Morning Headlines 12/30/20
Health-Costs Transparency Rule for Hospitals Upheld on Appeal
A federal court rejects AHA’s appeal, forcing hospitals to post their payer-specific negotiated charges on their websites starting Friday.
Judge signs off on Concord Hospital’s acquisition of LRGHealthcare
The bankrupt two-hospital, 162-bed system says it was paying $342,000 per month – 9% of its total revenue – to run Cerner.
Y. Michele Kang joins Washington Spirit ownership group
The founder and CEO of health and human services software vendor Cognosante buys a stake in the professional women’s soccer team.
One solution would be federal (or state) requirements; but more ideally health systems would view their digital patient tools as…