In the News: December 6–December 13
By Sg2 TeamThis week: Only half of open jobs in health care are being filled; telestroke services in rural areas have increased; and neonatal telehealth programs reduce transfers to neonatal NICUs.
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This week: Only half of open jobs in health care are being filled; telestroke services in rural areas have increased; and neonatal telehealth programs reduce transfers to neonatal NICUs.
This week: CMS releases 4 section 1332 waiver concepts; a rise in drug overdoses and suicides contributes to declining life expectancy; and HHS finalizes 340B rule imposing price ceiling.
This week: Small employers’ use of workplace clinics continues to grow; CMS intends to study the impact of home health agency quality measures in 2019; and CMS approves Michigan’s value-based...
This week: Liquid biopsy tests for cancer care move into the mainstream; midterm elections prove consequential to Medicaid; and CVS Health to expand services into chronic disease management.
This week: CMS continues with site-neutral payment cuts in OPPS final rule; online cognitive behavioral therapy offers potential to fill behavioral health services gaps; and the FDA approves a potent...
This week: Virtual health coverage in private insurance plans is on the rise; physicians are expressing aversion to alternative payment models due to drug cost concerns; and the AMA’s updated...
This week: Millennials seek alternative sites for primary care; ASC quality and safety grades will be published in 2020; and low-income patients forgo care more often in states without Medicaid...
This week: HDHPs’ financial burden on low-income, chronically-ill adults; private equity investment growth in orthopedic practices; and fragmented ambulatory care impact on patients with chronic conditions.
This week: Primary care model will be scaled to new markets; the importance of strengthening rural hospitals and developing new access points for rural communities; and the Senate approves legislation...
This week: Long-term acute care hospitals under siege as PAC grows; US government, tech companies work to expand rural telehealth access; and hospitals face cost-cutting limitations as revenue declines.
This week: Disrupters top list of health care’s most influential people; new cervical cancer screening recommendations give women more screening options; and the level of exposure to out-of-network claims for...
This week: Hospitals’ investment in artificial intelligence is expected to increase; a study finds opioid prescribing decreases after physicians learn of a patient’s fatal overdose; and CMS proposes restructuring ACO...
This week: Obesity prevalence continues to rise among US adults; Humana’s new value-based payment program; and CMS proposes a $1 billion raise for PAC providers
This week: Tax reform bill passes House and Senate, gene therapy for hemophilia, a nationally backed continuum of care for mental health and the repeal of net neutrality
This week: AI enhancing colonoscopy, observation care and out-of-pocket costs, Medicare Payment Model results.
This week: CVS Health to buy Aetna, value-based benefit designs and the mortality rate of opioid-driven hospitalizations
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