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UPDATED: EHR caused Dallas hospital to miss Ebola diagnosis
Some hospitals across the country are now asking every patient about recent travel, no matter what their symptoms are.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 3, 2014 -
Rural, critical access hospitals left out of ACA provisions
Rural providers were excluded from certain provisions to protect revenue, but can they still find ways to take part?
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 1, 2014 -
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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AHIMA releases information governance framework
The guidelines are intended to provide guidance for the governance of information across all functions of organizations in the healthcare industry.
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 1, 2014 -
Epic to open up EMR with new software tool
Critics have historically slammed Epic for being a "closed" system. Will the launch of a new API open up its EMR to other IT developers?
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 1, 2014 -
Deep Dive
OCR staff briefs providers on what to expect when Phase 2 audits begins
...and just as importantly, when will they begin?
By Katie Bo Williams • Sept. 30, 2014 -
Texas hospital treats Ebola case diagnosed in the US
What has the CDC been doing to help hospitals prepare?
By Katie Bo Williams • Sept. 30, 2014 -
Open Payments site reveals $3.5B in payments
The controversial release mandated under the Sunshine Act launched on Tuesday.
By Katie Bo Williams • Sept. 30, 2014 -
Health plans, employers ready to cover telemedicine
After years of slow growth for telemedicine services, many employers and health plans are now changing their minds.
By Anne Zieger • Sept. 30, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Why hospitals continue to struggle with end-of-life care
Hospitals have made progress on palliative care, but there is still a long way to go.
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 29, 2014 -
New bill would boost telehealth and value-based care in ACOs
The ACO Improvement Act takes a multi-pronged approach to supporting accountable care organizations.
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 29, 2014 -
CVS announces new affiliations with academic medical centers
The collaboration will include EMR integration.
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 26, 2014 -
Bundled payment initiative fails
Though bundled payments have worked in scattered situations, the outcome of this experiment shows why they haven't been widely implemented.
By Anne Zieger • Sept. 26, 2014 -
WEDI survey reveals cost of ICD-10 delay on providers
Providers, particularly smaller ones, continue to struggle with the transition.
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 26, 2014 -
Nurses sue Boston hospital over flu shot requirement
The Massachusetts Nurses Association says the policy violates a key state regulation.
By Anne Zieger • Sept. 26, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The Friday Dive: How bad is the antibiotic resistance crisis?
Healthcare Dive's editor looks back on the biggest news from the last week.
By Katie Bo Williams • Sept. 26, 2014 -
Few US hospitals prepared to handle Ebola waste
Emory managed the problem of disposing of the waste from the patients it treated, but are other hospitals equipped to meet the challenge if necessary?
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 25, 2014 -
Conflict of interest: Should payers be allowed to rate providers?
Supposedly, such rankings are there to help consumers find the highest quality, most efficient providers.
By Anne Zieger • Sept. 25, 2014 -
FDA
Buyer beware: FDA warns doctors of fake drug distributors
Counterfeit and foreign medications are rampant and inexpensive. Will the FDA warning deter physicians from buying?
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 24, 2014 -
Deep Dive
5 incredible abandoned hospitals
Hospitals that once treated Ezra Pound and Adolf Hitler now sit untouched and decaying. It may surprise you how many of these dot towns across the United States.
By Katie Bo Williams • Sept. 24, 2014 -
EMR vendor shuts off access to patient records
A dispute over billing led the company to lock a Maine practice out of its patient records entirely.
By Anne Zieger • Sept. 23, 2014 -
Providers may share HIPAA-protected information with same-sex spouses
New guidance from HHS is intended to address the impact of last year's Supreme Court decision recognizing same-sex marriage under federal law.
By Katie Bo Williams • Sept. 23, 2014 -
Cerner and Athenahealth announce Apple HealthKit partnership
Up until now, Apple had only announced a partnership with vendor Epic.
By Katie Bo Williams • Sept. 22, 2014 -
President Obama issues Executive Order to combat antibiotic resistance
The proposed plan earmarks $900 million annually for surveillance and research and $800 million to create incentives for pharma companies to develop new antibiotics.
By Nicole Gray • Sept. 22, 2014 -
ONC names new director of consumer e-health
The new appointment hopes to expand patient access to EMRs, particularly in underserved populations.
By Tammy Worth • Sept. 22, 2014 -
Report: Sovaldi dropout rate 4 times higher than in trials
A CVS Health Corp analysis finds a "plateau and downward trend" in use of Gilead's $1,000-per-pill Hep C cure.
By Sy Mukherjee • Sept. 17, 2014
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