Tapping into asynchronous, text-based communication could let providers cast a wider net and improve care quality.
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Astria Health blames revenue cycle contractor for bankruptcy
Operations continue, wages are unaffected and none of the health system’s three hospitals or other care centers will close, Astria says.
Patients of Medicare providers committing fraud or abuse more likely to be poor, disabled
Fraudulent medical practice is estimated to cost the federal government between $90 to $300 billion dollars annually.
UnitedHealthcare introduces new bundled payment program for maternity care
Resources provided by Optum include an expectant mother app that has a ‘kick counter’ and is free to women enrolled in UnitedHealthcare’s employer-sponsored plans.
Acadia Healthcare to pay $17 million in settlement of Medicare fraud case
Medicaid paid Acadia’s facilities a much higher amount for blood and urine tests than its lab had charged for the analysis.
Health system leaders value nurse innovation skills — just not at the leadership level, study says
Just 31 percent of clinical leaders have a designated nursing leader whose primary responsibility is innovation.
Drug companies are being required to post list prices in TV ads
If pharmaceutical manufacturers are ashamed of their drug prices, then change the price, HHS Secretary Alex Azar says.
Reimbursement, regulation, resistance to change remain provider barriers to precision medicine
Precision medicine is a disruptive technology that is moving from revolution to evolution into mainstream adoption.
Practice owners are no longer the majority among physicians, AMA finds
The share of physicians with ownership stakes in a medical practice declined 6 percent, driven largely by younger physicians.
Affordable Care Act premium rates projected to increase by 10 percent
An estimated 2 percent of the increase will be due to the return on the health insurance tax.
