Friday, September 30, 2016

Encouraging Surgical ICU Patients to Get Moving Pays Off

Encouraging Surgical ICU Patients to Get Moving Pays Off

Slavitt: ‘Start slow’ in transition to payment models under MACRA | FierceHealthcare

Slavitt: ‘Start slow’ in transition to payment models under MACRA | FierceHealthcare

UnitedHealth subsidiary ditches ACA exchange after posting losses - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

UnitedHealth subsidiary ditches ACA exchange after posting losses - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

CMS awards $347 million to healthcare groups to improve patient safety - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

CMS awards $347 million to healthcare groups to improve patient safety - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin, Ga. has been designated a Level III trauma center | The Telegraph

Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin, Ga. has been designated a Level III trauma center | The Telegraph

IVC Filters Don't Save Lives in Trauma | Medpage Today

IVC Filters Don't Save Lives in Trauma | Medpage Today

California's Proposition 56 Would Raise Cigarette Tax By $2 A Pack : Shots - Health News : NPR

California's Proposition 56 Would Raise Cigarette Tax By $2 A Pack : Shots - Health News : NPR

Rural hospitals see ray of hope in tax credit program | Georgia Health News

Rural hospitals see ray of hope in tax credit program | Georgia Health News

Data Show Risk of Watch-and-Wait Approach to DCIS - General Surgery News

Data Show Risk of Watch-and-Wait Approach to DCIS - General Surgery News

MedPAC questions validity of CMS' hospital star ratings - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

MedPAC questions validity of CMS' hospital star ratings - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Why CMS wants surgeons to code every 10 minutes - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Why CMS wants surgeons to code every 10 minutes - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Editor's Corner: Fury over EpiPen pricing could fuel Medicaid rebate investigations | FierceHealthcare

Editor's Corner: Fury over EpiPen pricing could fuel Medicaid rebate investigations | FierceHealthcare

Cigna disputes DOJ's claim that Anthem deal will harm competition, innovation | FierceHealthcare

Cigna disputes DOJ's claim that Anthem deal will harm competition, innovation | FierceHealthcare

It’s Not Just For Kids: Medicare EpiPen Spending Up 1,100 Percent | Kaiser Health News

It’s Not Just For Kids: Medicare EpiPen Spending Up 1,100 Percent | Kaiser Health News

Mixed reactions to CMS tool that predicts impact of MACRA on providers' bottom line - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Mixed reactions to CMS tool that predicts impact of MACRA on providers' bottom line - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

DOJ: Anthem and Cigna pointed fingers over merger breach - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

DOJ: Anthem and Cigna pointed fingers over merger breach - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Quality of care doesn't improve at hospitals that employ physicians - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Quality of care doesn't improve at hospitals that employ physicians - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Mylan CEO defends EpiPen cost to angry lawmakers - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Mylan CEO defends EpiPen cost to angry lawmakers - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Smoking Leaves Lasting Marks on DNA: Study

Smoking Leaves Lasting Marks on DNA: Study

Opioid Epidemic Costs U.S. $78.5 Billion Annually: CDC

Opioid Epidemic Costs U.S. $78.5 Billion Annually: CDC

Doc employment doesn't boost hospital outcomes--and may hurt morale | FierceHealthcare

Doc employment doesn't boost hospital outcomes--and may hurt morale | FierceHealthcare

Retail approach to health care increasing with more clinics, Navicent leader says | The Telegraph

Retail approach to health care increasing with more clinics, Navicent leader says | The Telegraph

Why Superbugs Are Beating Big Pharma - Bloomberg

Why Superbugs Are Beating Big Pharma - Bloomberg

Michigan's alternative Medicaid expansion showing signs of success - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Michigan's alternative Medicaid expansion showing signs of success - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Antibiotics Are Still Overused in Hospitals | TIME

Antibiotics Are Still Overused in Hospitals | TIME

Colonoscopy Inaccurate for Cancer Site in Nearly One-Third of Cases - General Surgery News

Colonoscopy Inaccurate for Cancer Site in Nearly One-Third of Cases - General Surgery News

Theresa Meadows: Providers must understand their cybersecurity risk | FierceHealthcare

Theresa Meadows: Providers must understand their cybersecurity risk | FierceHealthcare

Shift to paying physicians under MACRA has system CEOspreparing for complications - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Shift to paying physicians under MACRA has system CEOspreparing for complications - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Hospitals, states say proposal to change uncompensated-care calculations is illegal - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Hospitals, states say proposal to change uncompensated-care calculations is illegal - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

CMS' voluntary bundled-payments program delivers mixed results - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

CMS' voluntary bundled-payments program delivers mixed results - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Monday, September 19, 2016

'Bedless' hospitals grow as industry moves toward outpatient care | FierceHealthcare

'Bedless' hospitals grow as industry moves toward outpatient care | FierceHealthcare

Politics of pain: Drugmakers fought state opioid limits amid crisis | Center for Public Integrity

Politics of pain: Drugmakers fought state opioid limits amid crisis | Center for Public Integrity

Hospitals need better ways to follow patients after discharge - Modern Healthcare Transformation Hub - Modern Healthcare

Hospitals need better ways to follow patients after discharge - Modern Healthcare Transformation Hub - Modern Healthcare

Generic drugmakers tout competition bill as pressure builds to tackle drug costs - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Generic drugmakers tout competition bill as pressure builds to tackle drug costs - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Friday, September 16, 2016

Aetna officials repudiate 'unfounded' accusations from senators | FierceHealthcare

