| Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare | VA: Cut spending or delay projects to finish Denver hospital | | | The Veterans Affairs Department on Friday offered Congress two new ways to finish a budget-busting medical center under construction in suburban Denver: Broad spending cuts of nearly 1%, or shifting funds from dozens of construction and maintenance... |
| ACOs say Medicare rule doesn't bend far enough | | Friday, June 05, 2015 8:19 PM | |
| | Despite the Obama administration's efforts to retain and attract participation in the Medicare Shared Savings Program for accountable care organizations, some may walk away because the agency failed to budge on some of their concerns. |
| CMS to investigate pediatric heart surgery deaths at Florida hospital | | Friday, June 05, 2015 7:00 PM | |
| | The federal government is launching an investigation into reports of at least nine babies dying after undergoing open heart surgery at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. The case is renewing concerns about risks posed when facilities... |
| Experts: Insurer hacks linked to China | | Friday, June 05, 2015 6:22 PM | |
| | Cybersecurity experts say it's likely the same Chinese hackers who recently breached the records of at least 4 million government workers were also responsible for the cyberattacks against insurers Anthem, Premera and CareFirst. |
| House bill addresses mental health services, research and records | | Friday, June 05, 2015 3:30 PM | |
| | The bill enhances mental health research and services, gives states incentives to provide alternatives to institutionalization, specifies who can access psychiatric medical records and promotes the use of technology to improve coordinated care. |
| Healthcare job boom continues in May | | Friday, June 05, 2015 12:00 PM | |
| | The healthcare industry added 46,800 jobs in May, nearly matching April's largest monthly increase this year. The U.S. economy overall added 280,000 jobs -- meaning about 1 in 6 were in healthcare. |
| FDA weighs approval of first-in-class cholesterol drug | | Friday, June 05, 2015 12:00 PM | |
| | Federal health regulators said Friday that a highly anticipated, experimental drug from Sanofi lowers bad cholesterol more than older drugs. But officials have questions about whether to approve the drug based on that measure alone or whether to... |
| Cardinal purchases Harvard Drug Group for $1.1B | | Friday, June 05, 2015 11:15 AM | |
| | Cardinal Health announced Friday that it will acquire the Harvard Drug Group, a fellow pharmaceutical distributor, for about $1.1 billion. The medical-products distributor wants to strengthen its generic-drug business and expand its over-the-counter... |
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