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Week Ahead: UnitedHealth, J&J kick off Q2 earnings season
UnitedHealth Group saw revenue climb 13.3% in the first quarter of 2018 over the prior-year period. What does Q2 have in store?
Commentary: Hospitals, health systems can always do more to protect our environment
Hospitals represent one of the heaviest users of energy and a top generator of waste, potentially creating significant concerns around their carbon footprint at the same time they do so much good.
Docs don’t drain hospital finances, systems say
Most health systems that responded to Modern Healthcare’s Hospital Systems Survey said hiring more physicians either did not materially change their financial performance or actually improved it, a surprising finding given research that shows…
Cerner’s investment in Lumeris signals growing role of tech vendors in population health
Cerner isn’t the only EHR vendor looking to expand its reach as the industry continues to talk about the move to value.
Q&A with HealthPartners’ Andrea Walsh on her first year as CEO
Andrea Walsh took over as CEO in June 2017. It’s been mostly smooth sailing for Walsh, but an easy start shouldn’t be surprising given Walsh’s 23-year tenure at HealthPartners, most recently as executive vice president and chief marketing officer.
Fail-safe patient ID matching remains just out of reach
Despite progress, hospitals and health systems still struggle with patient matching, putting patient safety and efficiency on the line.
Data Points: Beware of skin cancer during the dog days of summer
The dog days of summer have arrived — running from July 3 to Aug. 11, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. The 40-day stretch typically coincides with the hottest days of the year. Perfect for sitting by the pool, lake or ocean. But don’t…
Doctors worry CMS proposals will slow the move to value-based pay
The massive physician payment rule continues a trend of exempting a large number of doctors from MIPS.
Editorial: Caring about children’s health after they’re born
As we hunker down for months of culture wars over abortion, here’s a question worth pondering: Wouldn’t it be nice if the governing party in Washington cared as much about the well-being of children and their mothers during and after birth as they…
Azar pitches drastically slashing 340B discounts for hospitals
HHS Secretary Alex Azar in a meeting with several key House GOP lawmakers suggested standardizing the discount for 340B drugs at 20% of list price, far below the current 40% to 60% discount.
