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Clinical trials often go unregistered, unpublished (09/11/2017)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