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Could Illinois’ ban on a medical instrument cleaner spark a public health crisis?
The chemical process used to sterilize most medical products was evaluated during committee hearings in Springfield, Ill., this week, due to cancer risks associated with ethylene oxide emissions.
CHI and Dignity have landed on a name: CommonSpirit Health
CommonSpirit Health will be the name of the not-for-profit health system formed from the merger of Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health.
Atrium Health settles anti-steering contract suit with feds
The U.S. Justice Department said it has reached a settlement with Atrium Health that would prohibit the Charlotte, N.C., hospital system from using anticompetitive steering restrictions in contracts between commercial health insurers and its…
CMS to ask if HIPAA is a barrier to care coordination
The CMS has drafted a request for information on what barriers HIPAA regulations are posing for care coordination efforts.
HealthCare.gov open enrollment sign-ups still trailing last year
Almost 1.2 million people signed up for Affordable Care Act exchange coverage during the first two weeks of open enrollment, according to the CMS.
Hospitals are ill-equipped to treat behavioral health, ECRI finds
Many hospitals aren’t equipped to treat patients with behavioral health needs, according to a new report by the ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization.
Mercy Health and Ohio State’s Wexner Medical ally against opioids
The Healthy State Alliance identified 10 objectives to improve care in Ohio, with opioids, transplant services and cancer care topping the list.
Editorial: Physicians are right to speak out on reducing gun violence
Physicians who tend to the nation’s gunshot victims pushed back against an NRA tweet telling them to “stay in their lane” after the American College of Physicians updated its positions on reducing gun injuries and deaths.
Medicaid OKs Michigan waiver to negotiate drug prices based on outcomes
The CMS gave the green light to Michigan Medicaid’s outcome-based drug proposal, the second of its kind. Oklahoma has yet to forecast savings from its similar state plan amendment approved in June.
How insurers can speed up adoption of evidence-based care
Research by the Alliance of Community Health Plans revealed five best practices for health plans that want to influence and support physicians in the exam room.
