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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Detroit Medical Center CEO updates staff on issue of sterilized surgical instruments 11:30:00 AM As Detroit Medical Center waits to hear from state and federal regulatory officials about the results of a recent inspection of its central sterile processing department, CEO Joe Mullany told employees and others about steps it has taken to address... Feds to close Indian Health Service hospital's ER 9:15:00 AM The emergency room at the Indian Health Services hospital in Rapid City, S.D., will close indefinitely, the federal government announced Tuesday, a move that some tribal officials say will threaten lives. CMS says 49 states have reduced avoidable hospital readmissions Tuesday, September 13, 2016 5:52 PM CMS administrators credited initiatives like the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program with saving Medicare beneficiaries from 100,000 unnecessary hospital readmissions in 2015 alone. Fairview to hire new CEO by end of year Tuesday, September 13, 2016 5:24 PM Fairview Health Services, a prominent academic health system based in Minneapolis, has been operating without a permanent CEO for more than 18 months. But a new top leader will be chosen before 2016 ends. NorthShore antitrust class action over Highland Park merger moves forward Tuesday, September 13, 2016 4:39 PM A group of managed-care organizations can sue NorthShore University HealthSystem over allegations that they were charged anticompetitive prices for healthcare after the 2000 merger that created the system. Lavizzo-Mourey to step down as head of RWJF Tuesday, September 13, 2016 4:15 PM Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, longtime president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, announced Tuesday she is stepping down after nearly 14 years as head of the nation's largest philanthropic organization dedicated solely to health and... Despite recent struggles, most satisfied with exchange plans Tuesday, September 13, 2016 1:16 PM A report from the Government Accountability Office shows that enrollees in exchange plans are mostly happy with their choice of providers even though networks are narrowing and patients are spending more of their own money for premiums and... Utah program shows promise in improving healthcare quality while trimming costs Tuesday, September 13, 2016 1:14 PM The program also highlights many of the challenges of providing value-driven care, including the question of how existing value-based programs can be replicated in other health systems. Uninsured rate drops, but medical expenses still drag millions into poverty Tuesday, September 13, 2016 1:12 PM Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday confirmed that only 9.1% of Americans went without health insurance in 2015, the lowest rate ever recorded and a figure that has been pinned to the Affordable Care Act's coverage expansion. Quest outsources revenue cycle to Optum, gains wellness screenings Tuesday, September 13, 2016 1:07 PM Quest Diagnostics is outsourcing its revenue-cycle services to Optum, a giant UnitedHealth Group subsidiary, to reduce costs and improve cost transparency to customers. Quest will also become Optum's primary vendor for member biometric screening...

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