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September 2017

Tom Price resigns as HHS Secretary (09/29/2017)

'Smart' molecules give white blood cells an appetite for cancer cells (09/29/2017)

Patch delivers biometric parameters in real-time (09/29/2017)

Prepared or not, providers face deadline for MIPS positive payment adjustment (09/29/2017)

Price transparency rules in Florida opposed by hospitals (09/29/2017)

ABMS names AMA’s Richard Hawkins as new president (09/29/2017)

HHS Secretary to pay back $52K of $1M in total travel costs (09/29/2017)

Inspectors could reduce medical device recall rates by 20% (09/28/2017)

Providers lagging behind offering payment options patients want (09/28/2017)

CBO: Telehealth bill will reduce Medicare spending by $80M by 2027 (09/28/2017)

73% of physicians share EMR passwords (09/28/2017)

Trump preparing order on selling health insurance across state lines (09/28/2017)

CMS delays hospital star ratings update (09/28/2017)

Inside Brigham and Women’s drive to cut $50M (09/28/2017)

The financial benefits of addressing physician burnout (09/28/2017)

Mobile mammography attracts diverse populations, has lower rates of adherence (09/27/2017)

Examining efforts to improve residents’ knowledge of documentation, coding (09/27/2017)

AHRQ: Nearly 70% of hospitals are in health systems (09/27/2017)

New web-based system for logging robotic surgery experience (09/27/2017)

Senate Dems ask OIG to justify Sunday shutdowns of HealthCare.gov (09/27/2017)

Cedars-Sinai launches Apple Watch app (09/27/2017)

Healthcare blockchain will require significant infrastructure (09/27/2017)

'The answer is money': Value-based care butting heads with prevailing culture in medicine (09/27/2017)

Healthcare groups tell Congress to move on ‘for good’ from ACA repeal (09/27/2017)

5 recommendations for improving mHealth utilization in clinical research (09/26/2017)

267,000 healthcare jobs would be eliminated under latest ACA repeal plan (09/26/2017)

Graham-Cassidy ACA repeal bill tabled: ‘We’re coming back to this’ (09/26/2017)

Change Healthcare announces blockchain solution for healthcare (09/26/2017)

80% of activity tracker users continue to utilize device for 6 months (09/26/2017)

Another Washington hospital sued over charity care (09/26/2017)

Graham-Cassidy bill gets a hearing, a CBO score—and another ‘no’ vote (09/26/2017)

CNN debate goes beyond ACA repeal to single-payer, pharma prices (09/26/2017)

Electronic triage tool improves patient care in EDs (09/25/2017)

Lock and key: Heart scan offers improved cybersecurity (09/25/2017)

MGMA17: Payment, scheduling options could help practices attract patients (09/25/2017)

UCI heads $8M NSF-funded project to develop brain-computer interface (09/25/2017)

Gel patch accelerates healing, reduces scarring (09/25/2017)

LA County health chief nominated to run NYC’s public health system (09/25/2017)

Mayo Clinic ‘respectfully declines’ request to halt consolidation (09/25/2017)

The Leapfrog Group Announces Agenda for the First-Ever National Heath Care Ratings Summit (09/25/2017)

Puerto Rico hospitals struggling after Hurricane Maria (09/25/2017)

Cerner sued for $16M over billing system rollout (09/25/2017)

What’s in the new version of Graham-Cassidy ACA repeal bill (09/25/2017)

Cancer patients value communication, relationships over technical aspects of care (09/22/2017)

Delays in clinical data management halt completion of trials (09/22/2017)

ONC changing certification standards (09/22/2017)

McCain to oppose Graham-Cassidy ACA repeal, possibly sinking bill (09/22/2017)

Smartphone apps reduce depressive symptoms (09/22/2017)

Moody’s: Despite ACA uncertainty, health insurers’ outlook stable (09/22/2017)

Hospitals brace for DSH payment cuts (09/22/2017)

HHS Secretary has spent $300,000 using private planes (09/22/2017)

Arizona's Care1st Health Plan launches Pacify mobile app for mothers on Medicaid (09/21/2017)

Doximity, Epic integrate to improve patient-provider communication (09/21/2017)

Labyrinth chip separates cancer cells from blood for improved personalized treatment (09/21/2017)

Critics of new UC Irvine school worry it seeks to legitimize debunked therapies (09/21/2017)

Insurance groups oppose latest ACA repeal plan (09/21/2017)

UPMC buys 50% stake in Rome hospital (09/21/2017)

'Smartfoam' detects potential concussions in real time (09/21/2017)

What states would lose under Graham-Cassidy ACA repeal (09/21/2017)

Staffing Industry Analysts Names AMN Healthcare as the Largest U.S. Healthcare Staffing Firm (09/21/2017)

