Assisted living providers received a major regulatory blow from the Arizona Legislature this week after it passed an overhaul on best practices, training requirements and penalties for delinquent facilities. And hospitals net a win as a bill championed by the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (AzHHA) moves out of the Senate...
Arizona's rate of cancer diagnoses is expected to climb over the next year, and although the industry has made strides in cancer care, partially supported by President Biden's Cancer Moonshot, physician retention issues pose a significant threat to providing adequate treatment for an increasing volume of patients.
Arizona is expected...Arizona News
Modern Healthcare published its annual list of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare, which honors individuals throughout healthcare who have been recognized for their influence and leadership within the industry.
Peter S. Fine, CEO of Banner Health was on the list for the 10th consecutive year, ranked 93rd. Fine joined Banner...Arizona News
Hospitals may be reporting difficulties with profit margins but the Mayo Clinic stands apart. For the second quarter of 2023, the Clinic reported a 10.4% year-over-year improvement in patient service revenue, boasting $3.54 billion for Q2 alone.
The Rochester, Minnesota based hospital also has locations in Phoenix and Scottsdale, as...Arizona News
The new 10-story Valleywise Health Medical Center is on budget with the building nearly 75% complete and Mayo Clinic submitted its zoning application to the city of Phoenix for Discovery Oasis, a 120-acre medical and research campus near its Phoenix hospital. Yuma Regional Medical Center is reporting a surge of migrant patients has cost...Arizona News
The non-profit's Phoenix campus consistently ranks No. 1 in Arizona and its original location in Rochester No. 1 in the nation. Mayo Clinic nationally provided healthcare for 1.4 million patients in 2022 generating $16.29 billion in revenue with a 3.7% operating margin.
High ratings and rates didn't make Mayo Clinic immune to losses...
A snapshot of Arizona hospital-based health systems in Arizona including their size and scope, net profits, net margins, patient revenue, payor mix, quality ratings, partnerships, ACO affiliations, leadership lists, and more. Also included: the latest news on Rural Emergency Hospitals and the complicated financials of nonprofit...
The popularity of hospital-at-home care is rising, aiding overburdened hospitals by freeing up beds and improving patient outcomes.
The COVID-19 pandemic increased demand, and with available technology and a waiver that allows hospitals to be reimbursed for hospital-at-home care by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),...Arizona News
Earning the highest grade "A" are Arizona hospitals Banner Ironwood, Kingman Regional, Mayo Clinic, Northwest Medical Center, and Shea Medical Center.
The national nonprofit watchdog organization that advances patient safety in hospitals, released the fall 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade results on November 16, 2022. The...News
Centene's scores fell greater than the industry average, last week CMS changed its approval process for MA television ads from a file & use, 5-day turnaround process to a 45-day review timeframe to better catch deceptive sales pitches and the Mayo Clinic sent letters to Medicare-eligible patients and former patients in Arizona and...Arizona News
The healthcare worker shortage and inflation concerns will compress margins for non-profit hospitals and health systems for the rest of the year, according to the Fitch Ratings Sector Outlook for mid-2022.
The Fitch Ratings report described the non-profit health sector as "deteriorating," which is a downgrade from the "neutral"...Arizona News
Listed among Arizona municipalities, ad agencies, financial institutions and real estate firms, a number of healthcare organizations including Centene's Arizona Complete Health and health system market leaders Banner Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, Dignity Health of Arizona, HonorHealth and the Mayo Clinic also made the...Arizona News
The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers focused on healthcare safety, released its spring 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, awarding 10 Arizona hospitals with an "A" based on over 30 measures of patient safety.
The group scored 50 Arizona hospitals with a...Arizona News
Tucson Medical Center (TMC) partners with Mayo Clinic to launch a new virtual genetic counseling service; a type of telehealth service where a clinician can help explain genetic risks for hereditary cancer, such as breast or colon cancer. Recent research indicates there is a shortage of cancer-trained genetic counselors, noting the...Arizona News
Mayo Clinic announced it validated a new antibody test to diagnose multiple sclerosis, a disease that effects nearly 1 million Americans.
The new test seeks kappa immunoglobulin free light chains in the cerebrospinal fluid to detect the disease. The new method, the researchers say, is a valid alternative to the commonly used...Arizona Comings & Goings
Kara Saliba was promoted from program director for the AZ office of equity, inclusion and diversity, to human resources manager, enterprise office of equity, inclusion and diversity at Mayo Clinic.
As the Omicron variant surges in Arizona, hospitals are struggling to maintain staffing levels and resources to treat the influx of patients. As of Wednesday, Jan. 12, the state reached a new record daily high of 18,783 new COVID-19 cases after rising for 11 consecutive days.
According to KTAR, Arizona is likely to see more record...
The new year brings a new surge of COVID-19, this time driven by the Omicron variant which researchers regard somewhat optimistically. Even still, schools are gearing up for a staff shortage as the governor and school administrators vow there won't be school closures. Additionally, the Arizona Department of Health Services released a...
Cases of COVID-19 appear to be on the downward trend nationally, as the number of new cases on October 12 falls to 111,707. Last month at this time, the surge related to the Delta variant of COVID-19 was at its worst with a seven-day average of over 175,000 new cases per day. There were 1,938 new deaths related to the coronavirus on...
From new facilities to new administrative orders and changes in leadership, Arizona healthcare and hospitals have seen major changes over the last several days – changes that could have a significant impact on the hospital industry in Arizona, including how hospitals continue to handle the COVID-19 pandemic.
This week, two of...