Thursday, 23 February 2017

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New York Gov. Cuomo joins union fight to preserve ACA
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 9:45 PM
At a rally in Bronx, N.Y., Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo defended the Affordable Care Act and warned that Washington, D.C., is abandoning the middle class.


Larry Cash, financial chief of CHS, is retiring in May
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 5:05 PM
Larry Cash, the long-time chief financial officer at Community Health Systems, is retiring in May, the hospital chain announced Wednesday.


Lawmakers ask HHS to junk home health prior-authorization demo
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 2:52 PM
Federal lawmakers from Florida are asking the Trump administration to junk a planned three-year demonstration in which beneficiaries need to get prior approval before they get home health services.


Essure problems cost Bayer $413 million last year alone
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 2:04 PM
More than 3,700 women have filed lawsuits against the company in the U.S., alleging harm from its permanent sterilization device Essure.


Piedmont taking over 27 Walgreens clinics in Atlanta
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 1:09 PM
Piedmont Healthcare has agreed to take over and operate 27 Walgreens in-store clinics in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Piedmont joins systems in other states which have bought or leased retail clinics meant to provide fast, convenient care for...


Epic's new app program tries to connect EHR networks
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 11:22 AM
Epic Systems is trying to get providers' electronic health record systems connected through a new app program that uses Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, or FHIR.


Northwestern University professor is on his fourth health venture
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 11:17 AM
Thomas Meade, serial entrepreneur, is on to his fourth venture,​ Ohmx, a 20-employee company in Evanston, Illinois, that​ is developing electronic handheld devices to detect proteins such as those generated from heart attacks


Organ transplant programs are so prestigious, they're sparking crosstown rivalry in Chicago
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 11:12 AM
Nationwide, in 2016, transplants hit a record high of nearly 34,000. That year, nine Illinois hospitals performed a collective 1,208 transplants, a 23 percent jump from 2015 and the most since 2009.


65,000 providers have been cut from state Medicaid rolls
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 11:00 AM
A provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires providers to revalidate or recertify their Medicaid reimbursement eligibility has caused 65,000 providers to be stripped from the federal program, according to a Modern Healthcare analysis.


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