In the News: Feb 28–Mar 7
By Sg2 TeamThis week: patient-centered approach applied to workforce; new assessment reduces cardiac-related admissions; and wireless sensors developed for NICU babies.
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This week: patient-centered approach applied to workforce; new assessment reduces cardiac-related admissions; and wireless sensors developed for NICU babies.
This week: Life spans increase with more PCPs; Tennessee’s maternal deaths largely preventable; and HIMSS covers consumerism, price transparency, interoperability.
As the Medicare-qualified population grows steadily, meeting its health needs will demand innovative thinking.
This week: Spending for individuals with commercial insurance at a record high; deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant mood disorders; and younger patients’ dissatisfaction with traditional health care.
At RSNA 2018, the real headline of the week was the never-ending drumbeat around the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in medical imaging.
This week: Most of Cigna’s reimbursements now go to value-based models; Aetna partners with Apple to boost healthy living; and California workforce shortage prompts $3 billion plan.
This week: 2018 was a record year for health care services M&A; the impact of urgent care centers on nonemergent ED demand; and the impact of sport-related concussions in youth.
This week: Kaiser Permanente announces housing insecurity initiatives; spending on chronic disease treatment has been a good investment; and ACOs differ in segmenting high-cost, high-need patients.
This week: Amazon’s machine learning service to enhance clinical decision making; Walgreens-Microsoft partnership to develop health care delivery models; Medicare Advantage enrollment grows to 22.4 million in 2019
This week: Payment challenges to 340 payment rule continue; partnership is formed for aging population and post-acute care sites clinical platform; amount of NPs is increasing in rural and low-income...
This week: Hospital OP revenue nears IP revenue and childhood genetic risks found in newborns.
After much speculation regarding the Pathways to Success final rule, it was released on December 21, 2018, largely intact from the CMS proposal, with a few notable changes.