June 2017

HFMA 2017: Hospital finance execs have ‘significant lack of knowledge’ around MACRA ()
Aetna moving to New York from Connecticut ()
Widespread blockchain adoption predicted within five years ()
Healthcare blockchain will be widely adopted within 5 years, execs say ()
Indiana health commissioner nominated for surgeon general ()
CBO: Senate healthcare bill would cut Medicaid more deeply over 20-year period ()
HFMA 2017: RCM upgrades, patient engagement top priorities for CFOs ()
Epic to launch medical billing unit later in 2017 ()
Financial incentives, electronic reminders do not improve medication adherence ()
Legislation limiting malpractice damages passes House ()
Cleveland Clinic CEO: ‘Deep financial trouble’ for hospitals under Senate ACA repeal bill ()
Internists Make Recommendations at Meeting With HHS Secretary ()
Self-administered flu vaccine patch passes first clinical trial ()
Interactive patient systems are valuable, but lack advanced features ()
HFMA 2017: 2 out of 3 patients don’t pay their hospitals bills in full ()
Petya cyber-attack reaches American pharmaceutical company, hospitals ()
Personalized technology brings stimulation to dementia patients ()
5 improvements to EHR design to protect patient data ()
Senate to delay ACA replacement vote until after July 4 recess ()
Seattle firm aims to develop self-driving hospital to go to patients ()
Anthem reaches $115M settlement in data breach lawsuit ()
Huntington’s Disease Society, American Well partner to offer telehealth therapy ()
HFMA 2017: LexisNexis’ Rick Ingraham on using social determinants for ‘proactive patient outreach’ ()
CBO: Senate’s ACA repeal bill would destabilize some markets, increase deductibles ()
Fitness trackers close, but not close enough, to be utilized properly in exercise research ()
FDA Approves First Companion Diagnostic Test to Simultaneously Screen for Multiple Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Therapies ()
Apps targeting those with dementia lack security for patient data ()
Alexa voice technology makes its way into hospitals ()
Six-month insurance lockout penalty added to Senate ACA repeal bill ()
HFMA 2017: Experian’s Nicole Rogas says systems risk ‘financial distress’ if married to old RCM ways ()
mHealth helps patients lose weight, reduce blood pressure ()
Availity Launches Digital Authorization Platform ()
Deloitte Showcases Family of Products for Health Care Providers and Announces Launch of Care Intellect ()
HFMA 2017: ACA repeal bills pose credit risk to hospitals ()
HFMA 2017: Affiliations, not acquisitions, may be path to value-based care ()
Many patients interested in virtual visits ()
Senators introduce rural telehealth legislation ()
Diabetes monitoring wearable uses sweat to obtain results ()
The hot topics of HFMA 2017 ()
HFMA 2017: Provider-payor collaboration limited by phone calls, administrative waste ()
HFMA 2017: Patientco’s Alan Nalle on how predictive modeling can improve patient billing ()
Designing wearables for the elderly could improve utilization ()
HFMA 2017: Bryan Health’s Carol Friesen takes over as HFMA chair ()
Illinois hospital sued for bird attack on its property ()
Industry groups oppose Senate ACA repeal: ‘We cannot let this happen’ ()
HFMA 2017: Q&A with AccessOne CEO Mark Spinner on RCM, patient satisfaction ()
Only 18% of clinical recommendations are evidence-based ()
Racial disparity in surgical readmissions greater among Medicare Advantage patients ()
Advanced Sterilization Products receives FDA clearance for sterilization testing tool ()
Anthem to exit Wisconsin, Indiana exchanges ()
Q+A: AMGA says MACRA proposed rule sends wrong message on value-based care ()
The push toward utilizing IoT ()
Iredell Memorial Hospital utilizes UV light to eliminate pathogens ()
Senate’s version of ACA repeal released ()
Huntsman Cancer Institute opens new research center ()
Test and device combination effectively diagnoses concussion symptoms ()
HFMA 2017 preview: What the ‘internet of things’ can do for healthcare finance ()
In-ear device filters out medical alarms for ICU patients ()
Upstep launches one stop custom orthotics online service in the U.S. ()
Partners Urgent Care Continues Expansion in Greater Boston ()
Michigan passes bill punishing doctors for female genital mutilation ()
Portable smartphone sensor identifies disease outbreaks, pollution ()
Proposed MACRA changes praised in initial industry reaction ()
Put down the smartphone: constant use could cause carpal tunnel syndrome ()
CMS proposes raising low-volume exemption, adding virtual groups in MACRA’s second year ()
Telemedicine helps patients control diabetic symptoms ()
New ONC chief offers hints at policy priorities ()
Sleep tight: Less overnight vital monitoring improves perception of sleep quality at hospital ()
