August 2017

Tenet CEO stepping down next year ()
Protein discovery could treat obesity, diabetes ()
Only 3.3% of ED visits are avoidable ()
Patients with low health literacy 2.3 times more likely to visit ED ()
Construction begins on $270M Texas Health, UT Southwestern campus ()
Advocate 'actively exploring' acquisitions, affiliations after 42% drop in operating income ()
2018 MIPS Performance Period QCDR and Qualified Registry Self-Nomination Period Opens ()
Predictive model IDs patients at risk of opioid dependence ()
Trump admin may do bare minimum necessary to comply with ACA ()
Mississippi defends managed care contracts against criticism from losing bidders ()
How much would docs, hospitals be paid under single-payer? ()
VR has work to do before providing alternative routes to care ()
Robot evaluates brain cells faster, more accurately ()
Medicare Shared Savings ACOs saved $1B over 3 years ()
Rural hospitals less likely to adopt comprehensive EHRs ()
Brain-computer interface improves motor function in stroke patients ()
Uninsured rate rising in states that didn't expand Medicaid ()
Kaiser fined for failing to provide Medicaid data ()
Highmark Health supports victims of Hurricane Harvey-related flooding in southeast Texas; provides emergency support services to health insurance plan members ()
23 Houston-area hospitals evacuating patients due to Tropical Storm Harvey ()
Algorithm predicts cartilage degeneration leading to osteoarthritis ()
ivWatch receives innovative technology contract from Vizient ()
No consensus on what defines a ‘high-performing’ health system ()
What major medical groups want in regulatory relief ()
Telehealth offers potential to improve outcomes for anorexia treatment ()
UnitedHealth buys Advisory Board’s healthcare division as part of $2.6B deal ()
Hospitals using more freelance physicians amid doctor shortage ()
Novartis launches study using smartphone app on MS ()
Smartphone app uses 'selfies' to screen for pancreatic cancer ()
ACA taxes still on Congress's radar ()
VR games reduce stress, anxiety in pediatric patients ()
Evidence lacking that Medicaid APMs deliver on promises of reduced costs, better quality ()
SSM to break ground on $550M hospital ()
81% of hospitals have basic EHR programs; advanced utilization lags ()
Large employers increasingly turning to narrow networks ()
Cedars-Sinai Graduate Program Launches Master’s Degree in Health Delivery Science to Better Harness, Analyze Health Information ()
How Houston hospitals are handling Hurricane Harvey ()
Researchers develop vaccine to fight opioid misuse, addiction ()
3D AR improved facial reconstructive results ()
Mobile app improves blood sugar maintenance in diabetic patients ()
Partners delaying purchase of Care New England ()
CMS asked to delay cuts to Medicaid DSH payments ()
For-profit hospitals will continue to struggle with weak admissions ()
Northwell Health to shut down its insurance business ()
Mobile platform supports users in addiction recovery ()
ONC cuts would be reversed under new amendment ()
Electronic documentation increases length of stay in ED ()
Have $13 to spare? You could’ve bought a hospital ()
Tweets help health experts track opioid misuse ()
All of US now has at least 1 ACA insurer for 2018 ()
Henry Ford Hospital CEO to retire in 2018 ()
Iowa seeks changes to ACA subsidies, benefits ()
Brain-computer interface, virtual avatar promote movement in brain ()
AI detects melanoma in earliest stages ()
What attendees want from vendors at AHIMA 17 ()
Harvard Health, Outcome Health partner with aim to improve digital care ()
Medicaid buy-in proposal would raise payment rates to match Medicare ()
VA being sued over awarding EHR contract to Cerner ()
Ascension to acquire Chicago’s Presence Health ()
Frequent messaging improves diabetes management ()
Innovations for the improvement of patient identification ()
More MIPS exemptions ‘relief’ to some, counterproductive to others ()
Solar eclipse didn’t increase hospital admissions ()
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $417M for baby powder linked to cancer ()
