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1,600+ hospitals to receive value-based purchasing bonus
The total number of hospitals receiving a positive payment adjustment under the value-based purchasing program fell from about 1,800 last year.
By Luke Gale • Nov. 2, 2016 -
CMS issues final rule on hospital payment rates for 2017
The agency followed through on a proposal to remove patient survey answers as part of pain management care in the Value-Based Purchasing program.
By Luke Gale • Nov. 2, 2016 -
FDA calls for boxed warning on Essure labeling
Essure has been linked to thousands of reports of serious and frequent health complications.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 2, 2016 -
HHS restricts short-term insurance plans to under 3 months
Americans that purchase short-term plans will have to pay the individual penalty as they won't have ACA-compliant coverage and health insurers must notify their customers under the new rule.
By Ana Mulero • Oct. 31, 2016 -
Survey: 29% of physicians still haven't heard of MACRA
With the final rule now out, physicians should be making their plans for 2017.
By Heather Caspi • Oct. 31, 2016 -
Patient ratings added to Dialysis Facility Compare website
CMS is furthering its push for transparency and improved accuracy in star ratings.
By Heather Caspi • Oct. 31, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Technology, outreach efforts prime ACA open enrollment season
Mobile apps, Lyft partnerships and "hyperlocal" outreach have been included in efforts to boost insurance enrollment.
By Jeff Byers • Oct. 29, 2016 -
Deep Dive
MACRA, ONC oversight final rules hint at HHS' health IT master plan
The recently released final rules have a significant health IT effect for reporting, regulatory requirements and small practices.
By Luke Gale • Oct. 29, 2016 -
AHA sees erosion of physician judgment in DOJ false claims suit
DOJ accused Prime Healthcare of encouraging doctors to admit Medicare patients for short hospital stays instead of outpatient observation care.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 28, 2016 -
HHS continues to fight the good mental parity fight, outlines new initiatives
Implementation of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act has stalled over the past few years.
By Luke Gale • Oct. 28, 2016 -
Medicare pilot poses implications for hospice
Healthcare spending could see a shift if a trend takes off for hospice combined with curative treatment.
By Heather Caspi • Oct. 27, 2016 -
AHRQ developing a 'better mousetrap' to enhance patient safety monitoring
The rate of medical errors is still too high — about 120 events per 1,000 hospital stays, AHRQ’s Jeffrey Brady says.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 27, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Advanced APMs: What they are and why they matter
Providers should look at both the downside risk potential and cost of implementing an Advanced APM.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 26, 2016 -
FDA
FDA working with hospitals to improve medical device reporting
Recent incidents involving morcellators and duodenoscopes have focused a spotlight on medical device reporting.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 26, 2016 -
Life Care to pay $145M in largest DOJ settlement for a skilled nursing facility chain
The chain of skilled nursing facilities was accused of strategically submitting claims for therapy that was unreasonable.
By Heather Caspi • Oct. 25, 2016 -
AARP sues the EEOC over new wellness incentive rules
The advocacy group expressed concern that wellness program incentives may be too onerous for some employees.
By Kathryn Moody • Oct. 25, 2016 -
Study: Expanding Medicaid doesn't reduce stress on ERs
The findings are from a two-year analysis of an Oregon experiment, which expanded Medicaid through a random lottery.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 21, 2016 -
Deep Dive
What providers need to know about the heater-cooler device infection risk
The CDC shared with Healthcare Dive information on 28 infection cases reported in three states.
By Ana Mulero • Oct. 21, 2016 -
Rural hospitals out-perform urban hospitals on key quality measures
The adoption of telemedicine in rural areas has helped increase access to care.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 21, 2016 -
OIG: $358M worth of Medicare chiropractor payments officially 'unallowable'
Federal officials are at odds over implementing stronger controls to flag potentially improper billing.
By Heather Caspi • Oct. 20, 2016 -
Texas withdraws Teladoc antitrust lawsuit appeal
The telemedicine company filed a lawsuit in federal court last year, claiming a Texas Medical Board rule limits access to telemedicine services in the state.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 20, 2016 -
St. Joseph's Health accepts $2.14M settlement over HIPAA violations
Files in the health system's electronic medical records system were publicly accessible through online search engines from February 2011 to February 2012.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 20, 2016 -
CMS facing lawsuit over ban on forced arbitration clauses at nursing homes
It's an ongoing fight over the legal rights for nursing home patients, but most outside of the long-term care industry support the ban.
By Luke Gale • Oct. 19, 2016 -
Deep Dive
How applying behavioral economics is beginning to influence healthcare
Although behavioral economics won’t result in a quick fix for the healthcare system’s woes, it can be used to design programs that influence behaviors here and there.
By Luke Gale • Oct. 18, 2016 -
New England health systems abandon major merger plans
Regulatory officials have kept vigilant eyes on pending mergers and acquisitions that would harm competition in the market.
By Ana Mulero • Oct. 18, 2016
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