| Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare | Second-quarter results a mixed bag for Cerner | | | Fresh off last week's announcement that it had scored a piece of the giant 10-year, $4.34 billion deal to provide EHRs to the U.S. military, Cerner Corp. disclosed its second-quarter results, which were a mixed bag. Bookings were at an all-time... |
| One man's quality metric is another man's reason for retirement | | | A majority of healthcare providers feel the use of metrics and financial penalties linked with patient outcomes has a negative impact on quality of care, according to a new report. Many physicians also say changes in health care delivery and payment... |
| Boeing negotiates directly with more health systems | | Tuesday, August 04, 2015 1:24 PM | |
| | Airplane manufacturer Boeing Co. will soon offer more employees the option of health benefits negotiated directly with local health systems, an expansion of a strategy the employer first used last year in Seattle to better control healthcare costs. |
| CMS won't break the DSH formula despite some provider complaints | | Tuesday, August 04, 2015 1:08 PM | |
| | When it comes to determining what hospitals will receive for their share of Medicare disproportionate-share hospital payments, the CMS is sticking to its guns. That's despite complaints that it may be unfair to some hospitals. |
| CHS' spinoff of 38 hospitals highlights challenges of rural markets | | Tuesday, August 04, 2015 12:17 PM | |
| | Community Health Systems' admissions -- and therefore earnings -- have lagged behind some of its urban-focused peers such as HCA. The Franklin, Tenn.-based chain, the largest in the country by hospital count, plans to focus on midsize urban... |
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