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Health systems will spend a record amount this year building new hospitals, with hospital and clinic construction budgets far outpacing outpatient facilities, like ASCs.
Also, this week’s Weird Number: 39%. That’s the projected growth in the demand for long-term care workers between 2022 and 2037, according to the Health Resources and Services Administration.
One More Thing: A hospital finance expert pushed back on BCBSA research alleging AI-assisted coding was driving an increase in healthcare spending.
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