U.S. healthcare venture fundraising reached $9.6 billion, marking four straight years of healthy activity.
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Superbug MRSA found on ambulance oxygen tanks, floors, door handle raising need for vigilance in prehospital setting, study shows
Results support the need to develop "universal disinfection protocols" for such equipment and areas to cut down on the risk of infecting patients, study author says.
How employers can improve cancer care and costs, based on a National Alliance roadmap
The report identifies gaps in treatment and related benefits administration based on the National Alliance’s annual eValue8 survey of health plans.
International drug pricing model concerns oncologists, others who work with Medicare consumers
Also, physicians are not incentivized to prescribe more expensive prescriptions, Community Oncology Alliance says.
Medicare, Medicaid underpaid U.S. hospitals by $76.8 billion in 2017, American Hospital Association says
Also in 2017, hospitals provided $38.4 billion in uncompensated care, the AHA said.
Cleveland Clinic acquires Indian River Medical Center, Martin Health in deals requiring $750 million in financial commitments
Indian River Medical Center and Martin Health System are now officially part of Cleveland Clinic Health system after announcing merger plans in October.
Mary Mayhew, director of Medicaid and CHIP, resigns to take Florida post with Governor-elect Ron DeSantis
As former Maine Health and Human Services Commissioner, Mayhew opposed Medicaid expansion.
Telemedicine may increase patient satisfaction with medical care, say researchers
The model has shown promise in creating new reimbursement streams for providers, as well as in improving the health of rural residents especially.
Medicare’s bundled payment experiment for joint replacements shows moderate savings
The model has resulted in just over a 3 percent reduction in costs, and analysts forecast this will increase as the model matures.
ACA enrollment down by 3 percent, but numbers show steady signups in a good economy, CMS says
When open enrollment began November 1, there were more than 2 million jobs added to the economy compared to 2017.
