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Medicare extends fraud waiver for ACOs
According to the agency, more time is needed to ensure the waivers are being properly used.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 21, 2014 -
PhRMA blames insurance companies for drug access woes
AccessBetterCoverage.org is chock-full of insurance facts. But its real message is that health insurers, and not pharma, are guilty of shifting drug costs onto consumers.
By Nicole Gray • Oct. 21, 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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Flu season and Ebola scare could strain ER capacity
Hospitals are bracing for a double whammy that could begin next month and some have put protocols and partnerships in place to ease the burden.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 21, 2014 -
PA governor to sign drug tracking bill
Some groups think the new tracking database creates serious privacy concerns.
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 20, 2014 -
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announces big data initiative
The organization is holding five events nationwide to understand and support the usage of health data to improve community health.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 20, 2014 -
Docs keep practicing defensive medicine in spite of malpractice reform
An NEJM study finds ER physicians continue to order imaging and admit to hospitals even when malpractice suits are unlikely.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 17, 2014 -
Obama admin announces major new funding initiative for ACOs
The new payment model was created as a response to feedback finding that many providers do not have the upfront resources to implement the infrastructure necessary for ACOs.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 16, 2014 -
Cyber thieves turning data to cash
Will providers soon be on the hook for more than just HIPAA noncompliance?
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 16, 2014 -
CDC Ebola SWAT teams to assist hospitals as second health worker tests positive
The CDC's announcement came one day before a second healthcare worker in Dallas was revealed to have contracted the virus while caring for patient zero, Thomas Eric Duncan.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 15, 2014 -
Healthcare job growth surges once again
Healthcare job growth has begun to pick up again, reversing the trend from last year, which was weighed down by job cuts and flat hospital hiring.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 14, 2014 -
University of Pittsburgh Med Center expands its global empire
A deal in Lithuania is the next step for UPMC's Advisory Services.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 14, 2014 -
Collecting ahead of time: Turn-off or life saver?
Hospitals' total cost of uncompensated care reached $46 billion as of 2012—equal to about 6% of expenses.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 13, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The Friday Dive: The disease that costs hospitals $1,000 an hour
Healthcare Dive's editor looks back on the biggest news from the last week.
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 10, 2014 -
CMS releases highly-anticipated Pioneer ACO data
The results, as many industry analysts predicted, were mixed.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 9, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Report: Physicians tighten belts when they see prices
A new study has shown that price transparency doesn't just reduce spending in patients—it makes providers more frugal too.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 8, 2014 -
Hospitals hire actors to fake Ebola symptoms
The crisis in West Africa has shined a limelight on infection control procedures.
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 7, 2014 -
The EMR danger nobody talks about
Epic says its "gag clause" isn't the reason Texas Health Presbyterian reversed its position on the premature release of an Ebola patient. But are such clauses a danger to patients at large?
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 7, 2014 -
Dallas hospital retracts statement blaming EHR for Ebola release
EHR operator Epic dismissed allegations that the reversal was a result of vendor pressure.
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 6, 2014 -
Geisinger uses telemedicine to improve outcomes, reduce cost
Patients using telemonitoring tools saved the health plan about $216 per patient each month.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 6, 2014 -
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 -
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
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