February 2017

New York-Presbyterian sued for overcharging patients for medical records ()
Illinois to limit insurers involved in Medicaid managed care ()
HIMSS 2017: Gender diversity in leadership is both practical, moral ()
How a new VA hospital could serve as a national model ()
4 ways to improve doctor-patient communication ()
HIMSS 2017: Q&A with CEO of Physicians for Fair Coverage on why doctors favor limiting ‘surprise’ bills ()
Apps can boost healthy behaviors, if they properly engage users ()
ACA repeal plan leaks, but Trump may offer different version in speech to Congress ()
Trial takes a different approach to classifying cancer treatment ()
Phase 3 Trial Data Show Use of SpaceOAR® Hydrogel Helps Maintain Erectile Function Following Prostate Cancer Radiation Treatment ()
Duke LifePoint Healthcare Names Dr. Harry Phillips Chief Medical Officer ()
CMS issues extension to non-ACA compliant plans ()
Is it a popularity contest? Support for ACA ticks upward ()
Joint Commission promotes two to executive status ()
Looming ACA repeal threatens community health centers ()
HIMSS 2017: Wearable-gathered data improves care for seniors ()
'Healthy tension' between providers, IT vendor/consulting organizations ()
CMS will allocate $100 million to train small practices ()
ECS review on eHealth in cardiovascular care ()
HIMSS 2017: Former House speaker calls ACA repeal 'happy talk' ()
4 measures of EHR, clinical documentation effectiveness ()
App gives parents extra insights into NICU care ()
This week in the app store: Birth control ()
Apple Watch identifies seizure triggers ()
HIMSS 2017: How digital tech can boost social determinants of health ()
HIMSS 2017: Samsung, American Well partner to improve interoperability ()
Siemens Healthineers establishes global Digital Ecosystem to drive digitalization of healthcare ()
HIMSS 2017: Rebooting digital health with gamification, virtual reality ()
Ex-CMS head Slavitt rips health IT at HIMSS 2017: ‘It’s not satisfying its customers’ ()
HIMSS 2017: IT growth expected but vendors too quickly 'moving on' from EHRs ()
HIMSS 2017: Four pillars of social media governance ()
HIMSS 2017: IBM Watson announces new partnerships—but may lose MD Anderson ()
HIMSS 2017: IBM CEO says ‘cognitive era’ in healthcare has begun ()
HIMSS 2017: Digital voice assistants may pair patients, physicians in living rooms ()
Lawyers prompt for medical device failure reporting ()
Continuous glucose monitoring effective with or without blood glucose monitoring measurement ()
HIMSS 2017: Embracing antimicrobial stewardship can lead to savings ()
Biocompatible 3-D tracking system advances robotic surgery ()
Barriers to utilizing diabetes devices ()
HIMSS 2017: EHRs are advancing 'with you or without you' ()
UnitedHealth being sued for Medicare Advantage fraud ()
Monitoring physical activity gives patients a pep in their step ()
Answer Health on Demand, Great Lakes Health Connect pattern to expand HIE for telemedicine ()
Seattle Times investigates hospital for pushing high-volume model ()
Republicans policy brief offers few new details on ACA replacement ()
5 things to know from questioning of Trump’s CMS nominee ()
VIGILINT, Cleveland Clinic develop telehealth for global travelers ()
New Jersey law limits initial opioid prescriptions to five days ()
SpectraMedix introduces National MACRA Advisory Council ()
Healthcare spending projected to make up almost 20% of U.S. economy by 2026 ()
Social media mentions: You are what... you tweet? ()
HIMSS 2017: Driving patient engagement through mobile care management ()
First Trump-era CMS rule seeks to keep insurers on ACA exchanges ()
Henry Ford, VisionIT offer mobile communication to clinicians ()
Dueling lawsuits: Cigna wants $15 billion from Anthem; Anthem claims ‘sabotage’ of $54 billion merger ()
Humana exiting ACA exchanges, individual market in 2018 ()
Uninsured rate at 8.8 percent; high-deductible plans on the rise ()
Participation in clinical trials improves women's health outcomes ()
Anthem files for expedited appeal of decision blocking Cigna merger ()
Conservatives want quicker ACA repeal with elimination of Medicaid expansion ()
Aetna, Humana officially kill merger ()
Former CDC director named president, CEO of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ()
Promoting interoperability to cut down on medical errors ()
California insurers reported inaccurate provider info to regulators ()
