Thursday, 7 July 2016

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Aria Health, Thomas Jefferson University complete merger
11:37:30 AM
Aria Health System and Thomas Jefferson University have finalized the health organizations' merger, creating a regional health care giant in Pennsylvania with more than 23,000 employees and $4.5 billion in annual revenue.


FTC drops challenge of West Virginia hospital merger
Wednesday, July 06, 2016 6:53 PM
The Federal Trade Commission is dropping its challenge of a West Virginia hospital merger in light of the passage of a state law meant to protect the deal from federal antitrust scrutiny.


CMS angers hospitals with plans for site-neutral rates in outpatient payment rule
Wednesday, July 06, 2016 5:25 PM
The CMS has responded to calls to eliminate patient satisfaction on pain management from the value-based purchasing program. The agency angered hospitals, however, with plans to stop paying their off-campus facilities the same as hospital-based...


Emergency department mortality rates plummet over 15 years
Wednesday, July 06, 2016 2:50 PM
Emergency departments across the country saw a nearly 50% drop in adult deaths over a 15-year period, according to a new study published in Health Affairs.


Change in drug-monitoring provision a possible sticking point in passing opioid bill
Wednesday, July 06, 2016 2:45 PM
A potential snag in efforts to pass comprehensive legislation to combat the opioid abuse epidemic involves a recent change that would no longer require states to make it obligatory for providers to review prescription drug monitoring programs before...


Erlanger Health affiliates with Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Wednesday, July 06, 2016 12:06 PM
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System announced it has entered a strategic affiliation agreement with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville and will join Vanderbilt's physician-led network.


Newly formed Providence St. Joseph Health invests $100 million in mental health
Wednesday, July 06, 2016 11:53 AM
Providence St. Joseph Health, the system newly formed through the merger of Providence Health & Services and St. Joseph Health System, aims to improve awareness, diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. Maureen Bisognano will advise the...


Attention turns to Senate after House passes scaled-back mental health bill
Wednesday, July 06, 2016 11:46 AM
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a mental health reform bill Wednesday. The move has received praise from advocates, despite being watered down from its original version.


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