Forty-nine percent of surveyed physicians who had remained independent since 2011 attested to meaningful use of EHRs.
Category: Healthcare Finance News
Amazon contemplating lawsuit against Surescripts
Surescripts is seeking to cut off PillPack’s access to patient data, and the latter, an Amazon-owned company, isn’t taking the matter lightly.
How Medicare Advantage plans can begin closing coverage gaps through better communication
Personalized communications and robust analytics capabilities can help MA plans avoid some of the pitfalls of coverage gaps.
Court decision expected soon in CVS\Aetna merger
Judge Richard Leon says the merger potentially has ‘grave consequences for millions of people.’
David Callender is new president and CEO of Memorial Hermann Health
He succeeds Chuck Stokes, who is retiring at the end of the year.
CMS has 2019 Medicare ACO class
About 40 new ACOs entered the program, which is less than the 100-plus new ACOs the program averaged in its first 7 years.
Health insurers must get creative with benefits to fill critical vacancies
Competition, an aging workforce, an outdated image, contribute to staffing shortages for the health insurance industry.
UnitedHealth to roll out interoperable personal health record to 20 million members
Profit surpasses expectations; Deal with John Muir Health to run non-clinical operations is the first of many collaborations.
Insures applaud end of Cadillac tax
The House voted overwhelmingly to repeal the tax on high-end health plans.
Majority of U.S. hospitals not meeting surgical safety standards
Rural hospitals are particularly challenged in meeting the standards, with non meeting the volume standard for five of eight procedures.