Mobile apps for dementia patients lack security measures ()
Virtual visits as effective as in-person appointments for Parkinson’s patients ()
Only 1 rural county still at risk of having no ACA insurer ()
3 things to know about Moody’s hospital report ()
AHIMA 2017 preview: ‘We’ve taken it up a notch this year’ ()
Trump quietly signs FDA user fee reauthorization ()
Proxy fight could be brewing at Tenet Healthcare ()
Past HHS chiefs urge Congress, Trump to focus on stabilizing ACA markets ()
3 trends in healthcare technology ()
More than 800 ICD-10 code changes introduced for 2017 ()
‘I pumped and I pumped': What caused an Indian hospital to run out of oxygen ()
Christiana Care Earns Place Among Nation’s Most Wired Hospitals ()
Hospitals falling short on consumer demands ()
Near-infrared light identifies patients at risk for heart attack, stroke ()
Medica buying Mayo Clinic’s health benefits division ()
UPMC to spend $900M on building projects in 2018 ()
Tufts Health Plan forms MassHealth Accountable Care Organization partnerships with four provider organizations ()
UMass Memorial opts out of state Medicaid ACO ()
Noninvasive eye scan detects Alzheimer's through plaque in retina ()
E-visits increase appointments made, reduce new patients seen ()
Majority of Americans now support universal health coverage ()
Hospital’s nonprofit status revoked by IRS for the 1st time ()
Smartphone app improves concussion outcomes in teens ()
$1.45B investment to fund expansion of DuPage Medical Group ()
CMS opens Hospice Compare website ()
44% of healthcare organizations open 3+ patient records at once ()
Cyberattacks on 3D printers result in defective products ()
For those about to operate: Rock music preferred in OR ()
Sale approved for bankrupt North Philadelphia Health System ()
3D-printing method produces living tissue for regenerative medicine ()
Hospital groups split on CMS canceling mandatory bundles ()
UnitedHealth CEO Stephen Hemsley stepping down ()
Machine learning algorithm outperforms tests in diagnosing early Alzheimer's ()
Smartphone app helps elderly manage mental health ()
CBO: Premiums would spike 20% in 2018 if ACA insurer subsidies pulled ()
The 25 largest integrated health systems ()
New app, technology to hasten hospital visits ()
Online games help diabetic patients control blood glucose ()
Centene will offer ACA coverage in bare Nevada counties ()
HHS has ‘slammed on the brakes’ with ACA outreach ()
Intensified oral therapies may lower lipid levels; simulation shows gap between guidelines, actual practice ()
Researchers utilize 3D printing to produce “lab on chip” devices ()
96% of employers set to offer telehealth services in 2018 ()
New Providence St. Joseph CFO on why he left Microsoft to work in healthcare ()
6 insurers win Illinois managed care business; Aetna not selected ()
Trump pushing for another ACA repeal attempt in September ()
Analyzing tweets could help identify public health trends for influenza, depression ()
CMS to cancel mandatory bundles ()
Gene-edited pigs could be harvested for human organ transplants ()
Robots improve postop outcomes after esophageal surgery ()
Deloitte’s Chip Newton: Where your practice is overspending on labor ()
Nanotechnology test identifies Zika in minutes ()
ACA insurers get 3 extra weeks to file final rates for 2018 ()
Smartphone spectrometer detects diseases as accurately as lab equipment ()
$650M expansion for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital approved ()
Owed $3B in Medicaid payments, Illinois providers struggle to stay open ()
Trump to declare ‘national emergency’ on opioid crisis ()
Innovative wearables reach new areas of healthcare ()
Libertana Home Health, Orbita team up to offer voice software care assistants ()
Where execs, clinicians, payers, purchasers stand on single-payer ()
Cybersecurity on DNA sequencing tools failed to protect data ()
ACA insurers seeking premium hikes as high as 49% due to policy uncertainty ()
Hospital evaluation tool IDs patients with poor outcomes ()
Value-based payments are ‘doomed,’ argues former Beth Israel Deaconess CEO ()
