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Judge calls NH hospital tax unconstitutional
State officials are considering further legal action to win back the right to impose the tax.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 13, 2014 -
Calif. hospitals to battle union over caps on charges
The ballot initiative would cap the prices hospitals can charge.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 12, 2014 -
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Federal legislation banning surprise bills has hit a barrage of roadblocks, complicating efforts to protect consumers from unexpected out-of-network charges.
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OIG weighs caps on hospital executive pay
The HHS OIG wants to know if limiting executive salaries will save Medicare a significant amount of money.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 12, 2014 -
Hospitals battling antibiotic resistance, superbugs
Hospitals are trying antibiotic stewardship programs and community education to fight this menace.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 11, 2014 -
Community health workers improve outcomes for high-risk patients
Patients helped by community health workers were more likely to get post-hospital primary care and to report high quality discharge communication.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 11, 2014 -
Healthcare workers are most stressed in U.S.
17% of healthcare workers are "highly stressed," according to a new survey.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 11, 2014 -
Hospitals look at flexible equipment financing
Flexible equipment financing allows for limited or no cash up front.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 11, 2014 -
Hospitals can help with trauma recidivism
A study found no significant difference in nine-year survival rates between accidental trauma and those injured by guns and knives.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 10, 2014 -
N.H. hospital fights for inclusion in health plan network
The protesting hospital is one of 10 excluded from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield's provider networks for ACA plans.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 9, 2014 -
Hospitals losing jobs for second month
Hospitals cut 4,500 employees during January.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 7, 2014 -
Health IT interoperability still costly and difficult
Interoperability between HIT devices is still very expensive.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 6, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Three problems with ACOs
Not everyone thinks the growth of ACOs is good news.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 6, 2014 -
Cyberattack hits Texas health system, exposes 400k
The records were exposed when a cyberattacker gained access to one of the hospital's servers.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 6, 2014 -
Florida hospital building apartment complex for employees
The hospital will offer retail, office and recreation areas as part of its larger strategy.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 6, 2014 -
Cigna launches ACO with Texas doctors, health system
The new organization will embrace more than 17,000 Cigna health plan members.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 4, 2014 -
Calif. hospitals pay $770K in fines for medical errors
Each event cited by the state caused or could easily cause death or serious injury.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 4, 2014 -
Security problems cost hospitals $1.6B per year
The report concluded that 61% of hospitals in the U.S. saw a security breach or loss of data in the past year.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 3, 2014 -
Hospital innovation efforts seek quick financial return
Hospitals were mostly focused on cutting costs, but academic and children's hospitals were most interested in knowledge sharing and management.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 3, 2014 -
Study: ED alerts help health plans save money
In the pilot program, alerts were sent to the participating health plan within 24 hours of a beneficiary's ED visit.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 3, 2014 -
Infection prevention guidelines, staff can lower HAI rates
Hospitals have particular trouble with catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 3, 2014 -
Veterans dying due to delays in care at VA
The waits seem to be for screening procedures such as colonoscopies or endoscopies.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 31, 2014 -
Hospitals brace themselves for narrow networks
Higher-priced hospitals might be shut out from many networks.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 31, 2014 -
Mo. hospitals urged to drop 'code' announcements
Old-fashioned hospital codes may be creating confusion and undermining patient and visitor safety.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 30, 2014 -
Study: High-profile, costly hospitals may not provide better care
Higher-priced hospitals actually did worse than low-priced hospitals in some areas.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 30, 2014 -
Detroit healthcare worker accidently exposes hundreds to TB
Unknowingly infected with Tuberculosis (TB), a healthcare worker in Detroit exposed hundreds of patients and staff.
By Taylor McKnight • Jan. 30, 2014
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