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Q&A
Google Cloud's head of healthcare on data silos, cybersecurity and APIs in the age of the cloud
Greg Moore met up with Healthcare Dive at HIMSS19 to break down some of the most pressing issues of the day — and how Google wants to be a part of the solution.
By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Feb. 20, 2019 -
No. 1 word in online negative hospital reviews is 'told'
Providers need to learn to communicate with patients through "caring language," the authors of a new Penn Medicine study said.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 19, 2019 -
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Hospitals are still struggling with provider burnout, after the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated underlying staffing issues and prompted workers to quit their jobs.
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Hospital lobbying in 2018 — by the numbers
Drug pricing program 340B was the marquee issue for health systems last year, with concentrated efforts on site neutrality, Medicaid funding, safety net hospitals, drug pricing and Medicare for all.
By Tony Abraham • Feb. 19, 2019 -
Cybersecurity, privacy top healthcare leader concerns
The share of hospitals with a senior information security officer rose 14% during the past year, according to the new HIMSS survey.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 15, 2019 -
Charitable enough? UPMC case highlights increased scrutiny of nonprofit hospitals
"I think the bottom line is: The AG is not going to be satisfied with a duopoly in which one firm is clearly dominant and is going to be able to have its way," said Tim Greaney, former assistant chief in the DOJ's antitrust division.
By Tony Abraham , Samantha Liss • Feb. 15, 2019 -
Deep Dive
4 main takeaways from HIMSS19
Digest the biggest health IT conference of the year with this roundup of what grabbed the attention of more than 43,000 health execs, policymakers and academics.
By David Lim , Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Feb. 15, 2019 -
Accrediting group updates widely used quality metrics
Medicare Advantage plans use NCQA quality metrics to measure the performance within their provider networks, any changes to those measures will be closely watched as MA plans now cover 22.4 million seniors.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 14, 2019 -
California county pushes ahead with purchase of Verity hospitals despite AG opposition
Verity filed for bankruptcy in August. Last month, a judge denied California Attorney General Xavier Becerra's petition to block the sale of the two hospitals, citing lack of standing.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 14, 2019 -
Data breaches compromised 15.1M patient records last year
The number of affected records was up sharply from the year before, when nearly 500 breaches affected 5.6 million records, according to Protenus.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 13, 2019 -
California leads in Healthgrades' best hospitals for 2019
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in California grabbed a spot on the top hospitals list along with the Mayo Clinics in Minnesota and Phoenix. Facilities in seven states and D.C. failed to make the cut.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 13, 2019 -
Mid-sized hospitals could recover $500K through finding dual-eligibles
Medicaid is a "significant source of untapped reimbursements," according to a new report from TransUnion Healthcare.
By Les Masterson • Feb. 13, 2019 -
Hospitals should focus on productivity gains to reduce costs, report finds
From 2001 to 2016, the healthcare delivery industry grew 3.3% annually to $1.3 trillion — with 99% of growth fueled by labor costs, according to McKinsey & Company.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 11, 2019 -
EDs could save $8.3B annually with better primary care, study finds
Of 24 million emergency visits by patients with certain chronic conditions in 2017, 4.3 million were potentially avoidable, according to a Premier analysis.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 8, 2019 -
Microsoft debuts healthcare messaging features, new bot service
Microsoft Care Team users can now view integrated EHR data on their mobile device. The company will showcase these and other tools at HIMSS 2019 in Florida next week.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 8, 2019 -
State AG targets nonprofit UPMC for 'corporate greed'
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro lambasted the health system for refusing new state terms that explicitly require it to accept rival Highmark's members, and asked a state court to intervene.
By Tony Abraham • Feb. 8, 2019 -
Deep Dive
Hospital lobby ramps up 'Medicare for all' opposition
As more Democratic presidential hopefuls embrace the idea, health systems and providers have picked up lobbying efforts arguing it would shutter hospitals.
By Tony Abraham • Feb. 8, 2019 -
Health information exchange participation reduced readmissions in heart attack patients, study finds
The Florida report suggests HIEs could be deployed to enhance quality measures in the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 7, 2019 -
Baylor Scott & White, Memorial Hermann end merger talks
The Texas health systems are calling off a potential deal months after signing a letter of intent. The combined system would have had more than $13 billion in revenue.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 6, 2019 -
AHA roadmap to rescue rural hospitals calls for regulatory relief, new payment models
Other priorities include updating Medicare and Medicaid payment rates to cover costs of care and expanding access to telehealth, according to a new report from the hospital group.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 5, 2019 -
Hospital prices, not physicians, drive cost growth, Health Affairs says
The report suggests measures aimed at cutting healthcare costs focus on issues like antitrust enforcement and incentivizing more cost-efficient physician referrals.
By Shannon Muchmore • Updated Feb. 5, 2019 -
Dignity-CHI merger creates largest nonprofit health system by revenue
The $29 billion system, called CommonSpirit Health, has more than 700 care locations and 142 hospitals in 21 states.
By Les Masterson • Feb. 4, 2019 -
Just 13% of hospital CFOs ready for new payment models
Financial leaders' top priority for 2019 is cutting organizational costs.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 1, 2019 -
Advocate Aurora, Oak Street Health partner on senior primary care
The new clinic, in a Chicago suburb with more than 25,000 Medicare-eligible adults, will offer a range of both primary care and wraparound services.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 31, 2019 -
New VA rules reignite privatization debate
VA Secretary Robert Wilkie preemptively dismissed critics, saying they "claim falsely and predictably" the new rules represent a "first step toward privatizing the department."
By Tony Abraham • Jan. 31, 2019 -
Hospital-acquired conditions fell 13% since 2014, CMS chief says
Administrator Seema Verma touted the data Tuesday, also hinting the agency is crafting value-based payment models for states and other insurers.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 30, 2019
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