Practice Management: Page 2
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SponsoredWhat payers need to know about specialty pharmacies and clinical care management
Advanced clinical care management, with close collaboration across providers, physicians, pharmacists and others, is crucial to ensuring optimal outcomes for patients on complex cancer therapies.
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NYC hospitals agree to hire 1.5K nurses, raise wages
Under the deal, nurse-to-patient staffing levels will be based on ratios agreed upon in the parties' contracts and "enforced by an independent neutral party."
By Tony Abraham • April 18, 2019 -
Hospital M&A hits lowest point in nearly a decade
A new report from Ponder & Co. posits the slowdown is due in part to the decelerated pace of for-profit divestitures following the frenzied activity of 2017 and 2018.
By Rebecca Pifer • April 17, 2019 -
SponsoredGetting to know the new healthcare consumer
Patient experience and engagement top the list of healthcare challenges in a new study. Do you have the right technology to give consumers what they want?
By Patty Riskind, Head of Global Healthcare, Qualtrics • April 16, 2019 -
Newly wed Bon Secours Mercy Health posts income drop 4 months in
The combined chain highlighted the last four months of fiscal 2018. After finalizing their merger in September, they became the fifth-largest Catholic system in the country.
By Tony Abraham • April 12, 2019 -
Healthcare again tops industries for cybersecurity attacks, data breaches
Breach notifications triggered 34 investigations by the HHS Office for Civil Rights in 2018, up from 22 the previous year.
By Meg Bryant • April 11, 2019 -
Digital care coordination software market to top $3B by 2022, but hurdles remain
Driving growth is poor referral management, a desire for real-time communication on patient outcomes and potential savings from improving chronic disease management, according to a report from Frost & Sullivan.
By Meg Bryant • April 11, 2019 -
Atrium, Wake Forest start merger talks for $13B system
The combination of nonprofit Atrium and the Winston-Salem-based academic medical center would create an organization with nearly $13 billion in annual revenue, almost 50 hospitals and about 1,300 additional care locations.
By Tony Abraham • April 11, 2019 -
Physician pay up 20% since 2015 but gender gap widens
The amount of time doctors spent on paperwork increased, with nearly three-quarters reporting more than 10 hours a week on administrative tasks and more than a third with 20 hours or more, according to a Medscape survey.
By Shannon Muchmore • April 10, 2019 -
Texas Blue, Sanitas USA to open 10 primary care clinics in Dallas, Houston
Services at the new "one-stop medical centers" will be available to Blue Cross and Blue Shield cardholders, along with self-pay patients and Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries.
By Rebecca Pifer • April 10, 2019 -
Walgreens bringing primary care docs to Houston stores with VillageMD partnership
The announcement mirrors CVS Health's efforts to create one-stop health hubs following its Aetna acquisition.
By Rebecca Pifer • April 10, 2019 -
AHA claims hospital outpatient clinics treat sicker patients than ambulatory centers
The hospital group is currently involved in a lawsuit filed against CMS over site-neutral payment rate changes that ultimately reduce reimbursements for off-campus hospital outpatient departments.
By Tony Abraham • April 05, 2019 -
Imprivata, Verato leverage biometrics in effort to improve patient matching
The companies say linking Imprivata's patient identification tool with Verato's cloud-based master patient index will ensure patients are matched with the correct medical records.
By Meg Bryant • April 04, 2019 -
Industry groups seek cybersecurity safe harbor
In response to a senator's request, several organizations highlighted the need for a national strategy and greater collaboration among various stakeholders, according to a think tank that read the responses.
By Meg Bryant • April 03, 2019 -
SponsoredSurviving or thriving? A call to look under the hood of value-based care
Value-based care often is discussed in monolithic terms, yet stakeholders each have their own preferences and beliefs about what value means to them.
By Peter Manoogian • April 02, 2019 -
Doubt cast on vertical provider integration leading to higher-value care in study
A new report in Health Care Management Review analyzed research on M&A activity from 1996 to 2016 and found little information on how the practice affects patient outcomes.
By Les Masterson • March 28, 2019 -
Deep DiveScale: blessing or burden for statewide ACOs?
Caravan Health launched its second statewide ACO last week. Some experts worry the scale of the models means Caravan is biting off more than it can chew.
By Rebecca Pifer • March 27, 2019 -
Reimbursement, staffing seen as barriers to chronic care in alternate settings
Almost all healthcare leaders in a recent survey said they believe chronic care management is critical, but nearly half don't think their facilities are managing such care well.
By Les Masterson • March 26, 2019 -
Most health apps share data with third, fourth parties, BMJ analysis warns
"Clinicians should be conscious of privacy risks in their own use of apps and, when recommending apps, explain the potential for loss of privacy as part of informed consent," the study authors wrote.
By Meg Bryant • March 21, 2019 -
OpinionOscar Health: a rebel brand without a cause
Daniel Black from brand strategy consultancy Vivaldi on why 7-year-old payer Oscar Health is all flash and little substance.
By Daniel Black • March 21, 2019 -
Doctors report being mostly happy despite administrative burdens, survey finds
Still, 28% of respondents said administrative duties affect workplace satisfaction, according to a new CompHealth/American Academy of Family Physicians poll.
By Les Masterson • March 20, 2019 -
Healthcare prices rose but use fell across US from 2012-16
Metro areas along the coast tended to have higher prices than in the Midwest, but there were many examples of neighboring areas with "starkly different" price levels, according to the Health Care Cost Institute.
By Meg Bryant • March 12, 2019 -
Quarter of healthcare organizations had mobile-related security compromise in past year
More than half of industry organizations learned of a breach from a customer or partner, according to Verizon's Mobile Security Index.
By Meg Bryant • March 06, 2019 -
Time's Up Healthcare takes aim at sexual harassment, gender inequity
The campaign's early supporters include Mayo Clinic, Yale and Brigham Health.
By Meg Bryant • March 04, 2019 -
SponsoredLucky Lucy: Analytics and collaboration can reverse prediabetes
Want to identify and engage your rising-risk patients? Analytics and collaboration works.
By Heather Lavoie, Geneia President • March 01, 2019
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