Bayer receives FDA approval for myBETAapp and BETACONNECT Navigator ()
Teladoc to acquire virtual consultant platform Best Doctors ()
“Smart pill” reminds patients to take their medication ()
Health systems look to malls for space to expand outpatient services ()
Healthcare lobbyists holding off on “all-out warfare” on ACA repeal ()
The timeline leading up to the Senate’s ACA repeal vote ()
Tobii Pro Expands Eye Tracking Research into Virtual Reality ()
Patientco Announces Enhanced Epic Integration for Patient Payments ()
HealthFirst Financial Again Earns Prestigious HFMA Peer-Review Designation for Its Affordable Patient Financing Programs ()
HFMA 2017: How Yale New Haven Health found ‘improved quality means improved margin’ ()
Mobile app gives parents a platform to securely track child’s health ()
United States Department of Defense Invests in RadPRO® Mobile Digital X-Ray Systems ()
ReWalk Unveils Soft Suit Exoskeleton for Stroke Patients ()
Factors identified leading to hospital discharges against physician’s advice ()
Medicaid expansion increased ER visits overall, but lowered them among uninsured ()
How insurers could have gamed ACA risk adjustment ()
Smartphone app for cardiac arrest cuts emergency response time by three minutes ()
How ACOs change their workforces to manage risk ()
Innovative technology donated to Marshfield Clinic Research Institute will advance research and patient care ()
Cigna’s reentry into Medicare Advantage could be precursor to Humana deal ()
Nevada ‘Medicaid for all’ bill vetoed ()
AMA 2017: Injecting health systems science into med school curriculums ()
Controlling type 1 diabetes could be as easy as sending a text, literally ()
Collaborative initiative aims to improve interoperability in public health ()
Qualcomm Announces Agreement with LifeScan Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Care Company, to Inform Patient Care with Connected Blood Glucose Meters ()
Web-based calculator accurately predicts cancer survival ()
What health benefits insurers would most likely eliminate under AHCA ()
Telemedicine as effective as in-person visit for headaches ()
Cleveland Clinic jumps into insurance market in joint venture with Oscar ()
Senate Republicans struggle to explain how AHCA would benefit consumers ()
Screening tool IDs patients at risk for malnutrition ()
Medicaid expansion reduced spending per enrollee in its first year ()
SI-BONE, Inc. Announces FDA Clearance and Full U.S. Commercial Launch of the iFuse-3D™ Implant, a Patented, 3D-Printed Next Generation Member of the iFuse Implant System® ()
Teledermatology decreases wait times, costs ()
AMA 2017: Delegates take aim at Trump with new policies ()
Getting physicians to fall in love with EHRs ()
American Diabetes Association criticized for restricting photos at conference ()
Researchers warn of inconsistency in asthma data in EHRs ()
AHCA could lead to 725,000 fewer healthcare jobs ()
Democrats’ bill would make reinsurance permanent for ACA exchanges ()
Virtual reality helps patients manage pain, anxiety ()
TempTraq detects rise in temperature 3 hours before conventional care ()
AMA 2017: Outpatient services to drive profitable growth for health systems ()
Judith Salerno, MD, MS, named as next President of The New York Academy of Medicine ()
AMA 2017: New president urges physicians to rise above ‘hyper-partisan political climate’ ()
AHA to CMS: Suspend hospital star ratings, eCQM reporting ()
3D-printed patch treats smaller ischemic blood vessels ()
Drones could quicken AED delivery during heart attacks ()
Centene expanding ACA exchange participation ()
Trump calls House’s ACA repeal bill ‘mean’ ()
Miele acquires majority interest in Steelco ()
Researchers to test telemedicine in treating delirium in elderly ()
CMS actuary: AHCA could cause individual market to collapse ()
New report outlines practical options for Texas communities facing rural hospital closure ()
Wearable lab on a chip could ID bacteria, cancer ()
AMA 2017: Barbara McAneny wins AMA presidential election ()
CHS hospitals accused of shorting charity care benefits ()
App improves survival of advanced cancer patients by 5 months ()
ACA enrollment fell by nearly 2M by mid-March ()
4 things to know about major medical groups’ anti-AHCA events ()
Quest Diagnostics to Form Precision Oncology Center of Excellence Through Acquisition of Two Texas Laboratory Businesses to Serve Oncologists Nationwide ()
Mississippi's Medicaid division notifies 5,000 of potential breach ()
Patients satisfied with cost effectiveness, convenience of telehealth ()
FDA lists reusable medical devices requiring new validation ()
Johns Hopkins President Ronald Peterson to retire at end of 2017 ()
OIG: CMS should try to recover $729M in erroneously paid EHR incentives ()
