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More than 50 medical professionals indicted in federal opioid cases
HHS also said it has excluded more than 2,000 people from participating in Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs for opioid diversion and abuse activity since June 2018, including more than 650 providers.
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EHR data increasingly used to inform clinical care decisions
Hospitals that can send, find, receive and integrate EHR data from outside sources are twice as likely to use that data as hospitals with less interoperability, according to new data from ONC.
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Humana rolls out oncology payment model
Sixteen practices are participating in the inaugural test of the model, which began in January across 11 states.
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UnitedHealth CEO's 'Medicare for All' bashing sends payer, provider shares tumbling
The biggest private payer beat Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, but a rebuke of plans to expand Medicare weighed on health companies.
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AI poised to 'transform' medical imaging, radiology society says
Earlier this month, FDA outlined in a white paper its vision for a framework to regulate artificial intelligence algorithms that change based on real-world learning.
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Safety net hospitals benefit from change to readmission reduction program
The rule, which took effect in fiscal year 2019, separated hospitals into five groups, each with similar proportions of dual eligible patients and adjusted payments for socioeconomic factors.
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Hospital M&A hits lowest point in nearly a decade
A new report from Ponder & Co. posits the slowdown is due in part to the decelerated pace of for-profit divestitures following the frenzied activity of 2017 and 2018.
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Best Buy, Target jump into at-home medical device market
The partnerships give both medical device companies an opportunity to reach a broader audience through mass merchant retailers, and tightens the relationship between healthcare and retail.
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Chronic illnesses will play even bigger role in healthcare in coming years
Conditions like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, obesity and cancer cost more than $1 trillion annually.
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Physician telehealth use up 340% since 2015, survey finds
Among specialties with high burnout rates, willingness to use telehealth runs high but actual use is still low, according to the American Well report.
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Primary care accounts for small fraction of Medicare spending
Primary care spending percentages were lower for more vulnerable beneficiaries and varied by state, according to a new report by RAND.
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SponsoredGetting to know the new healthcare consumer
Patient experience and engagement top the list of healthcare challenges in a new study. Do you have the right technology to give consumers what they want?
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Healthcare jobs grow at rapid clip, but wages lag amid consolidation boom
Some economists and academics attribute the slowdown to hospital consolidation and concentrated labor markets.
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MA growth helps fuel UnitedHealth's 9% Q1 revenue bump
The payer raised its earnings expectations for the year, while also taking a shot at calls for movement toward a Medicare for all type insurance system.
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Nearly all states using value-based payment models
Researchers commissioned by health IT firm Change Healthcare found 34 states have initiatives that are two years or older. Just four states have no official value program: Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi and West Virginia.
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Sutter, UPMC, DNAnexus partner on MS sequencing study
The collaboration comes as more health systems begin to integrate gene sequencing into patient care.
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Sutter to pay $30M to settle Medicare Advantage overpayment allegations
An HHS OIG official said "large health systems can expect a thorough investigation of claimed enrollees' health status," as MA plans become more popular.
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Growing ED use in rural areas putting strain on safety nets, JAMA finds
Rural ED visit rates increased by more than 50% between 2005 and 2016, compared to only a slight increase for urban departments, according to the study.
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GM exec calls for more pressure on consolidating healthcare companies
The healthcare leader for the car giant put Cigna on defense about whether the payer's combination with Express Scripts will result in lower costs.
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Better quality, lower costs when providers and payers share risk
Integrated Healthcare Association's review of California care found that capitation is connected with better healthcare quality.
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Atrium, Wake Forest start merger talks for $13B system
The combination of nonprofit Atrium and the Winston-Salem-based academic medical center would create an organization with nearly $13 billion in annual revenue, almost 50 hospitals and about 1,300 additional care locations.
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Digital health investment interest strong, but could be in for slowdown
Of the more than 250 healthcare sector respondents to a recent Venrock survey, 36% said capital markets will become more difficult for early-stage health IT startups and 16% predicted fundraising will be tougher at all stages.
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Newly wed Bon Secours Mercy Health posts income drop 4 months in
The combined chain highlighted the last four months of fiscal 2018. After finalizing their merger in September, they became the fifth-largest Catholic system in the country.
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Safety net hospitals near 'breaking point,' advocacy group says
America's Essential Hospitals said safety net facilities saw their average margin cut in half in 2017.
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Teladoc partners with Cincinnati Children's on pediatric telehealth platform
The pact comes as Teladoc has been expanding its global footprint and products through service rollouts and acquisitions outside the U.S.
