Tuesday, 14 June 2016

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CMS doubles down on preventing discrimination, antibiotic overuse in hospitals
Monday, June 13, 2016 5:28 PM
The Obama administration is proposing specific protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The regulations would also require hospitals to develop infection-prevention and antibiotic-stewardship programs.


Mednax subsidiary picks up Texas-based revenue-cycle management company
Monday, June 13, 2016 1:56 PM
MedData, a company providing technology-enabled healthcare services owned by Florida-based Mednax, is acquiring Cardon Outreach.


Commentary: End the 'Bay State Boondoggle'
Monday, June 13, 2016 1:35 PM
Imagine a bank robbery gone wrong. Now, imagine the robbers ask the police for a do-over. We all know that the reward for a botched bank robbery isn't a second shot at someone else's money. Astoundingly, the hospitals in the Commonwealth of...


Confusion over whether Orlando providers needed HIPAA waiver
Monday, June 13, 2016 1:21 PM
Following Sunday's mass shooting that left 50 people dead and dozens wounded, there were reports that the White House waived federal privacy law restrictions that prevent healthcare organizations from openly discussing patients' cases. But experts...


Most with ACA coverage are satisfied
Monday, June 13, 2016 1:18 PM
People who have obtained coverage under the Affordable Care Act are by and large satisfied with it, but the potential for large premium increases on the marketplace puts a wrinkle in the otherwise positive news for Hillary Clinton.


New Indiana Medicaid contracts snub UnitedHealthcare
Monday, June 13, 2016 1:11 PM
Indiana awarded new managed Medicaid contracts to four out of five bidding private health insurers. UnitedHealthcare was the lone company to miss the cut because its proposed costs and profits were too high.


Supreme Court decision could ease wins for devicemakers in patent cases
Monday, June 13, 2016 12:24 PM
Medical-device makers might soon have an easier time winning hefty financial damages from companies that infringe on their patents following a U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday.


Video: ACEP president calls for improved emergency response measures after Orlando shooting
Monday, June 13, 2016 12:19 PM
Dr. Jay Kaplan, president of the American College of Emergency Physicians, called for more patient injury data and improved emergency response measures to better treat victims of gun violence following the mass shooting in Orlando on Sunday that...


Fast-rising drug prices hit hospitals hard in bottom lines
Monday, June 13, 2016 11:41 AM
When drug costs rose $20 million in one year for Beaumont Health in suburban Detroit, CEO John Fox asked executives like Kathy Pawlicki, vice president for pharmacy, why and what could be done about it.


Carl Icahn, Mount Sinai chief try to assuage fears over Mount Sinai downsizing
Monday, June 13, 2016 11:30 AM
Dr. Kenneth Davis, Mount Sinai president and chief executive, and a number of the health system's wealthy benefactors, including billionaire Carl Icahn, are addressing issues ranging from the plans to downsize ("We remain open for business") to...


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