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October 2016

Keeping cholesterol from brain tumors may improve survival rates (10/14/2016)

Minnesota nurses’ strike to end after 44 days (10/14/2016)

Final rule on certified EHR review, oversight released by ONC (10/14/2016)

Malecare introduces app for cancer tracking (10/14/2016)

No thanks, Trump: Insurers show little interest in selling across state lines (10/14/2016)

Parenting tech company Ovuline rebrands as Ovia (10/14/2016)

Downloadable music program aims to quiet tinnitus (10/14/2016)

The arrival: What's changed, what comes next with final MACRA rule (10/14/2016)

Bioprinting gives insight into kidney function (10/13/2016)

Weathering the storm: Maintaining imaging in the face of disaster (10/13/2016)

NIH awards $5.5 million to expand precision medicine program (10/13/2016)

Immunotherapy cuts cost, boosts effectiveness of cancer treatments (10/13/2016)

CMS aims to reduce physician burden ahead of final MACRA rule (10/13/2016)

Mount Sinai Beth Israel president resigns as new hospital project begins (10/13/2016)

ePatientFinder, M3 join to bring clinical trials to patients (10/13/2016)

Maine could expand Medicaid in statewide vote (10/13/2016)

Major insurers expect impact from lowered Medicare star ratings (10/13/2016)

Cost of unvaccinated US adults tops $9 billion (10/13/2016)

U.S. military to roll out now EHR system in early 2017 (10/13/2016)

Zotec Partners Achieves SOC-2 Security Certification (10/13/2016)

FIRE AND ICE Analysis: Lower Healthcare System Costs with Medtronic Cryoballoon (10/13/2016)

Machine learning can distinguish differences in cancer cells (10/12/2016)

PierianDx acquires Tute Genomics (10/12/2016)

Parent trap: Phones, tablets compete with children for attention (10/12/2016)

eQHealth Solutions names new senior medical director (10/12/2016)

14 recommendations on standardizing scanning in clinics (10/12/2016)

Genomic Health's liquid biopsy mutation panel rates high in sensitivity, reproducibility (10/11/2016)

Hospital budgets challenged by unpredictable increases in drug costs (10/11/2016)

Apps or appointments? Physicians beat algorithms in diagnostic accuracy (10/11/2016)

Why preventive care guidelines shouldn’t be tied to insurance coverage (10/11/2016)

House Republicans could sue HHS over rumored risk corridor settlements (10/11/2016)

Data science uncovers drug interactions with significant risks (10/11/2016)

Mind games: Real physicians more accurate than symptom checker apps (10/11/2016)

CureVac names Pierre Kemula CFO (10/11/2016)

VersAlert puts temperature monitoring in your hand (10/11/2016)

How one physician-legislator is trying to retain doctors in his home state (10/11/2016)

Need answers? HHS covers 11 questions on HIPAA, cloud computing (10/10/2016)

Not just for opioids: Why PDMPs should cover all medications (10/10/2016)

Multitude of healthcare groups ask Congress for a national patient identifier (10/10/2016)

Mylan to pay $465 million to settle claims of overcharging CMS on EpiPens (10/10/2016)

Employers are dialing up telemedicine, but employees aren’t answering (10/10/2016)

OIG recommends adding medical device info to CMS claims forms (10/10/2016)

Metastatic bladder cancer treatments take step forward with immunotherapy (10/10/2016)

New ways of caring for poor tested in LA County (10/10/2016)

Understaffing, outdated technology plague Native American hospitals (10/10/2016)

LA County will require 'superbug' reports (10/07/2016)

Surgeon General investigating potential breach affecting healthcare workers (10/07/2016)

Doctors that work together vote together (10/07/2016)

Hybrid nanosensor detects bacteria of foodborne illnesses in an hour (10/07/2016)

Ardent, LHP to merge into second-largest private for-profit hospital chain (10/07/2016)

Clarius brings ultrasound images into the palm of your hand (10/07/2016)

How Molina found a profitable strategy for ACA exchanges (10/07/2016)

Could a universal flu vaccine be near? (10/06/2016)

Picture books can teach children about nutrition (10/06/2016)

HIV prevention does more than just prevent new infections (10/06/2016)

CMS: Mylan overcharged government for EpiPens for years (10/06/2016)

Employer demand for value-based care is growing (10/06/2016)

‘Take as needed’: New, non-addictive anxiety medication enters market (10/06/2016)

The 5 innovation questions CMS wants exchange insurers to ask themselves (10/06/2016)

Level EX brings video game-level graphics to virtual surgery mobile app (10/06/2016)

UC Irvine Health laying off 175 employees (10/06/2016)

Bladder test eliminates invasive procedures for recurrence (10/06/2016)

Tracing the history of Trump and Clinton’s health plans (10/06/2016)

UK fertility clinic releases Tinder-like app—only to select sperm donors (10/05/2016)

Anthem-Cigna trial split up for faster ruling (10/05/2016)

Activity tracking devices may not improve health, help reduce weight (10/05/2016)

FTC recommends rejecting Virginia hospital merger (10/05/2016)

Could copper surfaces in hospitals stop the spread of germs? (10/05/2016)

AMA offers new MACRA preparation tools (10/05/2016)

2.5 million people may be missing out on ACA subsidies (10/05/2016)

Baylor performs first 4 womb transplants in the US (10/05/2016)

Kentucky gets OK to dismantle state exchange site (10/05/2016)

5 advantages of using telehealth to battle tuberculosis (10/05/2016)

Hospital’s $39 charge for parents holding newborn goes viral (10/05/2016)

Researchers confirm link between birth control pills, depression (10/05/2016)

Toxins stay in smokers' houses for months (10/04/2016)

Uneven ground: Freestanding EDs face patchwork regulation (10/04/2016)

Could hackers set their sights on your medical device? (10/04/2016)

Pain management device combines heat therapy, electrical nerve stimulation (10/04/2016)

Commercial ACOs more efficient than noncommercial, both struggle with IT (10/04/2016)

Politically correct? Republican, Democrat docs treat patients differently (10/04/2016)

Peptides are the next step in developing bioelectric devices (10/04/2016)

UnitedHealthcare, Humana, CVS join new value-based prescription model (10/04/2016)

Spectrum Health names new chief medical officer (10/04/2016)

Tempus uses interactive analytics, machine learning to fight pancreatic cancer (10/04/2016)

Why 30-day readmissions aren’t an accurate measure of quality (10/04/2016)

BioBridge Global-led biotech team awarded $7.8 million Army contract (10/04/2016)

CDC: Physicians should confirm patients’ penicillin allergies (10/04/2016)

Do brain games impact cognitive function? (10/03/2016)

CDC updates recommendations on avoiding pregnancy after Zika (10/03/2016)

Tenet to pay $513 million to settle referral kickback case (10/03/2016)

FDA approves bioelectronic device for hypertension from Valencia Technologies (10/03/2016)

$13.4 million awarded to test new children’s quality measures (10/03/2016)

Deaths from hospital-related infections are underreported (10/03/2016)

House Republicans to CMS: Bundled payments shouldn’t be mandatory (10/03/2016)

California enacts new laws on nurse staffing, balance billing (10/03/2016)

Using telemedicine to combat drug addiction comes with challenges (10/03/2016)

Edwards Receives CE Mark For Hypotension Probability Indicator (10/03/2016)

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