergency, adult trauma and complex care for the city's South Side residents with a $269 million expansion project they call the "Get CARE Initiative". The system submitted the plan and a certificate of need to state regulators this week, UChicago Medicine said in a statement. Full story.

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Advocate Christ Medical Center in Chicago unveils $256 million patient tower - Feb. 15

Advocate Christ Medical Center in Chicago recently unveiled its new $256 million patient tower. Several years in the making, it's an eight-story, 326,000-square-foot structure housing a new birthing center, operating rooms, women's health and critical care units. Full story.

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Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children unveils new pediatric emergency room - Feb. 11

The Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, Colorado will open its new pediatric emergency department on Monday, the first dedicated pediatric ER of its kind on the hospital's campus, Sky Ridge Medical Center announced. Full story.

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Jewish Hospital $80 million expansion nearly complete, new patient tower rises - Feb. 10

Construction of a new patient tower at Jewish Hospital in Kenwood, Ohio -- part of an $80 million expansion -- is close to being completed, with hospital officials claiming it's about 75 percent finished. Full story.

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DignityHealth Nevada to build 4 hospitals for underserved Las Vegas communities - Feb. 10

DignityHealth next month will break ground on one of four small hospitals in Las Vegas, part of a plan to bring more care to underserved neighborhoods of the famous desert city. Full story.

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Mercer Health Hospital plans $24 million expansion, adds outpatient center amid demand - Feb. 5

Mercer Health Hospital in Coldwater, Ohio will add a $24 million expansion to its existing facility, hospital officials have announced. Full story.

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Critical access hospital River's Edge bucks rural trend, plans expansion after profitable year - Feb. 3

After years of losing money, River's Edge Hospital in St. Peter, Minnesota posted a profitable 2015 and is considering expanding the facility, an uncommon story for a rural, critical-access hospital. Full story.

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Florida hospitals challenge building of 100-bed facility for Jackson Health - Jan. 28

The Jackson Health System's efforts to build a 100-bed hospital in Doral, Florida are being met with resistance by five hospitals in the state, which are challenging state regulators' approval of the facility. Full story.

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Mayo Clinic in Florida to build lung restoration center, only second of its kind - Jan. 25

The Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida will soon be home to a new lung restoration center, which physicians expect will help them effectively refurbish donated lungs for use in transplants.Full story.

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Fort Walton Beach Medical Center readies $31 million emergency room expansion - Jan. 20

Fort Walton Beach Medical Center in Florida will soon grow in size thanks to a $31 million construction project that's scheduled to begin within the next few months. Full story.

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Elkhart General Hospital opens $83 million surgery center expansion - Jan. 18

A new surgery suite, post-anesthesia care unit and a helicopter pad are among the features of an $83 million surgery center expansion at Elkhart General Hospital in Indiana will open to patients. Full story.

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