Thursday, 15 October 2015

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Research apps reach a wide new audience, but not everyone
9:30:00 AM
A growing number of researchers are developing apps built on Apple's new ResearchKit platform to quickly gather data from large cohorts of patients. They're optimistic the approach can overcome the reality that less-affluent patients have limited...


UnitedHealth sees higher medical costs in Q3, but profit stays the course
8:45:00 AM
Third-quarter revenue at UnitedHealth Group boomed, but profit mostly stayed the same. The health insurer continues to offer more Medicare and Medicaid health plans, which have higher costs and lower margins than the employer business.


New CPR guidelines stress importance of bystanders, specialized care
1:01:00 AM
The American Heart Association released new CPR guidelines Thursday that emphasize the role of bystanders and encourage health systems and emergency responders to develop better plans for treatment of patients in cardiac arrest.


Labor costs dampen HCA's third-quarter margin
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 7:27 PM
Demand for labor narrowed HCA's operating margin in the third quarter as the hospital chain's volume remained strong.


CMS to unveil first group of Next Generation ACOs 'soon'
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 6:09 PM
The Obama administration is close to naming the first cohort of Medicare's Next Generation accountable care organizations, according to Dr. Patrick Conway, acting principal deputy administrator and chief medical officer at the CMS.


GOP lawmaker says he has unedited Planned Parenthood videos
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 6:00 PM
Anti-abortion activists have given Congress lengthy, unedited videos they recorded showing Planned Parenthood officials discussing their retrieval of fetal tissue, a House committee chairman said Wednesday.


FTC lays out new antitrust landscape for medical boards
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 4:30 PM
Seeking to address questions raised by a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, the Federal Trade Commission issued guidance Wednesday explaining how boards can regulate their own professions without violating antitrust law.


Pressure building for Congress to fix projected Medicare Part B premium spike
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 3:45 PM
Advocates for Medicare enrollees and state Medicaid offices say Congress needs to intervene to prevent an expected 52% spike in Medicare Part B premiums, preferably in enough time to prepare government and household budgets.


Interoperability is growing, but still incomplete
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 2:00 PM
Interoperability is no longer the missing link in electronic health information technology, but the chains binding hospitals, physicians and patients are still incomplete, according to three surveys released this month by federal researchers.


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