VA: ‘Confident we’re going to commercial’ on EHR ()
VNA: An Enterprise Imaging Core Component ()
‘Death panel’ attack revived at ACA town hall ()
Kidney device paves way for improved screening ()
Idaho's cautionary tale about leaving ACA alternatives up to states ()
Risk corridor ruling could lead to $2.8 billion payout for insurers ()
Computer predicts leukemia remission with 90% accuracy ()
21st Century Cures Act changes readmissions penalties at safety-net hospitals ()
Tom Price confirmed as HHS Secretary in early morning vote ()
State-run ACA exchanges saw increase in enrollment for 2017 ()
Bedside interpreter gives patients a voice ()
You’ve sent mail: Do your patients listen? ()
Patient engagement reduces readmission from chronic conditions ()
Humana plans to leave COO role vacant after James Murray retires ()
‘Passive’ FDA reporting system to blame for dangerous surgical tool staying in use ()
A photo a day keeps the doctor away ()
Pediatric telehealth matches in-person visits in effectiveness ()
$54 billion Anthem-Cigna merger blocked by federal judge ()
Hemoglobin test results differ in African Americans with sickle cell ()
Organs-on-chips could make difference in drug screening ()
Even docs may put off their own care when facing high deductibles ()
Bundled payments didn’t increase volumes for joint replacement ()
3D spheres help simulate body's reaction to TB ()
How much hospital CEOs get paid per patient day ()
PCHAlliance, Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise partner to improve HIE ()
CNN healthcare debate centers on ACA repeal vs. single-payer system ()
Lowered reimbursements are C-suite’s top fear with ACA repeal ()
JPI HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS ANNOUNCES NEW RELATIONSHIP WITH CARESTREAM HEALTH ()
EMRs improve mental healthcare in more ways than one ()
TeamHealth to pay $60 million to settle overbilling allegations ()
Healthcare consolidation isn’t driven by ACO participation ()
Online support encourages weight loss ()
HHS may change age ratio, cut open enrollment in half for 2018 ()
Memorial Healthcare System Adds Digisonics HL7 Discrete Data Export for Interoperability with EMR. ()
Baebies receives FDA clearance for newborn screening ()
Lower wages change utilization, even in employer-sponsored insurance plans ()
Virtual reality aims for real impact in healthcare ()
Telehealth gives at-home patients their own doctors office ()
Vets receive tablets to offer remote monitoring of vital signs ()
Coding intensity could lead to $200 billion spending jump in Medicare Advantage ()
Patients who keep up with primary care avoid hospital stays ()
CMS agrees to correct mistakes on Medicare therapy standard in court decision ()
Trump on ACA repeal: 'Maybe it'll take until some time into next year' ()
Giving a personal touch to EHRs, healthcare tech ()
2017 Healthcare.gov enrollment down after ads pulled in final week ()
Digital health keeps patients at risk for diabetes on track ()
Group purchasing cuts costs, optimizes supply chain ()
Study aims to identify, reduce inconsistencies in EMR ()
3 ways to proactively identify underpayments before CMS audits ()
Method in grafting chronic wounds improves healing, reduces cost ()
New ACA market rule coming ()
ACA repeal may be more like a ‘repair’ ()
Bringing telemedicine to addiction ()
Vlogging brings patients, clinicians together ()
Wait, wait? Three factors that extend patients' visit times ()
Online reviews increase physician stress ()
CMS proposes 0.25% increase in Medicare Advantage payments for 2018 ()
Former Tenet exec indicted in $400 million Medicaid fraud case ()
AMGA Encouraged by CMS Willingness to Modify Medicare Advantage Encounter Data Risk Scoring ()
Epic, Premier dominate Best in KLAS awards ()
Physicians warn Trump immigration order will worsen doctor shortage, affect care ()
CareSpeak, Molina raise medication adherence with texting ()
Wearable reduces anxiety, improves communication for those with Asperger’s ()
Residents may lie about long hours ()
Hospitals with lower admissions have higher 7-day mortality rates ()
Aetna CEO: ‘No intention’ of being in ACA market for 2018 ()
ATA releases draft guidelines on telestroke, telehealth, telemental health ()
How telemedicine can help schools ()
Investigations & innovations: ECRI Institute watch list includes low-tech solutions, high-tech ideas ()
Trump’s HHS nominee advanced after Republicans change committee rules ()