Matthew Weinstock
Modern Healthcare
San Antonio, TX, United States
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Q&A: 'It really isn’t about revenue for Catholic Health'
Mark Sullivan reorganized Catholic Health with the goal of streamlining operations and better positioning the Buffalo, N.Y., system to address patient needs. → Read More
Week Ahead: MedPAC to report on readmissions program, Medicare Advantage ‘spillover’
Focus areas for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s public meeting include the spillover effect of Medicare Advantage into fee for service and the hospital readmissions program. → Read More
Week Ahead: California lawmakers poised to extend open enrollment
In response to a shorter national open enrollment, California legislators want to create a three-month sign-up period. → Read More
Week Ahead: ONC, CMS brass to talk interoperability
In separate meetings, CMS and ONC leaders are slated to provide updates on how the government plans to improve health information exchange. → Read More
Q&A: 'We are a health solutions company'
Patrick Geraghty, CEO of Florida Blue and GuideWell, has pushed the insurer to touch more parts of the delivery system, including direct patient care. → Read More
Week Ahead: CMS seeking input on how to reduce regulatory burden
The CMS is continuing its regulatory relief work under the Trump administration’s “patients over paperwork” initiative. → Read More
Week Ahead: Tenet, Community Health Systems to release earnings
Wall Street analysts are projecting revenue dips for Tenet and CHS. → Read More
Q&A: 'We want to move beyond the walls of the hospital'
Premier Health forges partnerships to address everything from population health to the opioid crisis. → Read More
Week Ahead: House panels to reexamine VA whistleblower cases
Two House committees will take a look at how the VA is doing in responding to whistleblower cases that brought serious patient-care issues to light. → Read More
Q&A: 'The most important part of strategy is knowing when to say no'
Dr. Jonathan Lewin describes how the academic health system is using partnerships and organic growth to solidify its presence in the local Atlanta market, regionally and nationally → Read More
Week Ahead: House oversight panel to probe growth of copycat fentanyl
A House panel will dig into the federal government’s efforts to crack down on illicit fentanyl. → Read More
Week Ahead: 5th U.S. Circuit to hear ACA arguments
The three-judge panel will hear arguments from GOP state attorneys general suing to upend the landmark law and Democrat AGs hoping to keep it in place. → Read More
Q&A: Linking ideas to mission is key for head of Banner Innovation Group
Innovation isn’t just about some cool application of artificial intelligence. It could be less glamorous, like making it easier to match expecting parents with the right pediatrician, says Scott Nordlund, chief strategy and growth officer for Banner Health → Read More
Q&A: 'Our goal is not to eliminate people; it’s to make our workforce more effective'
Roberta Schwartz and her peers got tired of waiting for healthcare to catch up to the rest of the world and started testing innovations across the Houston Methodist system. → Read More
Running out of time to weigh in on data-sharing
Although many in the industry consider it a done deal, a federal judge will hold up to three days of hearings to review the CVS Health-Aetna merger. → Read More
Week Ahead: Time is winding down to file comments on interoperability rules
Industry stakeholders have until June 3 to file comments on two proposals from HHS aimed at giving patients more control over their medical records and preventing data-blocking. → Read More
'You have to fundamentally change how you view things' in healthcare
Jefferson Health CEO Dr. Steven Klasko argued that healthcare is migrating to a B-to-C business model, during a session with analyst Paul Keckley at Modern Healthcare’s Transformation Summit. → Read More
Week Ahead: Congress continues focus on drug prices, surprise billing
The continuous drumbeat against drug prices continues with a House Energy and Commerce health subcommittee hearing. → Read More
Week Ahead: FDA gearing up for insulin biosimilars
Starting in 2020, insulin will be regulated as a biologic, meaning patients may soon have access to less expensive products. → Read More
Week Ahead: CMS, health IT brass to lay out progress on interoperability
Two of HHS’ top health IT officials appear before the Senate health committee to talk about implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act. → Read More