Category: Modern Healthcare

A school-based survey shows nearly 1 in 11 U.S. students have used marijuana in electronic cigarettes, heightening health concerns about the new popularity of vaping among teens.

The CMS wants to buck a trend of hospitals denying patient transfers from ambulatory surgery centers. The proposal is part of a broader effort to reduce providers’ administrative burdens and improve access to care.

The National Quality Forum released its first-ever set of quality measures for rural hospitals and ambulatory care facilities to improve quality of care and access in rural communities.

The deal will allow TriMedx to expand its healthcare clientele and Aramark to focus on its core food, facilities and uniforms businesses, executives said.

Cigna and Express Scripts still must secure certain state regulatory approvals to complete the deal, but the nod from the federal antitrust enforcers takes care of the biggest hurdle.

Health Net, one of two payers in the VA Choice system, is losing its claims-processing contract starting Oct. 1. The VA will step into the gap as it looks to take on a greater role in paying community providers for taking care of veterans.

HHS will create a patient safety database to track quality of care at ambulatory surgery centers, as they become more prevalent across the country.

Following a multimillion-dollar operating loss in 2017, Summa Health in the first half of this year managed to achieve a $43 million turnaround of its finances and is back in the black.

The results from a new clinical trial raise more doubts about the daily use of aspirin to prevent the onset of cardiovascular disease.

Heritage Provider Network founder and CEO Dr. Richard Merkin says his goal is to continually push the envelope and try things that haven’t been done before.