Alexa has earned its PhD in first aid (09/20/2017)

Sepsis Power Hour bundle decreases patient mortality by 45% (09/20/2017)

Joint Commission’s ‘failure’ has senator asking how to make its inspections public (09/20/2017)

Patient-provider communication guidelines remain outdated (09/20/2017)

CMS plans ‘new direction’ for CMMI models (09/20/2017)

Anthem to buy Medicare Advantage insurer HealthSun (09/20/2017)

How NC hospitals dealt with readmission penalties (09/20/2017)

61% of healthcare professionals rate ROI of EHRs as 'poor,' 'terrible' (09/20/2017)

Wellness programs, new sites of care common among larger employers’ insurance plans (09/20/2017)

71% of hospitals allow 'BYOD' and 8 other findings (09/19/2017)

Closed-loop control improves glycemic control in type 1 diabetic teens (09/19/2017)

UT officially names MD Anderson’s new president (09/19/2017)

Healthcare industry taking Graham-Cassidy ACA repeal bill more seriously (09/19/2017)

Lack of Trust Less of a Barrier to Clinical Trial Participation, According to Minority Populations; Other Factors Contribute to Low Participation Rates (09/19/2017)

The Qt Company Joins AdvaMed and MassMEDIC to Guide Policy and Technology Innovation in the Medical Device Industry (09/19/2017)

Most hospital execs have limited cost reduction goals for next 5 years (09/19/2017)

Nationwide HIE could reduce Medicare spending by 3.1B annually (09/19/2017)

$200M donation will fund new health sciences college at UC Irvine (09/19/2017)

Northwell continues to broaden partnerships in Ireland (09/19/2017)

Paper sensor patch measures glucose during exercise (09/18/2017)

Common molecule arms itself to fight cancer, influenza (09/18/2017)

Scribes improve physician satisfaction, chart accuracy (09/18/2017)

San Diego mobilizes amid hepatitis A outbreak (09/18/2017)

Mayo Clinic integrates symptom checker into patient portal (09/18/2017)

EHR alert increases hepatitis C screening in elderly patients (09/15/2017)

Microscopic needle patch burns fat in mice (09/15/2017)

Epic eyes improved interoperability with Share Everywhere system (09/15/2017)

Anthem will re-enter Virginia ACA markets, covering 63 bare counties (09/15/2017)

Few ‘high-quality’ healthcare markets exist (09/15/2017)

Telemedicine saves time, money for pediatric patients and families (09/15/2017)

Inova CEO Knox Singleton Announces Retirement (09/15/2017)

CBO: Uncertainty to blame for 15% average premium hike on ACA exchanges (09/15/2017)

Linda Pauliks, M.D., Named Medical Director of Pediatric & Congenital Cardiac Imaging at Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach (09/15/2017)

New AAFP president pledges to ‘hound Congress’ on administrative relief for practices (09/15/2017)

Mount Sinai Scientists Reveal New Insights and Possible Solutions for Opioid Epidemics Using Machine Learning (09/14/2017)

Advances in 3D printing could mean personalized medications (09/14/2017)

FDA approves marketing of mobile app for substance abuse (09/14/2017)

Google Glass app improves social skills of autistic children (09/14/2017)

Primary care physicians spend 52% of day entering EHR data (09/14/2017)

5 things to know about the Graham-Cassidy ACA repeal bill (09/14/2017)

What the new Medicare card will look like (09/14/2017)

University of Texas, Ardent Health to acquire 10-hospital system in joint venture (09/14/2017)

Carolinas HealthCare accused of gender discrimination in pay (09/14/2017)

Florida nursing home with 8 post-Irma deaths has checkered safety record (09/14/2017)

Tampa General continues C-suite overhaul with new CFO (09/14/2017)

Pill has the potential to control pancreatic cancer (09/13/2017)

National Healthcare Leaders to Discuss ROI, Innovation, Value of Telehealth (09/13/2017)

HIEs could save billions in Medicare spending (09/13/2017)

Artificial skin gives robotic hand a sense of touch (09/13/2017)

5 reactions to proposed 2018 Physician Fee Schedule (09/13/2017)

Online insomnia therapy reduces paranoia, hallucinations (09/13/2017)

Kaiser Permanente medical school names its first dean (09/13/2017)

Yale New Haven, Connecticut Children’s end merger talks (09/13/2017)

Centene buying New York’s Fidelis Care for $3.75B (09/13/2017)

Xcertia Announces New Board Members (09/13/2017)

Online ratings do not correlate to physician performance (09/12/2017)

Telemonitoring improves CPAP adherence for those with sleep apnea (09/12/2017)

‘Difficult needle to thread’ on ACA fix with easier state waivers (09/12/2017)

