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October 2017

Tom Price won't be replaced quickly—which is fine by healthcare lobbyists (10/13/2017)

Industry groups blast Trump’s executive order on insurance regulations (10/13/2017)

Tenet selling Chicago-area hospitals (10/13/2017)

Trump to cut off ACA insurer subsidies ‘immediately’ (10/13/2017)

AHIMA17: Healthcare organizations recognize need for information governance (10/13/2017)

Trump signs executive order removing ACA regulations on small businesses (10/12/2017)

Surgical glue closes wounds in 60 seconds, can be programmed to stay sealed for months (10/11/2017)

Data governance is on the rise, but still faces barriers (10/11/2017)

Phone calls more effective to remind people of colon cancer screening (10/11/2017)

80% of patients believe EMRs improve care (10/10/2017)

Mobile apps aim to treat AFib (10/10/2017)

Could blockchain prevent ransomware attacks? (10/10/2017)

28% use internet, mobile apps as primary sources of health information (10/10/2017)

AHIMA17: 82% of consumers accessed their records through patient portals (10/10/2017)

MGMA17: 5 things to know about top performing practices (10/10/2017)

AHIMA17: New ID standards needed for newborns to enhance interoperability (10/09/2017)

AHIMA17: Former congressional leaders think ACA fixes, not repeal, now more likely (10/09/2017)

The (robot) doctor will see you now (10/09/2017)

ONC’s Don Rucker at AHIMA17: Blockchain ‘not there yet’ for regulation (10/09/2017)

MUSC, UMMC awarded $600K grant, named ‘Telehealth Center of Excellence’ (10/09/2017)

5 recommendations improving mHealth for adolescent use (10/09/2017)

Look on the bright side? Cancer patient critical of overly optimistic marketing (10/09/2017)

Google AI has IQ of 47, about that of 1st-grader (10/06/2017)

Machine learning can expedite diagnosis of colorectal cancer (10/06/2017)

Purdue Pharma, Geisinger partner to study Apple Watch, chronic pain (10/06/2017)

Cigna opts out of covering OcyContin in 2018 (10/06/2017)

Smart bandages heal faster, better (10/05/2017)

'Body-on-a-chip' system improves testing of new medications (10/05/2017)

Donations to U.S. nonprofit hospitals up 5% in 2016 (10/05/2017)

Q&A with MGMA’s Anders Gilberg: Lasting healthcare reform ‘needs to start in the middle’ (10/05/2017)

Healthcare interest in blockchain grows (10/05/2017)

MGMA17: Pros and cons of selling a practice to private equity (10/05/2017)

Allscripts finalizes purchase of McKesson’s health IT business (10/05/2017)

Q&A: What could a ‘new direction’ mean for CMMI’s payment reforms? (10/05/2017)

Interoperability, EHR integration top priorities for skilled nursing facilities (10/04/2017)

Q&A: MGMA CEO on her new book 'Back to Balance' (10/04/2017)

AMA states support for VA telehealth expansion (10/04/2017)

Allscripts closes on acquisition of McKesson’s health IT business (10/04/2017)

VR tours of ORs reduce anxiety in pediatric patients (10/04/2017)

Google’s parent company focusing on healthcare in new start-up (10/04/2017)

ACO study from JAMA retracted due to errors in federal data (10/04/2017)

AHIMA17: MACRA is ‘tremendous opportunity’ for HIM (10/04/2017)

The shortlist to replace Tom Price as HHS Secretary (10/04/2017)

Only 30% of hospitals can fully share EHRs (10/03/2017)

Portable blood analyzer uses light to detect anemia (10/03/2017)

'Sorry' doesn’t mean they’ll sue: How hospitals avoided lawsuits after adverse events (10/03/2017)

1 in 5 Americans reports experiencing medical errors (10/03/2017)

6 stats from JPMorgan Chase study of 2.3M families’ healthcare spending (10/03/2017)

City and state of New York quarrel over NYC Health + Hospitals’ finances (10/03/2017)

FDA seeks speedier approval of generics (10/03/2017)

Surgeons complete microsurgery with 'robot hands' (10/02/2017)

MGMA17: Reducing readmissions may be as simple as a phone call, booking a follow-up appointment (10/02/2017)

Lab grown miniature kidneys improve research into renal disease (10/02/2017)

AHIMA beginning search for new CEO (10/02/2017)

AHIMA17: Ex-OCR advisor David Holtzman talks small provider security, federal budget cuts (10/02/2017)

Millennials will dominate nursing profession by 2020 (10/02/2017)

Text messages improve smoking cessation in pregnant women (10/02/2017)

Freestanding ERs clustered in wealthier areas (10/02/2017)

CHIP deadline passes with no action from Congress (10/02/2017)

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