Medical Groups: Page 79
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STAT investigation finds difficult CEO driving top talent from Google's Verily
Losing top talent suggests serious problems for the well-financed startup..
By Meg Bryant • March 29, 2016 -
More U.S. women choosing to have babies outside of hospitals
Women who gave birth outside a hospital were more likely to have a college education and be nonsmokers, a new study finds.
By Meg Bryant • March 29, 2016 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlinePayer/provider relationships
As M&A intensifies and companies embrace more holistic and value-based care models, partnerships have become more closely intertwined.
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Deep Dive
When MedStar's computers were attacked, employees went 'old school'
According to one employee, workers turned to paper records and face-to-face conversations.
By Jeff Byers • March 29, 2016 -
After diagnosis, Louisiana patient shoots doctor, himself
The patient's family members said he had been experiencing mental health issues.
By Ana Mulero • March 29, 2016 -
Olympus medical scopes linked to two more deaths, six infections
The device manufaturer says it began recalling its gastrointestinal endoscope in February.
By Ana Mulero • March 29, 2016 -
US gov demands 80,000 records from Novartis on purported doctor kickbacks
The drugmaker is accused of treating doctors to expensive meals in return for prescribing Novartis' drugs.
By Nicole Gray • March 28, 2016 -
Deep Dive
What's coming out of 4 healthcare innovation centers across the U.S.
Four innovation centers share their stories with Healthcare Dive.
By Meg Bryant • March 28, 2016 -
CMS drops controversial measure to penalize for some prostate cancer screenings
The proposal had brought an onslaught of unfavorable feedback.
By Heather Caspi • March 28, 2016 -
Deep Dive
With I-STOP, New York mandates a promising solution for opioid prescription misuse, fraud
Yesterday, a mandate went into effect that requires all New York providers e-prescribe all prescriptions. The nation is watching to see how it works.
By Nina Flanagan • March 27, 2016 -
CMS confirms expansion of Diabetes Prevention Program to cut Medicare costs
Funded by the ACA, the expansion of the program can help prevent diabetes in 86 million Americans at risk for the disease.
By Nina Flanagan • March 24, 2016 -
Patient sues Yale hospital after wrong body part was surgically removed
The patient's lawyer said she did not receive an apology and one of the surgeons tried to cover up the mistake.
By Ana Mulero • March 24, 2016 -
Deep Dive
How is IoT changing healthcare?
While the space is still on the come up, regulatory integration will likely start stepping into the healthcare IoT world.
By Ana Mulero • March 23, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Healthcare Influencers: AMA president touts medical schools of the future -- and Greek mythology
As his tenure as AMA president comes close to sunsetting, Steven Stack shares his thoughts on keeping the humanistic work of healthcare in place.
By Jeff Byers • March 23, 2016 -
Urgent-care centers gaining ground in healthcare sector
Urgent-care centers are gaining a bigger foothold in the healthcare sector via mergers and acquisitions.
By Nina Flanagan • March 22, 2016 -
Kindred Healthcare plans no further major acquisitions
Although Kindred's CEO said the company plans no major acquisitions, it's been snapping up smaller companies since January.
By Nina Flanagan • March 22, 2016 -
Feinstein Institute for Medical Research to pay $3.9 million in HIPAA settlement
Four years after the organization had filed a breach report about a missing laptop, HHS found Northwell Health's nonprofit arm had lacked proper ePHI policies and procedures.
By Ana Mulero • March 21, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Can technology shape the future of behavioral health?
Despite security and privacy challenges, technology is moving behavioral health forward and shows promise.
By Nina Flanagan • March 19, 2016 -
Newly discovered pain pathway could help ease opioid epidemic
Earlier this month, HHS announced $94 million in ACA funding to curb prescription opioid and heroin misuse at 271 health centers.
By Meg Bryant • March 18, 2016 -
Physician pharma payments spur more brand-name prescribing
The Physician Payments Sunshine Act was enacted to shed light on financial relationships between drug and device companies and doctors.
By Meg Bryant • March 18, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Text In: One question with TINYpulse's Brooks McMahon
"What's the most important thing hospital CEOs should be aware of in regards to workplace satisfaction at hospitals?"
By Jeff Byers • March 17, 2016 -
Report: CEOs make way more than public thinks
A study done by Stanford University found the median CEO salary at Fortune 500 companies is $10.3 million.
By Nina Flanagan • March 17, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Interoperability is all the rage. Why don't we have it?
Middleware software being developed by companies could offer a near-term fix to the EHR interoperability conundrum.
By Meg Bryant • March 17, 2016 -
CMS program found a lower rate of prenatal births for participants
Enrollment in the agency's Strong Start program increased to a total of 23,000 women.
By Ana Mulero • March 17, 2016 -
ACA exchanges have 6% fewer insurers this year, says Sen. Sasse
Sen. Ben Sasse's report on ACA exchanges shows that there are not enough insurers on board, leading to higher costs for consumers.
By Nina Flanagan • March 17, 2016 -
Independence Blue Cross now provides telemedicine coverage
The company says this will expand members' options for access to healthcare.
By Nina Flanagan • March 17, 2016