'Tele-abortions' just as safe as in-person consultations (09/12/2017)

Florida hospitals returning to normal after Irma (09/12/2017)

1 in 6 practices paying fees for receiving electronic payments (09/12/2017)

Pharma’s 5 methods of squeezing more money from patents (09/12/2017)

DarioHealth launches glucose monitoring app (09/11/2017)

Skilled nursing facilities increase utilization of EHRs (09/11/2017)

Fitbit, Dexcom partner to develop continuous glucose monitoring on smartwatch (09/11/2017)

UnitedHealth in talks to buy Chilean insurer Banmedica (09/11/2017)

Clinical trials often go unregistered, unpublished (09/11/2017)

ONC’s Andrew Gettinger: ‘There probably is under-reporting’ on EHRs causing patient harm (09/11/2017)

Medicare-for-all bill to be introduced in Senate (09/11/2017)

Security Health Plan adds Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic Health System to provider network (09/11/2017)

As Hurricane Irma devastates areas throughout Florida, and the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey continues to cripple families and businesses in Houston and the surrounding areas of the Gulf Coast, National Kidney Foundation would like to extend its heartfelt (09/11/2017)

UPMC credit downgraded on risk of PinnacleHealth acquisition (09/11/2017)

Free mobile medication management tool available for those affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma (09/08/2017)

85% of physicians: Fear of malpractice leads to over-treatment (09/08/2017)

Team-based approach needs 63% percent capitation to be viable in primary care (09/08/2017)

Key ACA architect now supports single-payer (09/08/2017)

Physicians believe 20% of medical care is unnecessary (09/08/2017)

Hospital spending growth falls to 28-year low (09/08/2017)

Tenet selling more hospitals amid discussion of company break-up (09/08/2017)

Florida hospitals brace for Hurricane Irma (09/08/2017)

Mobile app accurately screens for atrial fibrillation (09/07/2017)

Combining addiction treatment, primary care improves access for opioid addiction (09/07/2017)

76% of pregnant women use the internet for medication info (09/07/2017)

ACA’s ‘bare’ county problem is back (09/07/2017)

Small acquisitions driving the healthcare consolidation trend (09/07/2017)

MemorialCare names new COOs at Long Beach campus (09/07/2017)

3D device gives clinicians a peek at how cancer spreads (09/07/2017)

How a Texas hospital evacuated patients after Hurricane Harvey (09/07/2017)

Senators hope to reach agreement on ACA fix next week (09/07/2017)

Researchers improve blood test to detect early pancreatic cancer (09/06/2017)

Photo capturing app predicts onset of type 2 diabetes foot ulcer (09/06/2017)

Mobile app uses lights, camera to detect brain injury in real-time (09/06/2017)

Simulation Is Changing The Way That Healthcare Professionals Learn And Improve Patient Safety (09/06/2017)

Monster Hurricane Irma on Collision Course With Florida; ACEP Urges Public To Prepare Now (09/06/2017)

Safe Patient Limits Ballot Initiative Certified by Attorney General; Measure will Protect Patients and Improve Care in Massachusetts Hospitals (09/06/2017)

IBM Watson failing to delivering on cancer care promises (09/06/2017)

Washington hospital sued for allegedly withholding charity care (09/06/2017)

Diagnostic tool IDs Parkinson's in earliest stages (09/06/2017)

Consolidation trend requires new approaches to preserving competition (09/06/2017)

Ending DACA may worsen doctor shortage (09/06/2017)

AMA Urges Congress to Take Swift Action to Retain DACA Program Protections (09/06/2017)

App upgrades smartphone camera to capture heart health (09/05/2017)

Algorithm allows smartwatches to track all types of activity (09/05/2017)

Health IT systems worked as intended during Hurricane Harvey (09/05/2017)

Camera tracks endoscope position within the body (09/05/2017)

Cleveland Clinic names Tomislav Mihaljevic as new CEO (09/05/2017)

Nearly 1/2 of hospitals have investor ties to post-acute, hospice sectors (09/05/2017)

Insurers can match bargaining power of consolidated providers but consumers don’t benefit (09/05/2017)

Northwell Health Sends 120 Volunteers to Texas for Harvey Recovery (09/05/2017)

Police barred from patient care areas at Utah hospital after nurse arrested (09/05/2017)

Carolinas HealthCare to merge with UNC Health (09/01/2017)

Photo, video sharing app complies with regulations to protect patient data (09/01/2017)

Governors to Congress: ‘Make a clear commitment’ to value-based care (09/01/2017)

Toothache, back pain top list of 'avoidable' reasons to visit ED (09/01/2017)

Wait times down 5 minutes in 2016 (09/01/2017)

Trump cuts ACA advertising budget by 90% (09/01/2017)

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