Aetna officials repudiate 'unfounded' accusations from senators | FierceHealthcare

Politics may hinder efforts to get more docs into alternative payment models under MACRA - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Politics may hinder efforts to get more docs into alternative payment models under MACRA - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

AU Medical Center wants to improve line placement | The Augusta Chronicle

AU Medical Center wants to improve line placement | The Augusta Chronicle

More legislators question need for consultants on rural hospital donations | Georgia Health News

More legislators question need for consultants on rural hospital donations | Georgia Health News

Francis Collins: Privacy a priority for Precision Medicine Initiative | FierceHealthcare

Francis Collins: Privacy a priority for Precision Medicine Initiative | FierceHealthcare

Studies Link Cancer Patient’s Survival Time To Insurance Status | Kaiser Health News

Studies Link Cancer Patient’s Survival Time To Insurance Status | Kaiser Health News

California Aims To Limit Surprise Medical Bills | Kaiser Health News

California Aims To Limit Surprise Medical Bills | Kaiser Health News

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Georgia again ranks high in rate of uninsured | Georgia Health News

Georgia again ranks high in rate of uninsured | Georgia Health News

Surgeon Offers Tips on Use of Imaging for Hernia Diagnosis - General Surgery News

Surgeon Offers Tips on Use of Imaging for Hernia Diagnosis - General Surgery News

Tenet wins revenue-cycle consolation at Atlanta hospitals it sold - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Tenet wins revenue-cycle consolation at Atlanta hospitals it sold - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey to step down as head of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey to step down as head of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Better Training, Tourniquets And Techniques Since 9/11 Are Saving Lives | Kaiser Health News

Better Training, Tourniquets And Techniques Since 9/11 Are Saving Lives | Kaiser Health News

Study: Health Spending Related To Opioid Treatment Rose More Than 1,300 Percent | Kaiser Health News

Study: Health Spending Related To Opioid Treatment Rose More Than 1,300 Percent | Kaiser Health News

Health Care Providers Scramble to Meet New Disaster Readiness Rule - The New York Times

Health Care Providers Scramble to Meet New Disaster Readiness Rule - The New York Times

Minimizing Complications in Ventral Hernia Repair - General Surgery News

Minimizing Complications in Ventral Hernia Repair - General Surgery News

Obama meets with remaining insurers on ACA exchanges - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Obama meets with remaining insurers on ACA exchanges - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Monday, September 12, 2016

Surgeries at high-quality hospitals cost less for Medicare | FierceHealthcare

Surgeries at high-quality hospitals cost less for Medicare | FierceHealthcare

Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren challenge Aetna CEO over exchange pullout | FierceHealthcare

Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren challenge Aetna CEO over exchange pullout | FierceHealthcare

Tossing Unused Surgical Supplies Wastes Millions Of Dollars, Study Finds | Kaiser Health News

Tossing Unused Surgical Supplies Wastes Millions Of Dollars, Study Finds | Kaiser Health News

CMS to make MACRA more flexible for physicians, providers - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

CMS to make MACRA more flexible for physicians, providers - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Medical tech's starring role in hospital marketing campaigns - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Medical tech's starring role in hospital marketing campaigns - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Thursday, September 8, 2016

States that resisted the ACA face the biggest hurdles in 2017 | FierceHealthcare

States that resisted the ACA face the biggest hurdles in 2017 | FierceHealthcare

Editor's Corner: EHRs are no substitute for basic communication | FierceHealthcare

Editor's Corner: EHRs are no substitute for basic communication | FierceHealthcare

Georgia still has major problem with obesity, report shows | Georgia Health News

Georgia still has major problem with obesity, report shows | Georgia Health News

Lack Of Medicaid Expansion Hurts Rural Hospitals More Than Urban Facilities | Kaiser Health News

Lack Of Medicaid Expansion Hurts Rural Hospitals More Than Urban Facilities | Kaiser Health News

Hospital ownership of medical practices grows by 86% in three years - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Hospital ownership of medical practices grows by 86% in three years - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

West Virginia sued over ambulatory center CON rules - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

West Virginia sued over ambulatory center CON rules - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Friday, September 2, 2016

Model Promises Better-Quality Care, Lower Cost - General Surgery News

Model Promises Better-Quality Care, Lower Cost - General Surgery News

Hospitals oppose proposal to tweak Medicare RAC appeals process - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Hospitals oppose proposal to tweak Medicare RAC appeals process - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Why Emory Healthcare chooses not to merge - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Why Emory Healthcare chooses not to merge - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Passage of California surprise-bill legislation could spur other states to act - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

The California Chapters of the American College of Surgeons strongly opposed this legislation Passage of California surprise-bill legislation could spur other states to act - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Thursday, September 1, 2016

St. Mary's embarks on $13 million in expansions, upgrades | Online Athens

St. Mary's embarks on $13 million in expansions, upgrades | Online Athens

St. Mary's embarks on $13 million in expansions, upgrades | Online Athens

St. Mary's embarks on $13 million in expansions, upgrades | Online Athens

Task force unveils options to cover uninsured in Georgia | Georgia Health News

Task force unveils options to cover uninsured in Georgia | Georgia Health News

CMS remains at odds with Tennessee over Medicaid waiver - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

CMS remains at odds with Tennessee over Medicaid waiver - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Providers: New MACRA patient relationship codes are confusing and burdensome - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Providers: New MACRA patient relationship codes are confusing and burdensome - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Changes to Obamacare exchanges may be enough to keep them afloat for now - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

Changes to Obamacare exchanges may be enough to keep them afloat for now - Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events