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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)

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