Friday, 12 June 2015

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2 South Korean hospitals shut over MERS fears; 11th person dies
9:17:32 AM
Authorities in South Korea temporarily closed two hospitals amid persistent fears over the MERS virus outbreak, which killed an 11th person Friday, though health officials said they are seeing fewer new infections.


Community health centers brace for loss of insured patients
8:59:58 AM
The nation's 1,200 federally qualified community health centers would be hit hard by a possible U.S. Supreme Court ruling this month eliminating premium subsidies for people buying coverage through the federal insurance exchanges in up to 37 states.


Ruling against subsidies could hit hospital stocks harder than earnings
1:01:00 AM
Hospitals and investors are banking on the U.S. Supreme Court or the states to save premium subsidies that have made health insurance affordable for 6.4 million people in 34 states. But the stocks of publicly traded hospital companies could take a...


It takes a village to merge Wellmont and Mountain States Health Alliance
1:01:00 AM
Leaders at Wellmont Health System and the Mountain States Health Alliance have taken the unusual step of getting public input to identify gaps in care that a merger between the organizations could solve.


Loss of ACA subsidies would hit some insurers harder than others
1:01:00 AM
Smaller regional insurers, provider-sponsored plans and some Blues plans would be jolted, and the entire individual market would be disrupted.


Hospital sector pushes healthcare spending growth over 7%
Thursday, June 11, 2015 3:44 PM
The amount of money pumped into the healthcare system is growing much more rapidly than estimated, according to first-quarter U.S. Census Bureau data.


Indiana health IT software firm hacked
Thursday, June 11, 2015 3:04 PM
Medical Informatics Engineering, a Fort Wayne, Ind.-based maker of Web-based health information-technology software, said Wednesday it was the victim of a sophisticated cyber attack that exposed the protected health information of an unknown number...


IT experts tell Senate to nudge, not legislate, for interoperability
Thursday, June 11, 2015 2:59 PM
Health information technology experts Wednesday told a U.S. Senate health committee that they need to use persuasion rather than legislation to fix problems with the multibillion-dollar federal health IT program.


GAO: VA's errors and noncompliance hinder suicide prevention efforts
Thursday, June 11, 2015 2:22 PM
It's estimated that 22 veterans die by suicide each day and, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, inaccurate medical records mask why veterans take their lives, thwarting efforts to lower suicide rates.


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