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Recovering from Florence, hospitals get an outside assist
North Carolina hospitals affected by Hurricane Florence are working to get back to normal operations, thanks in part to collaboration with the state, supply chain partners and healthcare providers in less affected areas, like Atrium Health.
HHS to work with investors, startups to foster innovation
HHS wants to work with private companies like venture capital firms and startup incubators to discuss strategies to accelerate investment, innovation and research in healthcare.
California: Drugmaker paid doctors to overprescribe Humira
California’s insurance commissioner accused pharmaceutical giant AbbVie of illegally plying doctors with cash, gifts and services to prescribe Humira, tainting their relationship with patients and driving up insurance costs.
Cleveland Clinic reports it boosted Ohio’s economy by $17.8 billion in 2016
Cleveland Clinic, the second largest employer in Ohio, reports that it boosted Ohio’s economy by $17.8 billion in 2016, according to the system’s latest economic impact report, which it produces every three years.
Ascension’s surplus shrinks as system standardizes revenue cycle
Ascension Health took on heavy expenses in fiscal 2018 as it works to standardize its revenue cycle systemwide. The Catholic, not-for-profit health system has a 10-year contract to use Chicago-based R1 RCM as its sole revenue-cycle provider.
Physician burnout starts in residency for some
Efforts to reduce physician burnout may need to begin during residency, one of two studies published Tuesday in JAMA indicates.
AHA launches 340B hospital transparency effort
The AHA’s new initiative is meant to better inform both policymakers and the public about the 340B program and how hospitals use the savings they generate from it.
Survey: Hawaii loses 51 doctors as shortage continues
After two years of gaining physicians, Hawaii lost 51 full-time doctors in 2017. The state has about 2,900 full-time doctors, approximately 800 doctors short of the number needed across all specialties.
Congress questions its role in healthcare price transparency
The Senate’s health committee is questioning the government’s role in helping patients understand what they should pay for their healthcare — and whether Congress can change the incentives in a complex system that doesn’t encourage shopping.
Chicago psychiatric hospital fails to protect suicidal patients
The CMS warned that Aurora Chicago Lakeshore Hospital, one of largest psychiatric hospitals in the city, is not adequately protecting suicidal patients from harming themselves and could lose its Medicare billing privileges.
