March 2017

Telehealth saves rural hospitals more than $80,000 ()
CMS: Medicaid DSH payments will consider what Medicare, third-party pay ()
ACHE 2017: The ideal profile for an effective healthcare leader ()
Group sequential designs produce reliable results in preclinical trials ()
Former Siemens CMO Donald Rucker to lead ONC ()
ACHE 2017: Embracing value-based care essential to attracting big purchasers like Boeing, Walgreens ()
Possible sepsis treatment needs additional evidence ()
Summa Health loses appeal to save accreditation for ER residency program ()
New sepsis treatment draws skepticism ()
Novartis completes FDA application for 'cancer-killing' technology ()
Software identifies cause of ischemic stroke ()
ACHE 2017: Creating a provider-sponsored health plan means understanding your market ()
Anthem likely to leave ACA markets for 2018 ()
Virtual reality reduces pain in hospitalized patients ()
Coding is partially to blame for rising healthcare costs ()
MSU researchers map giant Samba virus, develop new antibiotics ()
ACA subsidies could go to off-exchange insurers under Republican legislation ()
Cuts in NIH funding could arrive sooner than expected ()
Is Tetris the key to reducing depression, PTSD after traumatic events? ()
Soothing sounds: Music reduces pain after spinal surgery ()
AMA: 90% of physicians satisfied with career choice ()
ACHE 2017: Organizational culture matters for reducing nurse turnover ()
Price defends HHS budget cuts, vows 'to uphold the law' of ACA ()
Machine learning diagnoses depression with 75% accuracy ()
Maker of OxyContin to test anti-opioid abuse app with Geisinger ()
ONC updates health IT guidelines to improve real-world decision making ()
Washington Post documents malpractice, discrimination at Howard University Hospital ()
Blood-sucking flies help predict outbreaks of infectious disease ()
AHA: Next healthcare bill may be attached to CHIP renewal in October ()
Birth control pills reduce risks for certain cancers ()
Regular information blocking in health systems, EHR vendors ()
AMGA President, CEO Donald Fisher dies of cancer ()
Researchers develop readmission rate calculator to ID high-risk patients ()
ACHE 2017: Making a ‘game plan’ for MIPS, MACRA ()
Color test identifies cancer protein, improves drug development ()
With replacement shelved, regulations could decide ACA’s fate ()
Healthcare industry welcomes decision to yank ACA replacement bill ()
Q&A: Wireless patient monitoring has mothers dancing for joy ()
ACA replacement bill pulled before House vote ()
ACHE 2017: Inclusive culture in healthcare is more than 'checking boxes' on diversity ()
Facial recognition diagnoses rare disease with 96.6% accuracy ()
Improved pathogen detection with lab-on-a-chip ()
D.C. hospital first to receive Joint Commission/AABB blood transfusion certification ()
Hospitals holding off on expansion projects because of ACA uncertainty ()
CBO: ACA replacement changes save less money, don’t improve coverage ()
VA could make decision on commercial EHR by June ()
No need for a refrigerator with these vaccines ()
House vote on ACA replacement postponed ()
Flexible glass aims to decrease size of sample required for testing ()
Cleveland Clinic operating income drops by 71% ()
3D printer produces implantable cartilage ()
500,000 healthcare jobs added because of ACA ()
Possible repeal of required health benefits draws ire of public hospitals, ER docs ()
Mobile app cuts in-person follow-up visits after surgery ()
Trump HHS budget proposal raises FDA user fees ()
Major players remain opposed to ACA replacement ahead of House vote ()
Former St. Joseph CIO: EHRs ‘not even remotely’ making effective use of data ()
GOA to investigate FDA’s orphan drug program ()
HHS adds new health technology leadership post ()
Both Dems, Repubs misinform constituents on healthcare policy ()
Baby born with four legs undergoes successful surgery ()
Q&A: Former St. Joseph Health CIO says don’t split your CIO’s duties ()
Enrollment in check-in services for seniors remains low ()
Eccovia Solutions brings care coordination to Los Angeles health services ()
Joint Commission proposes changes to patient suicide risk policies ()
FCC head visits Cleveland Clinic to see ins and outs of telehealth ()
5 changes made in revised ACA replacement plan ()
Clinical interviews predict postpartum depression ()
NJ-Based Health Sciences Technology Consortium Expands to 20 Eastern Seaboard States ()
Stanford care coordination project cut costs by 13% among high-need patients ()
Mortality improves during surprise Joint Commission inspections ()
Prototype of portable retina camera simplifies eye exams ()
Healthcare job growth driven by ambulatory settings ()
Poll: Parents take different paths to expert care for sick children ()
ACA replacement set for vote in House on March 23 ()
Former Anthem lobbyist to be nominated to run DOJ’s antitrust division ()
Mayo Clinic facing state review for prioritizing privately insured patients ()
Virta Health platform uses personalized medicine to combat diabetes ()
Heal on wheels: Duke telehealth cart aims to improve care, reduce wait times ()
MGMA to CMS: Where are the MIPS eligibility notifications? ()
Durbin: No Senate Dems will vote for AHCA, but open to discussion on drug prices ()
Precision radiotherapy may halve treatment time ()
ACOs saved Medicare Part D $345 per patient ()
30-second blood test promises to improve care to at-risk populations ()
Cedars-Sinai awarded $2 million to study communication techniques in opioid pain relief ()
AAMC: Physician shortage could surpass 100,000 by 2030 ()
IDBS announced as a National Technology Awards finalist ()
Device, drug makers would pay $1 billion extra to FDA under Trump budget ()
Additional IV fluids reduce rates of C-section, time in labor ()
Winners and losers in Trump’s proposed budget for HHS ()
Google develops 'digital pathologist' to improve cancer detection ()
Utilizing hospitals’ internal cost data could improve accuracy of new payment models ()
Q&A: Informatics expert sets off alarms on alert fatigue ()
5 things to know on deregulation, Medicaid from HHS Secretary's CNN event ()
Say what? Translator aims at medical terminology ()
ACA exchange enrollment falls short of projections for 2017 ()
Massachusetts hospital blamed for Medicare underpayments in other states ()
Datasets may allow for 3D visualizations of pancreas to improve diabetes research ()
HHS report responds to MassHealth failure in securing data ()
Pinnacle to affiliate with UPMC, buy 4 hospitals ()