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NEJM: Opioid crisis measures aimed at docs mostly fail
Policies such as making doctor shopping illegal, limiting the supply of opioids dispensed at one time and alerting high-prescribing physicians were found to have no meaningful effect.
By David Lim • Dec. 15, 2017 -
Industry-developed guidelines seek to clarify expectations for mobile health apps
The recommendations cover operability, privacy, security and content.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 15, 2017 -
Nurses love their jobs, but many would have chosen different profession
Nurses said the best part of their jobs is making a difference, a new Medscape survey finds. The worst part is administration and workplace politics.
By Les Masterson • Dec. 14, 2017 -
Moody's: 5 conditions responsible for 30% of adverse health nationally
Individuals with healthy behaviors, higher education attainment and better economic outcomes are healthier, while health system factors have a relatively modest effect on the prevalence of physical health conditions.
By David Lim • Dec. 14, 2017 -
Providers warming to risk-based payments, survey shows
The AMGA report also found that multiple barriers remain for value-based contracting, including issues with data sharing, limited access to capital and a lack of commercial risk products.
By Les Masterson • Dec. 14, 2017 -
High-deductible plans don't reduce low-value healthcare spending, study says
The plans in their current form “may represent too blunt an instrument to specifically curtail" wasteful spending on services of lower value.
By Les Masterson • Dec. 12, 2017 -
4 out of 5 US physicians have experienced a cybersecurity attack
AMA President David Barbe says the government, technology and medical sectors need to take a more active roll to stop future cyberattacks to ensure the confidentially of healthcare data.
By David Lim • Dec. 12, 2017 -
HHS' OIG says undisclosed Medicare Advantage pilot passes regulatory muster
The pilot — which involves a hospital system, Medicare Advantage plan and trade association — would allow real-time access to patient discharge information.
By Les Masterson • Dec. 12, 2017 -
How can FDA improve? AHA weighs in
AHA is concerned about the one-mile radius rule in FDA’s hospital and health-system compounding draft guidance last year. The organization also demanded FDA provide more oversight over device manufacturers' cybersecurity.
By Les Masterson • Dec. 11, 2017 -
Nonprofit hospitals reap billions on Wall Street: Report
The analysis shows significant gains in total profits when outside investments are factored in.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 8, 2017 -
MedPAC finalizes recommendation to repeal MIPS
The advisory group has gotten pushback for urging the repeal of MIPS, but many providers remain unprepared for MACRA payment changes and think the law is too complex.
By Shannon Muchmore • Dec. 8, 2017 -
FDA debuts new clinical support software draft guide, backs off certain regulations
The agency also issued a plan clarifying the regulation of certain digital health products such as mobile applications and finalized guidance on Software as a Medical Device.
By David Lim • Dec. 8, 2017 -
More billing codes, demonstrations help bridge physician payment gap
CMS is incentivizing specific activities and pushing for favorable outcomes through its new billing codes and demonstrations, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation said.
By Les Masterson • Dec. 8, 2017 -
US health spending growth slows, but still rises to 17.9% of GDP
Consumers still faced the fastest rate of growth in out-of-pocket spending since 2007, with an increase of 3.9%.
By David Lim • Dec. 6, 2017 -
AHA report offers advice about value-based payment programs
The AHA said a key to a hospital or health system's value-based payment program success involves an organization's "capabilities and culture" as well as market and policy forces.
By Les Masterson • Dec. 6, 2017 -
Amazon pulls pharmacy wholesaler application in Maine
The company told regulators last month it does not intend to sell drugs, and the state filings alone would not allow them to do so.
By Shannon Muchmore • Dec. 6, 2017 -
It's a myth the uninsured use the ER more often, study shows
Uninsured adults do use significantly less outpatient care than the insured.
By David Lim • Dec. 6, 2017 -
Senate bill would criminalize failure to report data breaches
Companies would be required to notify consumers within 30 days of discovering their system had been hacked.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 6, 2017 -
Trinity Health moves up sale of $889M in bonds in anticipation of tax overhaul
"I look at it as kind of a risk mitigation," Trinity Health’s Dina Richard told Reuters.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 5, 2017 -
One-third of practices didn't report performance data in value-based program
A study published in Health Affairs looked at the first year of Medicare's Physician Value-Based Payment Modifier program.
By Les Masterson • Dec. 5, 2017 -
Deep Dive
4 major questions about the proposed CVS-Aetna merger
The $69 billion merger announced Sunday is the kind of deal that can upend an industry.
By Shannon Muchmore • Dec. 5, 2017 -
Advocate-Aurora Health Care merger would combine 27 hospitals
The combined company would put 3,300 physicians and 70,000 other employees under the same roof.
By David Lim • Dec. 5, 2017 -
ER facility fees skyrocket faster than outpatient or overall healthcare spending
Vox and the Health Care Cost Institute analyzed 70 million insurance bills for ER visits and found ER fees increased by more than $3 billion between 2009 and 2015.
By Les Masterson • Dec. 5, 2017 -
Dive Awards
The Healthcare Dive Awards for 2017
The 2017 Healthcare Dive Awards recognize the industry’s top disruptors and innovators. These executives, companies and trends are transforming the industry and shaping the future.
By Jeff Byers , Shannon Muchmore • Dec. 4, 2017 -
Dive Awards
Theme of the Year: Uncertainty
Congress went back and forth all year on the issue of ACA repeal, and a changing of the guard in the White House has resulted in a lot of unanswered questions for the industry.
By Shannon Muchmore • Dec. 4, 2017
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