In the News: November 22–November 29
By Sg2 TeamThis 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...
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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: 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: New Apple Watch has FDA clearance to detect atrial fibrillation and other arrhythmias; children’s hospitals are designing facilities with mental health in mind; and a new report finds...
This week: Variation in end-of-life expenditures for cancer patients; leading biotech companies targeting cancer with precision medicine; and inpatient utilization continues to slow.
This week: Prevalence of autism continues to grow; HHS proposes yearlong delay of 340B rule on new drug prices; state health system performance varies widely by state
This week: association of neighborhoods with pediatric acute care; treatment costs of antibiotic-resistant infections; and meal-delivery programs and Medicare/Medicaid dual eligible health care utilization
This week: Hospitals continue to rapidly acquire physician groups; the potential impact of precision medicine partnerships; and 3-year results from Maryland’s all-payer hospital model
This week: The value of minimally invasive surgery in the Medicare population; an insurer’s new payment policy for ED claims; and hospital-at-home programs
This week: The impact of policy changes on coverage and premiums, a Colorado ED collaborative reduces opioid use in pain management, and Uber launches a medical transportation service
This week: Virtual health reimbursement legislation, depression treatment initiation and primary care, and rapid adoption of hospital-based palliative care programs
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
This week: Insurer consolidation trends, trends in low-value care, and health care employment projections.
This week: Staffing cost trends, surgical partnerships’ impact on costs, and PCMH elements that improve outcomes.
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