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Reimbursement
CMS to pay hospitals millions in site neutral payments for 2019
Hospitals to get millions in back payments for site neutral cuts
Revenue Cycle Management
Referral process going digital as healthcare providers look to stem revenue leakage
Referral processes going digital
Strategic Planning
Too many providers are failing to meaningfully integrate data analytics
Too many providers are failing to meaningfully integrate data analytics
Capital Finance
Investment in medical and health R&D not keeping up with needs of nation, report finds
Healthcare R&D investments lag disease burden
Supply Chain
Reducing medical device life cycle costs an effective way to trim healthcare costs around the margins
Reducing medical device life cycle costs
Accounting & Financial Management
Healthcare paperwork cost U.S. $812 billion in 2017, 4 times more per capita than Canada
Paperwork cost U.S. $812B in 2017
Budgeting
Children frequently receive unnecessary medical care regardless of insurance type
Children get unnecessary care despite insurance type
Quality and Safety
Significant underreporting in safety data found on Nursing Home Compare website
Underreporting of safety data found on Nursing Home Compare
Billing and Collections
Tacking surprise billing could reduce healthcare spending by $40 billion
Surprise billing: A $40B problem
Claims Processing
BCBS Institute and Solera partner, pay SDoH organizations through outcomes-based medical claims
BCBS Institute, Solera, to pay organizations through outcomes-based claims
Workforce
Kate Goodrich, CMO for CMS, is leaving job for Humana
Kate Goodrich, CMO for CMS, is leaving for Humana
Operations
Study sheds light on executive pay in healthcare industry
Study sheds light on executive pay in healthcare
Medical Devices
Apple is developing custom health information tracking chips
Apple is developing custom health chips
Hospital/physician relations
Quality of initial training makes a big difference in EHR satisfaction, KLAS report finds
Poor EHR training brings down provider satisfaction
Construction & Facilities Management
Cape Cod Healthcare building $180M patient tower, investing in EHR
CCHC building $180M patient tower
Compliance & Legal
Of $3 billion DOJ recovered in fraud, $2.6 billion attributable to healthcare
Of $3B DOJ recovered in fraud, $2.6B attributable to healthcare
Policy and Legislation
Chief Data Officer Mona Siddiqui to depart HHS
Chief Data Officer Mona Siddiqui to depart HHS
Community Benefit
Advocate Aurora Health contributed $2.1 billion to community charitable care and services in 2018
Advocate Aurora: $2.1B in charity care
Accountable Care
ACOs in the MSSP model head into future risk
ACOs and the MSSP model head into 2020
Acute Care
Pressure ulcers cost the health system $26.8 billion a year
Pressure ulcers cost the health system $26.8B a year
Ambulatory Care
Medical schools, teaching hospitals account for 3% of US GDP, report shows
Med schools, teaching hospitals are 3% of GDP
Analytics
Anthem, MassChallenge HealthTech to collaborate on accelerator launch
Anthem, MassChallenge HealthTech launching accelerator
Business Intelligence
While the price of healthcare is growing, utilization is dropping and price variations persist, report says
HCCI: Price of healthcare is growing, utilization is dropping, price variations persist
ICD-10 & Coding
Physician practices examine risk adjustment coding in wake of federal lawsuits
Practices keeping close watch on risk adjustment coding
Meaningful Use
CMS overhauls meaningful use EHR program, renames it 'Promoting Interoperability'
CMS overhauls meaningful use as 'Promoting Interoperability'
Medicare & Medicaid
Only 1 in 4 Medicare patients participate in cardiac rehabilitation
Medicare participation in cardiac rehab low
Patient Engagement
Older adults use online physician ratings, but view them cautiously, poll shows
Older adults are cautious about online doc reviews
Pharmacy
Fewer than half of California pharmacies provide correct drug disposal info
Most CA pharmacies give wrong drug disposal info
Population Health
KLAS report evaluates value-based care vendors
KLAS evaluates value-based care vendors
Risk Management
Cybersecurity needs to be put in business terms
Cybersecurity needs to be put in business terms
Telehealth
Roper St. Francis Healthcare launches multi-hospital tele-ICU initiative with Advanced ICU Care
Roper St. Francis launches multi-hospital tele-ICU initiative
Mergers & Acquisitions
Revenue cycle outfit R1 acquires SaaS technology company SCI Solutions for $190 million
Rev cycle company R1 acquires SCI Solutions
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Population Health

Jan 16 | Jeff Lagasse
Only 1 in 4 Medicare patients participate in cardiac rehabilitation
Every year, an estimated 1.3 million U.S. adults with heart disease may qualify for cardiac rehabilitation.
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Jan 14 | Susan Morse
KLAS report evaluates value-based care vendors
KLAS rated firms Evolent Health, Lumeris, Caravan Health, Conifer Health Solutions, Arcadia, Health Catalyst, HealthEC and Lightbeam.
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Jan 08 | Susan Morse
Bright Health to expand Medicare Advantage market into California through purchase of Brand New Day
The expansion will bring the health plan's national footprint to a total of 34…
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Jan 06 | Jeff Lagasse
Expected record flu season could be financial windfall for hospitals
In the last week of December, an average of 6.9% of patient visits were due to the flu or flu-like illnesses, up from…
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Jan 02 | Jeff Lagasse
HHS issues new vaping enforcement policy targeting e-cigarettes with kid-friendly flavors
The policy, which will be enforced by the FDA, specifically targets cartridge-based e-cigarettes…
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Jan 02 | Jeff Lagasse
Bernie Sanders says rollout of his Medicare For All plan would be faster than Elizabeth Warren's
The speed of its implementation is one of the key differences between the two senators'…
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Dec 31, 2019 | Jeff Lagasse
Ten years of the Affordable Care Act comes to a close: A look back, and what to expect in 2020
Former President Barack Obama's signature health legislation was passed into law on Dec.…
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Dec 18, 2019 | Jeff Lagasse
Healthy diet could save $50 billion in healthcare costs
Suboptimal diet costs about $300 per person, accounting for 18% of all heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes costs in the country.
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Doctor talking to patients
Dec 17, 2019 | Nathan Eddy
Uptake of population health analytics on the increase - but gaps remain
A new KLAS report explores how pop health platforms are being used specifically for care management, and shows how…
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Dec 05, 2019 | Jeff Lagasse
Suicide attempts and hospitals admissions linked to non-opioid drugs on the rise
All states have seen increases in gabapentin exposures over a five-year period, coinciding with a decline in…
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