Walmart shutters its clinics and virtual care offerings, and UnitedHealth Group's CEO answers to Congress after the Change cyberattack.

On today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily, Kristine Lee, MD, Associate Executive Director of Virtual Medicine, Technology, and Innovation at The Permanente Medical Group, joins the podcast to share what the 10,000-physician group is seeing from its current pilot of an ambient AI scribe.

A year after Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse—and on the heels of the Change Healthcare cyberattack—the issue of counterparty risk has new urgency. While not all risks can be anticipated, there are focus areas specific to different sectors that can help provide a fuller view of risk.

Margins and volumes declined slightly in March, which may signal more challenges ahead. Hospital outpatient revenue also fell 5%, reflecting the competitive challenges of providing outpatient care.

Overall labor expenses and revenue continue to rise, and Q1 2024 data show that labor represented 84% of total expenses. The median investment/subsidy per provider increased 2% compared to Q1 2023.

There were 65 hospital and health system M&A deals announced last year, an increase from 53 in 2022. The rise reflects a growing momentum following a pandemic-related slow down, according to a recent report from Kaufman Hall.

The employed physician model is coming under stress at many health systems. Given the growing financial pressures that health systems face, they must rethink how they are deploying scarce financial resources and physician talent across the enterprise.

The FTC votes to ban employee noncompete clauses, and CMS imposes nursing home staffing minimums.

The moral issues coming at executives today are increasing exponentially in complexity, frequency, and intensity. Literature can help cultivate a practice of judicious thought that is as sophisticated as these issues demand.

Congress begins its public inquiry into Change’s cybersecurity breach, and Elevance announces a new primary care platform company.

A five-step design process used by the SpaceX engineering team provides a framework for healthcare leaders seeking to transform how patients access their health system.

In a new episode of "Counsel That Cares," Holland & Knight healthcare attorney Jesse Neil and Anu Singh, a managing director at Kaufman Hall, discuss the complexity of healthcare markets, the impact of COVID-19 and potential partnership models for public hospitals aiming to remain viable and fulfill their community commitment amid industry shifts.