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Health system execs, critics clash over Beth Israel Deaconess, Lahey deal
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Lahey Health argue that their combining is necessary to heal a dysfunctional Massachusetts healthcare market, while critics contend the costs outweigh the benefits.
Data Points: Cracking down on Medicaid fraud
CMS Administrator Seema Verma last week said that her agency is working closely with states, the Government Accountability Office and HHS’ Office of Inspector General to root out fraud in Medicaid.
In Depth: OhioHealth address social determinants by combating food insecurity, diabetes
OhioHealth’s Riverside Family Medicine Center in Columbus addresses social determinants of health in the community by providing free fresh food to food-insecure patients to help manage diabetes.
Week Ahead: Senate committee to examine use of ‘cutting-edge’ science at FDA
The FDA’s Dr. Scott Gottlieb is set to tell the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee how the agency is protecting public health while spurring medical innovation.
In Depth: Payers can’t control costs without social determinants of health model
Some innovative health insurers and states are addressing social determinants of health in a sustainable, scalable business model that goes beyond isolated pilot projects and community benefit dollars.
A care platform that engages patients and providers alike
Wellsmith’s digital care management platform draws data from wearables and other at-home devices to give providers a new look at what patients are up to when they’re not in the hospital or clinic.
Providers look to shift mental health patients from ED to community-based care
The “living room” concept aims to provide patients experiencing a psychiatric episode with a better environment to receive treatment than a hospital emergency department.
Genevieve Morris resigns from VA’s Office of EHR Modernization
Morris spent only a little over a month at the helm of the committee that’s overseeing the VA’s $16 billion Cerner EHR project.
Nebraskans to vote on Medicaid expansion this November
Nebraska certified the state ballot initiative to include a vote on Medicaid expansion, the fourth state to do so after grassroots organizers mounted a major push this year.
Former CDC Director Frieden arrested on sex abuse charges
Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Tom Frieden thas been arrested in New York on charges alleging he forcibly touched a woman in his Brooklyn home last October.