AMA 2017: ACA repeal dominates leaders’ speeches ()
AMGA names Ryan O’Connor as interim president, CEO ()
Home glucose monitoring fails to improve control of type 2 diabetes ()
GE Healthcare's John Flannery taking over as CEO of General Electric ()
Targeted food subsidies could delay, prevent 150,500 CVD deaths in US ()
eClinicalWorks Introduces Telehealth Solution on healow™ Mobile App ()
Microsoft develops deep learning tool to combat SIDS ()
Hospitals improving on bedsore and injury prevention—but progress is ‘too slow’ ()
AMA 2017: Medicaid changes in AHCA could limit healthcare delivery innovation ()
Clinical Data Shows Surefire Technology Provides 80% Complete Response Rate for Bridge-to-Transplant Primary Liver Cancer Treatment versus 52% for Standard Microcatheter ()
Daily texts help patients manage type 2 diabetes ()
Apple hires Stanford digital health director ()
HHS Secretary contradicts Trump’s budget chief on cuts to Medicaid ()
New alarm system challenges auditory standards ()
Philips announces the relaunch of its Pioneer Plus catheter, the only re-entry device with intravascular ultrasound guidance ()
10 costliest claims conditions account for $1.3B from 2013 to 2016 ()
What AMA delegates will vote on at 2017 meeting ()
40% of adults enrolled in high-deductible insurance plans ()
Online reviews of physicians don't equate to real-life quality of care ()
Former CMS data chief to lead Health Care Cost Institute ()
100 employees to be laid off at MedStar Washington ()
Relief of back pain won’t come from a smartphone app ()
Kenzen Raises $5 Million to Fuel Precision Health Platform Featuring Smart Wearables ()
At-home blood pressure monitors inaccurate 70% of the time ()
Med groups to CMS: Include Medicare Advantage patients under Advanced APMs ()
$155M cancer pavilion expansion begins at Henry Ford Health ()
House Republicans: Community rating waivers need to remain in Senate’s ACA replacement ()
LexisNexis Risk Solutions and American Medical Association Launch Verify Health Care Portal to Help Keep Provider Directories Up-to-date ()
Salus Telehealth’s VideoMedicine Mobile Platform Connects Touring Recording Artists with their Personal Physicians Anytime, Anywhere ()
Trump keeps Francis Collins as NIH Director ()
Anthem leaving Ohio ACA marketplace ()
6 findings from HIMSS 2017 Precision Medicine Study ()
Minorities more likely to receive low-value care ()
AstraZeneca Select ArisGlobal LifeSphere Safety - Risk Management™ ()
June vote on AHCA possible, but bill could be destined to fail ()
HHS releases report on impact of WannaCry ransomware attack ()
New transplant technique could improve outcomes for type 1 diabetics ()
New York public hospitals eliminating 476 positions ()
Increasing complexity in aortic dissection reduces complications, improves outcomes—but mortality remains constant ()
‘Medicaid for all’ bill heads to Nevada governor ()
Cerner wins Veterans Affairs EHR contract without competitive bidding process ()
Healthcare professionals must be bold on digital health ()
Pediatric Emergency Telemedicine Links RWJUHSomerset Patients with Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital Physicians ()
Electronic patient-reported outcomes extend lives of those with metastatic cancer ()
Patch for at-home use detects sleep apnea ()
mHealth platform reduces major depressive disorder symptoms by 42% with memory game ()
Telehealth program for autistic children reaches rural communities to reduce wait time ()
Q&A: Duke's Daniel on the challenges of moving pharma, device companies toward value-based payment ()
HHS announces Move Health Data Forward Challenge winners ()
Racial disparities in surgical mortality are shrinking ()
Want to control in-hospital infection? Keep your hands to yourself ()
Association recognized for intranet-based digital workplace, developed with assistance from West Monroe Partners ()
UPMC names new CMIO ()
Insurers favor value-based contracts, but few are available ()
$12M patient may have contributed to insurer’s exit from Iowa ()
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Executive Appointed to Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) ()
Control V: 46 percent of EHR info is copy and pasted ()
Texas Children’s to expand outpatient network into Austin ()
Succeeding in an ICD-10 World ()
mHealth app predicts influenza outbreak a month before national surveillance ()
EDs may charge 12.6 times Medicare prices—with higher markups than other departments ()
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia won’t cover ER visits it considers unnecessary ()
Wearable system gives visually impaired patients a new view ()
eClinicalWorks to pay $155M to settle claims it faked certification ()
Aetna moving its HQ out of Connecticut, considering ‘several states’ ()