Saturday, 22 August 2015

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Anti-abortion group releases video snippet after court win
11:00:00 AM
An anti-abortion group released a snippet of video on Friday showing a California company executive discussing fetal tissue for research after a judge ruled the group could show the footage even if it was illegally recorded.


Google to launch life sciences company
Friday, August 21, 2015 6:35 PM
Google, which recently announced plans to reorganize the company and its multiple ventures, will launch a life sciences company to develop new healthcare technology, the company's co-founder announced.


VA secretary touts improvements in customer service
Friday, August 21, 2015 6:11 PM
The VA has completed 7 million more appointments this year than last and 22% of appointments get handled on the same day veterans call. VA Secretary Robert McDonald said that proves progress has been made in transforming the agency's culture. He...


California judge allows anti-abortion group to release video
Friday, August 21, 2015 5:39 PM
An anti-abortion group has a free speech right to release covert video of discussions with a California company that provides fetal tissue for research, even if the footage was illegally recorded, a judge ruled Friday.


Plan administrators may be sued over mental health parity law, court decides
Friday, August 21, 2015 4:15 PM
Third-party administrators of insurance plans can be sued over allegedly failing to follow a federal law that requires insurers to offer mental health coverage equal to that provided for physical problems, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.


Rush's operating income booms but takes bond refinancing hit
Friday, August 21, 2015 4:00 PM
An increase in admissions led to an uptick in income for Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, but the system also incurred a big charge for bond refinancing for the fiscal year ended June 30.


North Carolina providers, insurers may compete for managed Medicaid
Friday, August 21, 2015 4:00 PM
A political and philosophical brawl among providers, insurers and policymakers in the Tar Heel State is reaching a possible resolution as North Carolina's Legislature attempts to coalesce around a bill that would overhaul the state's Medicaid...


Review shows feds misstated Arizona insurance co-op results
Friday, August 21, 2015 3:30 PM
A federal government analysis that said Arizona's health insurance co-op had gotten just a fraction of its projected enrollment last year missed thousands of signups and incorrectly showed the state not-for-profit set up under the Affordable Care...


Via Christi Manhattan gets boost from outpatient care as occupancy falls
Friday, August 21, 2015 12:10 PM
Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, formerly known as Mercy Regional Health Center before it became part of Ascension Health, saw an increase in outpatient volume in 2015, particularly through physician visits.


Feds pushing EHR vendors toward modular software
Friday, August 21, 2015 12:00 PM
A proposed federal regulation favoring modular electronic health-record systems is changing the way vendors certify and market their software to providers striving to meet the requirements of the government's EHR incentive program.


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