Monthly Archives: July 2015

Fee-for-service vs. value-based care: 6 points of debate raised by health policy experts

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http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/fee-for-service-vs-value-based-care-6-points-of-debate-raised-by-health-policy-experts.html

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Tenet, Dignity Health and Ascension ink definitive agreement for JV: 6 things to know

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http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/tenet-dignity-health-and-ascension-ink-definitive-agreement-for-jv-6-things-to-know.html

Hospital Transactions and Valuations

Aurora St. Luke’s first hospital in U.S. to use GE Healthcare’s ‘4-D’ diagnostic ultrasound

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http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2015/07/14/aurora-st-lukes-first-hospital-in-u-s-to-use-ge.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Healthcare%20Dive&utm_campaign=Issue%3A%202015-07-15%20Healthcare%20Dive

The first hospital using the GE Healthcare technology with patients is Aurora St. Luke’s on Milwaukee’s south side.

CFC Launches Cyber Policy for U.S. Healthcare Providers

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http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2015/07/14/374994.htm?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Healthcare%20Dive&utm_campaign=Issue%3A%202015-07-15%20Healthcare%20Dive

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Surgeon Scorecard

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https://projects.propublica.org/surgeons/

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Guided by experts, ProPublica calculated death and complication rates for surgeons performing one of eight elective procedures in Medicare, carefully adjusting for differences in patient health, age and hospital quality. Use this database to know more about a surgeon before your operation.

https://projects.propublica.org/surgeons/state/CA/procedure/8154/

Healthcare stocks soar in the wake of King v. Burwell

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http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/healthcare-stocks-soar-in-the-wake-of-king-v-burwell/402260/

Wall Street

 

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/healthcare-stocks-having-banner-year