Monthly Archives: October 2015

Feds, states turning to predictive analytics to prevent fraud

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http://www.fiercehealthpayer.com/antifraud/story/feds-states-turning-predictive-analytics-prevent-fraud/2015-10-19?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

Cystall Ball

OIG: Data helps federal authorities keep pace with evolving fraud schemes

Meaningful use final rules: 3 things you need to know

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http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/managed-healthcare-executive/news/meaningful-use-final-rules-3-things-you-need-know

MU Stage 2&3

Hospital Beats Flu Vaccine Procrastinators With In-Your-Face Effort

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http://www.nbcnews.com/health/cold-flu/hospital-beats-flu-vaccine-procrastinaters-your-face-effort-n446466?cid=sm_twitter_feed_health

I-Got-My-Flu-Shot-Did-You-Button-main

Paying For ‘Patient Satisfaction’ Harms Hospitals That Care For Poor People

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http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterubel/2015/10/16/paying-for-patient-satisfaction-harms-hospitals-that-care-for-poor-people/?utm_campaign=forbeshealth

Patient Satisfaction

More Obamacare Premium Is Spent On Care But The Price Is Rising

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http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2015/10/18/more-obamacare-premium-is-spent-on-care-but-the-price-is-rising/?utm_campaign=forbeshealth

AmSurg offers $7.8 billion to merge with TeamHealth, create huge ambulatory, physician services network

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http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/amsurg-offers-78-billion-merge-teamhealth-create-huge-ambulatory-physician-services-netowork?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRovu6XJZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4IRMpkI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7LHMbpszbgPUhM%3D

TeamHealth initially rebuffed the deal.

MedPAC suggests alternative models for rural hospitals

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http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/medpac-suggests-alternative-models-rural-hospitals/2015-10-15?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

Rural Health

Standalone EDs, clinics could work as viable replacements

Group Pressures Medical Board of Calif. on Probation Transparency

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http://www.californiahealthline.org/articles/2015/10/19/group-pressures-medical-board-of-calif-on-probation-transparency

Physician Probation Transparency