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Two out of three consumers said they didn’t think large hospitals were as careful as they should be with their personal and payment information.

Telehealth use surged due to the COVID-19 pandemic and many patients welcomed the option. But a new survey shows some patients prefer in-person visits for some of their needs.

In a full-page advertisement in Minnesota newspapers, healthcare CEOs said their hospitals are filled. More than 40 states are seeing increases in COVID-19 hospitalizations.

The surging market reached $23 billion in 2020. It’s expected to grow five times larger by 2025.

More than a dozen organizations are urging lawmakers to permanently protect access to telehealth services. The government has eased restrictions but the waivers are only in place during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Financial leaders of healthcare systems outlined some of the challenges in reducing unexpected bills in a new survey.

West Virginia University Health System has shifted top leaders into new roles. Medical City, Doctors Hospital and the University of Maryland system named new executives.

The Pennsylvania-based system made the announcement less than three weeks after saying it had an agreement to sell them. Tower has been dealing with serious financial issues after a costly expansion.

The Senate approved the measure preventing the cuts and President Biden is expected to sign the legislation. Healthcare advocates pressed for a remedy before the end of the year.

The groups say they support the law and key patient protections. But they argue a provision in the law must be fixed or it could hurt patient access to care and providers could lose out financially.

The $390 million deal is expected to close in early 2022. Cancer Treatment Centers will be converted to a non-profit organization.

With a bipartisan vote, the House of Representatives approved the Lorna Breen Act. The bill is named in honor of an emergency doctor who died by suicide in the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Healthcare systems have endured plenty of headaches finding supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic. There may be some relief in the new year, a leading expert predicts.

The number of applicants rose 18% over the past year, the AAMC said. Women and members of most minority groups made gains.

Systems in Ohio are delaying non-urgent procedures. Hospitals across the Midwest and Northeast are packed with patients.

A new study examined the earnings data from more than 80,000 doctors. The gender gap was largest among surgical specialists.

Nearly 150 hospitals are recognized for quality and efforts to improve safety and transparency.

Medicare reported 52.7 million telehealth visits in 2020, up from 840,000 in the previous year. But virtual visits varied among states and different groups of patients.

Essen teamed up with Verustat to monitor patients in their homes. Essen’s founder calls the partnership a “game changer.”

As more payers shift seniors from in-patient facilities and back toward their homes, more patients need assistance, a new study shows. The burden on patients and families isn’t fully understood.

The longtime leader of Fox Chase Cancer Center has stepped down, while Southeast Georgia Health System names a new chief executive.

With the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals can’t afford the looming cuts, advocates say. The reductions could come at the end of the year if lawmakers don’t act.

The costs of assisted living vary significantly across the country. Even in the less expensive states, most Americans would need to save for a long time to cover the costs of a year in assisted living.

The system continues to expand its presence in the Sunshine State. HCA opened a new hospital in Florida last month.

Officials said the new site, which went live Wednesday, should become a valuable resource for healthcare providers.

The first case was detected in California, the agency said Wednesday. The individual recently returned from South Africa, where the variant has been found in many new cases.

A federal judge issued a moratorium temporarily blocking the rule, which calls for all healthcare employees to be fully vaccinated in early January. But the legal battle isn't over.

The Business Group on Health offered its projections on key health and workplace issues in the coming year.

Healthcare systems have a great deal at stake in the highly awaited case. Hospitals say reduced payments in the 340B drug program threaten their ability to serve vulnerable communities.

Mark Spinner, CEO of AccessOne, discusses some of the financing concerns that patients expressed in a recent AccessOne survey as well as some solutions that hospitals and health systems can implement to improve communication and price transparency.