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