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Deep Dive
5 key changes providers can expect from the new ACO rule proposal
Is the proposal, which calls for big changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program, going to win over healthcare providers?
By Marisa Torrieri • Dec. 8, 2014 -
FCC official touts telemedicine's progress in rural states
Which state has made the most progress in adopting telemedicine technology? And what factors have led to that success?
By Marisa Torrieri • Dec. 8, 2014 -
Deep Dive
What hospitals are doing to reduce readmissions in 2015
Readmissions waste at least $26 billion annually, and the pressure is on to reduce that number.
By Marisa Torrieri • Dec. 4, 2014 -
New CMS rule aims to nix providers who don't pay fines
Will CMS' new rule succeed in keeping providers who can't pay fines out of the system?
By Marisa Torrieri • Dec. 4, 2014 -
Allegheny, Johns Hopkins Home Care partner to acquire HME supplier
The acquisition gives Allegheny Health Network a stronger presence in its competitive home care market.
By Marisa Torrieri • Dec. 4, 2014 -
Record slow-down in healthcare spending in 2013
The Office of the Actuary doesn't expect the slow-down to continue forever.
By Katie Bo Williams • Dec. 3, 2014 -
Physicians who admit mistakes would get protection under new OH bill
...and a similar bill is pending in Congress.
By Marisa Torrieri • Dec. 3, 2014 -
Indiana's ACA challenge on hold until next year
The suit, which argues that ACA premium subsidies shouldn't be allowed, won't be heard by a federal judge until the Supreme Court rules on King v. Burwell.
By Anne Zieger • Dec. 2, 2014 -
Medicare plans big changes to ACO rules
The new proposal would extend the penalty-free period for Medicare ACOs to as much as six years if they meet key conditions.
By Anne Zieger • Dec. 2, 2014 -
Negative stigmas make hospitals wary of caring for Ebola patients
What can the government do to get hospitals on board with treating patients?
By Marisa Torrieri • Dec. 2, 2014 -
'Snooping' Cleveland hospital employee breaches data for 692
Data breach: It's not always due to international hackers or laptop thieves.
By Marisa Torrieri • Dec. 2, 2014 -
AHA says FDA should hold device makers accountable for cybersecurity
It's not just up to hospitals and other organizations to protect patient data, says the association.
By Marisa Torrieri • Dec. 2, 2014 -
CA Supreme Court to take on malpractice cap issue
Will malpractice insurance premiums skyrocket if the court overturns the cap?
By Katie Bo Williams • Dec. 1, 2014 -
Why the US isn't the best when it comes to senior health
The high cost of medications and high incidence of chronic conditions are partly to blame.
By Marisa Torrieri • Dec. 1, 2014 -
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 -
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
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