To require the public disclosure of privately negotiated rates exceeds legal authority, AHIP says.
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About 1% of U.S. opioid providers account for nearly half of all opioid doses
Opioid prescribing remains far higher in the U.S. than in other countries, despite efforts to reduce inappropriate prescribing.
WHO declares global health emergency over coronavirus spread
The U.S. has its first case of infection by human-to-human contact, CDC has confirmed.
Health Care Service Corp., parent company of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, is eliminating 400 jobs
HCSC also plans to add about 1,000 new jobs this year, primarily in customer and provider service, technology and digital capabilities.
CMS releases Hospital Compare Star Ratings
The ratings are based on methodology that is flawed, according to America’s Essential Hospitals.
A dynamic healthcare budget process may trump traditional budgeting in terms of accuracy, flexibility
With a labor-intensive budgeting process that provided little business value, OSF Healthcare decided it was time to be more flexible.
Tech optimization: Keeping financial IT humming
Targeting CIOs, CFOs and other health IT leaders, five healthcare financial information systems experts offer best practices for bettering finance IT performance.
Cost prevents access to care, even for insured, JAMA study finds
The proportion unable to see a physician owing to cost increased by 2.7% overall; by 5.9% among the uninsured and 3.6% among the insured.
Allscripts’ Practice Fusion admits to illegal kickbacks from opioid maker, agrees to $145M settlement
The Silicon Valley EHR vendor received “sponsorship” payments from unnamed pharmaceutical companies so that the latter’s marketing team could influence the design of CDS features, according to the Department of Justice.
Among Democratic candidates’ healthcare plans, Buttigieg’s would save money, while Sanders, Warren plans would cost trillions
Biden’s plan would cover an additional 15 to 20 million people, compared to 20 to 30 million for Buttigieg, about 35 million for Sanders and Warren.
