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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Rocky reimbursement sparks Providence St. Joseph's Q1 loss Friday, May 12, 2017 5:28 PM Providence St. Joseph Health saw its first-quarter operating income swing to a $50 million loss due to a poorer-paying mix of reimbursement, the system said in a financial disclosure Friday. Calif. healthcare providers call off vertical merger amid rising scrutiny Friday, May 12, 2017 4:21 PM Santa Barbara, Calif.-based healthcare providers Cottage Health and Sansum Clinic called off their proposed merger after years of fighting regulatory concerns over their vertical integration. CareCore pays $54 million to settle CMS billing suit Friday, May 12, 2017 3:47 PM CareCore National, a healthcare utilization management company, has agreed to pay $54 million to settle allegations it fraudulently billed the CMS. CMS creates new billing codes for heart failure specialists Friday, May 12, 2017 3:00 PM The CMS this fall will launch new billing codes for doctors who specialize in treating heart failure, after discovering some specialists were being denied Medicare payments. Price's drug addiction treatment comments echo debate in recovery community Friday, May 12, 2017 2:21 PM HHS Secretary Tom Price's reservations about medication assisted treatment echo the ongoing debate among treatment specialists on which is the most successful route to abuse recovery. U.K.'s health system hit by ransomware attack Friday, May 12, 2017 2:00 PM The ransomware attack against the U.K.'s National Health Service reflects the growing prevalence of ransomware around the world, as hackers gain access to hospitals' systems and demand ransom. There is evidence the attack has spread into the U.S. KentuckyOne to sell its Louisville hospitals to stop losses Friday, May 12, 2017 1:00 PM Struggling KentuckyOne Health plans to sell its Louisville hospitals to focus on its healthier markets in Lexington and eastern Kentucky, the hospital system announced Friday. Monday bid deadline prompts scramble among Illinois insurers, legislators Friday, May 12, 2017 12:21 PM With bids due Monday for private insurers who want a piece of a key Illinois Medicaid program, one of the biggest health plans is in talks with potential buyers. ONC taps Morris for deputy IT role Friday, May 12, 2017 12:06 PM Coming a month and a half after the ONC named a new national coordinator, Genevieve Morris returns to ONC as its principal deputy national coordinator.

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