Economics

This channel highlights factors that impact hospital and healthcare economics and revenue. This includes news on healthcare policies, reimbursement, marketing, business plans, mergers and acquisitions, supply chain, salaries, staffing, and the implementation of a cost-effective environment for patients and providers.

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Zipnosis certified by Surescripts to add medication history to virtual care platform

Zipnosis, providers of virtual care software, has been certified by Surescripts to add medication history services to its virtual care platform.

Diabetes self-management program reduces costs

A self-management diabetes program was able to reduce healthcare costs by $800, according to a study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.

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Senate announces hearing on reducing healthcare costs

The Senate health committee has announced a series of hearings addressing how healthcare systems can reduce costs in America.

Change Healthcare develops module to reduce denials of claims

Change Healthcare has announced the development of a module for their Assurance Reimbursement Management program that assists providers submit claims.

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Online feedback tool reduces deterioration of psychological treatment by 74%

An online feedback tool that allows therapists to monitoring patients with depression has reduced the probability of deterioration during psychological treatment by 74 percent, according to a study published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

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Screening tool detects early cognitive decline from home

Researchers from Switzerland and the United Kingdom have developed an in-home screening tool capable of testing early cognitive decline in dementia.

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7 ways digital health is transforming patient care

Digital tools are changing the way patients think about healthcare and how they want to access care, according to a survey conducted by Aetna.

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Language processing algorithm 97.6% accurate using clinical data to detect disease symptoms

Researchers have developed a natural language processing algorithm, trained on clinical record data, capable of detecting disease symptoms with high accuracy, according to a study published June 15 in the JMIR Medical Informatics.

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Updated compensation data includes good news for multiple subspecialties. The new report also examines private equity's impact on employment models and how much male cardiologists earn compared to females.

When drugs are on the FDA’s shortage list, outsourcing facilities can produce their own compounded versions. When the FDA removed tirzepatide from that list with no warning, it created a considerable amount of chaos both behind the scenes and in pharmacies all over the country. 

If passed, this bill would help clinician-led clinical registries explore Medicare data for research purposes. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American College of Cardiology both shared public support for the bipartisan legislation. 

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