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Battle of the expenses: AMA defends high estimates of ICD-10 transition costs
The AMA contends that a new study pegging ICD-10 switchover expenses for small practices at between $2,000 to $6,000 dramatically underestimates those costs.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 26, 2014 -
Insurance giants unite to make ICD-10 a little easier
A newly-formed ICD-10 consortium will address industry pain points.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 25, 2014 -
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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HHS hopes to block group health plans without inpatient benefits
The ACA currently allows large employers to offer health plans that lack inpatient coverage, in the process barring workers from getting subsidies to purchase their own plans.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 25, 2014 -
FDA
Bill would relax federal oversight of EHRs
Even if the draft bill becomes law and eases regulation a bit, some oversight mechanisms would remain in place.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 25, 2014 -
Why there's no easy way to get patients to take their meds
What are the best interventions for getting patients to comply with medication plans?
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 24, 2014 -
Republicans file long-awaited lawsuit challenging ACA
The lawsuit contends that President Obama has bypassed Congress to take "unilateral actions" in implementing the ACA, according to House Speaker John Boehner.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 24, 2014 -
RCM firm Emdeon to acquire Change Healthcare in $135M deal
The deal will give Emdeon cost transparency and consumer engagement tools.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 21, 2014 -
ACA enrollments inflated by dental plans
The Obama administration counted some dental subscribers among the full-plan enrollees for the ACA, boosting the total enrollees over 7 million.
By Randy Lilleston • Nov. 21, 2014 -
Is urgent care sufficiently regulated? Some say no
In New York, the state's public health council is calling for tighter government and physician oversight of the booming urgent care industry.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 21, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The Friday Dive: Is whistleblower action declining?
Healthcare Dive's editor looks back on the biggest news from the last week.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 21, 2014 -
Struggling Quincy Medical Center pushes closing to February
The delay is a result of pressure from Attorney General Martha Coakley's office.
By Anne Zieger , Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 20, 2014 -
Banner Health posts $228.8M surplus, sets date for academic medical center acquisition
Banner moves closer to scoring a strong academic medical partner as it reveals strong operating numbers.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 20, 2014 -
CMS taps Niall Brennan for new chief data office post
Brennan will oversee data-collection and dissemination efforts in CMS' new Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 20, 2014 -
Health groups urge Congress to keep next year's ICD-10 deadline
As the groups noted, HHS projects that any additional delays could cost payers and providers as much as $6.6 billion.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 20, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Patients are willing to pay NPs and PAs, but Medicare still isn't
PAs and NPs are growing in volume. How much longer will federal laws prevent them from practicing to the full scope of their abilities?
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 20, 2014 -
New government data on Obamacare premiums shows encouraging trends
Initial 2015 Obamacare data from 38 states shows an increased number of insurers and improved competition.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 19, 2014 -
ICD-10: Maybe not the crisis hospitals anticipated?
Is the ongoing hue and cry from providers justified? New numbers suggest not.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 19, 2014 -
New CA Ebola regulations are among toughest in the country
Pressure from nurses and other healthcare workers prompted the new mandatory rules, which go beyond CDC guidelines.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 18, 2014 -
Deep Dive
3 things hospitals anticipate from the ACA's second enrollment period
Does the smooth launch of the second open enrollment period bode well for hospitals? Some experts sound a cautionary note.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • Nov. 18, 2014 -
Which state had a troubled exchange roll-out on Saturday?
Last year's open enrollment period was a technological disaster. This year went much smoother for Healthcare.gov, but at least one state exchange did face problems.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 17, 2014 -
Retrieved from Apple on September 09, 2014
FTC: Is Apple doing enough to safeguard health data?
The agency is concerned about the exposure of protected health information and in talks with Apple about how its new smart watch will protect personal data.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 17, 2014 -
ACA premiums rising this year for existing enrollees
Americans who are already enrolled in ACA plans will still get subsidies, but those subsidies may not go as far as they did last year.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 17, 2014 -
Obama confident as Healthcare.gov 2.0 launches
The second version of the ACA's online insurance marketplace rolled out on Saturday with few glitches.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 17, 2014 -
Are hospitals profiting from defective medical devices?
An OIG report unearthed $548,000 in Medicare overpayments due to hospitals failing to report free defective device swaps.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 17, 2014 -
The cost of ICD-10 implementation: Only $2,000 to $6,000?
New AHIMA estimates are a far cry from the numbers used by the American Medical Association, which puts costs between $22,560 and $105,506.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 14, 2014
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