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OSHA may soon fine hospitals to protect nurses from injury
But the agency may not have enough muscle to move the needle on workplace injuries.
By Heather Caspi • June 26, 2015 -
Can healthcare leaders improve public health by advocating against climate change?
A new study argues health professionals can take on "powerful entrenched interests," having already done so with the tobacco industry.
By Heather Caspi • June 24, 2015 -
Trendline
Labor
Hospitals are navigating persistent labor shortages with the need to cut costs — a source of contention that could leave patients caught in the middle.
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Emails underscore Gruber's deep involvement with crafting of ACA
The House Oversight Committee provided 20,000 pages of emails to The Wall Street Journal days before SCOTUS is expected to rule on King.
By Heather Caspi • June 23, 2015 -
House budget draft would drop funding for AHRQ—and two other HHS agencies
Which other innovation and quality agencies might get the axe?
By Heather Caspi • June 22, 2015 -
Bills would require parity for IV and oral chemo coverage
According to AHIP, such legislation would result in a commensurate rise in premiums.
By Heather Caspi • June 22, 2015 -
PA asks: Are insurance navigators sufficiently regulated?
One expert says: Navigators are entrusted with PHI, so they should be held to the same security standard as other insurance professionals.
By Heather Caspi • June 22, 2015 -
Largest fraud crackdown in a decade centralized in Miami: 'Capital of Medicare fraud'
243 healthcare fraud suspects nationwide were arrested this week. 73 were south Florida residents.
By Heather Caspi • June 19, 2015 -
Tax breaks for nonprofit hospitals doubled over the last decade
The pressure on not-for-profits to justify the chargemaster continues to grow.
By Katie Bo Williams • June 18, 2015 -
FDA partners with PatientsLikeMe to access patient-generated drug data
The three-year agreement may influence how fast the FDA can react to a safety issue.
By Nina Flanagan • June 18, 2015 -
New ACO rule eases skilled-nursing requirements for Track 3
It's unclear how many ACOs will be able to take advantage of the waiver—many groups wanted CMS to extend it to all tracks.
By Katie Bo Williams , Nina Flanagan • June 18, 2015 -
Investors advise caution as speculation around Big Five mergers grows
"I just don't get the feeling that there is [a] thoughtful, disciplined, controlled process, and that concerns me," said one analyst.
By Katie Bo Williams , Nina Flanagan • June 18, 2015 -
NJ bill would give hospitals exclusive EMS rights
Cooper University Hospital argues that it could improve local EMS if allowed to operate both paramedic and ambulance services.
By Heather Caspi • June 17, 2015 -
The 3 states with approval to create exchanges post-King
State-based marketplaces may be the only way to preserve subsidies if SCOTUS disallows them, but some states are refusing to go along.
By Katie Bo Williams • June 16, 2015 -
Hospital spending drives 7.2% growth in Q1 healthcare spending
Year-over-year hospital spending grew 9.2%—the biggest quarterly increase since data collection began in 2004.
By Heather Caspi • June 15, 2015 -
What you need to know from the new PwC report predicting a healthcare spending slowdown
How is the industry holding down costs—and where is it failing?
By Nina Flanagan • June 12, 2015 -
Elizabeth Holmes to AHIP meeting: DTC testing is key to health reform
Critics still doubt both the accuracy of Theranos tests and the wisdom of direct-to-consumer testing.
By Nina Flanagan • June 11, 2015 -
Deep Dive
How the final MSSP rule impacts health IT
The new rules do not mandate the adoption of specific technologies—but that doesn't mean there aren't significant implications for IT departments.
By Heather Caspi • June 11, 2015 -
OIG puts scrutiny on individual physicians with new alert
Most fraud settlements are handled in civil court, but the alert warns docs that if the feds can prove criminal intent, cases could be treated accordingly.
By Nina Flanagan • June 11, 2015 -
New bill would create 2-year grace period for ICD-10 coding
AHIMA says a grace period would lead to "inaccurate coding, improper payments and potential medical billing fraud."
By Nina Flanagan • June 10, 2015 -
AMA gets new president, president-elect
Newly-inaugurated Steven Stack, MD is the youngest AMA president in the past 160 years.
By Julie Henry • June 10, 2015 -
CO Supreme Court upholds state opt-out of nurse supervision rule
With some state hospital associations on board, will more states follow suit in response to physician shortages?
By Julie Henry • June 9, 2015 -
Senate bill would let VA NPs practice independently
If the bill passes, nurse practitioners could prescribe some drugs and treat patients without physician oversight, regardless of individual state laws.
By Katie Bo Williams • June 4, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Inside three major hospitals' decision to limit low-volume surgeries
Not everyone thinks Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Johns Hopkins and the University of Michigan have the right idea.
By Nina Flanagan • June 4, 2015 -
UPDATED: Final MSSP rule offers flexibility and high-risk third track
How drastically does the final rule differ from the proposal—and will it keep most ACOs from dropping out?
By Katie Bo Williams • June 4, 2015 -
Almost 90% of ICD-10 test claims accepted, CMS says
The second round of ICD-10 testing has shown good results, but industry wrangling over the adoption of the new codeset still hasn't slowed.
By Nina Flanagan • June 3, 2015
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