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Cedar | FierceHealthcare
Healthcare finance platform Cedar has raised $345 million to date. → Read More
More healthy patients are taking genetic test results to their docs. But there are some pitfalls
Genetic testing can provide crucial information about a patient’s future. But for healthy patients, those test results require careful interpretation. → Read More
ACIP overhauls immunization schedule to improve usability
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) made relatively minor changes to the vaccines on its 2019 recommended adult immunization schedule. But it took huge strides in improving the presentation of the information. → Read More
Study: Changing prescribing practices could slash insulin costs
A growing body of evidence indicates that human-derived insulin is as clinically effective as analogue formulations. That could offer patients relief from rising drug costs. → Read More
Link between readmission rates, mortality rates back under scrutiny
A new study shows a statistically significant correlation between lower readmission rates and higher mortality rates for patients with heart failure and pneumonia, renewing questions about the efficacy of CMS’ Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. → Read More
Doctors to NRA on gun violence: This is our lane
A social media dust-up highlights changing perspectives about doctors’ role in advocating for policies related to public health. → Read More
Study finds vast majority of violent incidents treated in the ED are never reported to police
As hospitals increasingly approach violence as a public health issue, a new study suggests doctors and nurses occupy a unique position to capture unreported incidents and aid in a communal approach toward violence prevention. → Read More
Hawaii hospital system develops smarter workflows by eliminating 'stupid stuff'
To make its documentation system smarter, Hawaii Pacific Health hospitals decided to enlist front-line staff in a battle against “stupid stuff.” Turns out, they found quite a bit of "stuff" that was easy to fix and had simply flown under the radar for years. → Read More
Study: Immigrants a source of profit for private insurers
A new study published in the October issue of Health Affairs finds that immigrants with private insurance coverage paid 12.6% of overall premiums, but only accounted for 9.1% of insurer expenditures. → Read More
Study: Survival odds after cardiac arrest depend on which EMS agency shows up
For patients who experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, the odds of survival vary surprisingly depending on which EMS agency treats them. → Read More
New healthcare cybersecurity council wants to make HITRUST the standard for assessing third-party risks
A new council of healthcare CISOs will push the industry to adopt HITRUST as a standard certification to manage third-party vendor risk. → Read More
Study links physician consolidation with higher healthcare costs in California
A new study finds a strong link between hospital-acquired physician practices and higher care costs. The research raises new questions about the consequences of the industry’s rapid, ongoing consolidation trend that often fly under the radar. → Read More
Dana-Farber and Mass General pledge to pour resources into minority recruitment
A lack of diversity among clinicians affects the quality of care hospitals provide to diverse communities. Two Boston teaching hospitals, Dana-Farber and Massachusetts General Hospital, say they have a new plan to improve diversity through recruitment efforts. → Read More
ACOs don't always reap the expected financial reward. Place-based care could help
Taking on the responsibility for patients based on a geographic region could help providers better generate financial savings, according to a new opinion piece in the Journal of the American Medical Association. → Read More
Senators accuse HHS, OMB of censoring LGBT health information on websites
The Trump Administration’s removal of LGBT health information from HHS websites has drawn fire from a group of Democratic U.S. senators led by Dianne Feinstein, Tammy Baldwin and Patty Murray. → Read More
Hospital Roundup—Denver hospital suspends surgeries over infection concerns; Mercy heads to the cloud
A Denver hospital suspends surgeries due to infections, Rush and Little Company of Mary halt merger talks, Mercy to launch healthcare cloud, UnitedHealthcare cuts ties with Envision and more healthcare industry news from this week. → Read More
GAO recommends changes to CMS data collection to improve oversight of special enrollment
A gap in federal data means the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is unable to determine whether individuals that enroll in health coverage through the ACA exchanges during special enrollment periods have previously lost coverage for failing to pay their premiums. → Read More
Report: This is the biggest barrier to consumer price shopping in healthcare
Advocates of price transparency in healthcare believe free-market competition will help curb costs, but those initiatives have yet to gain any real-world traction. A group of Harvard Medical School researchers took a look at why. → Read More
3 Pennsylvania health systems just teamed up in Greater Philadelphia
The University of Pennsylvania Health System is teaming up with two Trinity Health hospitals to expand access to care and develop clinical programs in cancer care, cardiology and surgical services in Greater Philadelphia. Here's what the health systems say they stand to gain from joining forces. → Read More
3 Pennsylvania health systems just teamed up in Greater Philadelphia
The University of Pennsylvania Health System is teaming up with two Trinity Health hospitals to expand access to care and develop clinical programs in cancer care, cardiology and surgical services in Greater Philadelphia. Here's what the health systems say they stand to gain from joining forces. → Read More