Bringing Medicare into ACA markets could boost competition ()
Utilizing wearable technology to study what makes people move ()
It's Never 2 Late Taps Video Game Development & Healthcare Technology Expert Matt Miller to Lead Product Development ()
Cash incentives get patients into doctor’s office ()
HIMSS: 7 points showing healthcare cybersecurity is improving ()
MIPS named top regulatory burden for physician practices ()
California hospitals could get back millions in Medicaid payments ()
ATA begins search for new CEO after Jonathan Linkous steps down ()
Illinois Opens Blockchain Development Partnership with Hashed Health ()
‘Best Hospitals’ in the U.S. Rely on Spok for Healthcare Communications ()
CMS CMO Patrick Conway picked to lead Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina ()
ACA participation: Anthem scales back in Nevada, Georgia; Intermountain stays put ()
Video games can reduce gray matter in hippocampus ()
Primary care clinicians, staff increasingly dissatisfied with working conditions ()
AUM Cardiovascular receives FDA clearance for diagnostic ECG system ()
Milestone Scientific Announces First Patient Treated with CompuFlo® Epidural Instrument at University of Miami Hospital ()
Research data gathered via EHRs differ from info from traditional means ()
HITECH ACT boosted EHR adoption in hospitals ()
Part 2, Q&A with next HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf: Health IT industry shouldn’t fear AI ()
American Telemedicine Association CEO abruptly steps down ()
Hospitals hiding price of new technologies from patients ()
HIPAA-compliant telehealth service improves access to medical marijuana ()
HITECH Act increases adoption of EHRs in hospitals ()
Few patients making use of price transparency tools ()
Device repurposes cells, healing organs without additional treatment ()
Mayo Clinic repeats as No. 1 hospital on U.S. News & World Report rankings ()
Watson AI provides comprehensive, personalized cancer reports ()
Former Kaiser exec considering run for governor in Colorado ()
Prime Medical's Chlorine-Shielded Textiles Now Available to 44 Hospitals in Illucient Purchasing Alliance ()
It may be too late to stabilize ACA markets for 2018 ()
Pharma exec Martin Shkreli found guilty of securities fraud ()
Execs confident in population health strategy ()
Insurance startup Oscar hires CCO from Advisory Board ()
CMS extends Florida’s managed care demonstration ()
Senate passes ‘right-to-try’ bill which critics call ‘deceptive’ to terminal patients ()
Ransomware attacks in healthcare industry increases by 133% ()
Q&A with next HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf: 'Absolute gap' between IT vendors, providers ()
OCR pushes for employee education to improve cybersecurity ()
mHealth app for rural women lowers risk of low birth weight, improves prenatal outcomes ()
Senate passes FDA user fee reauthorization ()
Bipartisan bill aims to hold device vendors accountable for security ()
Molina posts $230M loss, retreating from ACA markets ()
Hospitals win on $2.4B raise, AO reports, 90-day meaningful use in final IPPS rule ()
Brain implant delivers ultrasonic waves to brain treating cancer, Alzheimer’s ()
Children's National Health System welcomes Marva Moxey-Mims, M.D., renowned nephrologist, as incoming Division Chief ()
Brigham and Women’s may ask more employees to take voluntary buyouts ()
Expensive exams benefiting medical boards ()
Practicing on 3D-printed models cuts surgery time, costs ()
Lobbyist groups takes credit for malpractice bill passed by House ()
Court ruling may stop Trump from cutting off ACA insurer subsidies ()
HIMSS Launches Steve Lieber Innovator Scholarship ()
US rep offers bill to add addiction history to EHR to combat opioid misuse ()
What declaring a national emergency on opioids could mean for healthcare ()
'Smart' clothing reduces back stress, pain ()
CMS finalizes 2018 skilled nursing, inpatient rehab, hospice payment rules ()
Lock it down: 11 findings from cybersecurity survey of healthcare execs ()
Counties at risk of having no ACA insurers shrinking ()
Quiet down: Medical schools try eliminating lectures ()