Tuesday, 19 July 2016

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Caregiver of Zika patient gets virus
Monday, July 18, 2016 5:07 PM
A person who cared for a Zika-infected relative in Utah also got the virus, but exactly how it was transmitted is a medical mystery, health officials announced Monday.


Suburban expansion fuels Northwestern Memorial's finances
Monday, July 18, 2016 3:23 PM
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare boosted its operating margin in its fiscal third quarter, as the Chicago-based academic system continues to grow its footprint into the area's affluent suburbs. Northwestern also disclosed an HHS probe and a $50...


Land of Lincoln's exit from Obamacare market mirrors a shift away from PPOs
Monday, July 18, 2016 3:16 PM
Land of Lincoln Health's looming exit from the Obamacare exchange, announced July 12, takes Illinois a step closer to a PPO-free world. The Chicago not-for-profit offered one of the broadest so-called PPO plans on the market -- part of its appeal...


Randstad ventures into nonclinical medical staffing and billing support services
Monday, July 18, 2016 12:17 PM
Staffing giant Randstad has launched a service that addresses hospitals' growing need to have nonclinical employees dealing with patient registration, admissions, medical scheduling and bill collections.


Connecticut regulators OK Prospect Medical's purchase of Waterbury Hospital
Monday, July 18, 2016 12:07 PM
In separate decisions on Friday, Connecticut's attorney general and Department of Public Health both signed off on the $43.3 million deal that will transfer virtually all of Greater Waterbury Health Network's assets to Los Angeles-based Prospect...


Franken introduces bill to boost discounts for rural healthcare IT
Monday, July 18, 2016 11:36 AM
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) has introduced a bill to help cut the operating costs of health IT in rural areas. The legislation would create a group tasked with offering financial and technical assistance to rural hospitals and physicians and advice on...


Indiana's Medicaid expansion will likely continue without Pence
Monday, July 18, 2016 11:31 AM
Indiana's Medicaid expansion will likely continue despite Gov. Mike Pence withdrawing from the state's gubernatorial race to join Donald Trump as his running mate.


Hospital CEOs drawn into race dialogue by police shootings
Monday, July 18, 2016 11:25 AM
Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson called for a national dialogue on race and a return to community policing Monday, while Baton Rouge (La.) General Medical Center tends to employees affected by the police shootings and protests in that city.


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