Opioid Epidemic Spurs Rethink On Medication And Addiction

http://khn.org/news/opioid-epidemic-spurs-rethink-on-medication-and-addiction/

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Theranos Is the Collision of Hope and Greed

http://time.com/4301596/theranos-elizabeth-holmes-hope-greed/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=28784431&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_XEQlcydlWAnTqMENKBjDPVXVdyiz_cCnhPZIizZRxkfbapGKT4me0eP56RD_wPsX3QRLRLPi_XdZbPbTAHFaVoIv_SQ&_hsmi=28784431

‘Why did we believe? We wanted it to be true.’

Why an obscure Supreme Court case is a big deal for prescription drugs

Why an obscure Supreme Court case is a big deal for prescription drugs

“Consumers and the health system as a whole benefit from a more competitive prescription drug market,” Marilyn Tavenner, president and CEO of America’s Health Insurance Plans, said in a statement. “Protecting monopoly-like pricing schemes threaten[s] consumers’ access to more affordable prescription medications.”

Fitch: Organic volume grows at for-profit hospitals for first time since 2008

http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/fitch-organic-volume-grows-profit-hospitals-first-time-2008/2016-04-21?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=959610&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWlRFNVlXVXlPR00zT1RoaiIsInQiOiJlXC9pcVgraUViTldUYWZQMnlDUXZ3NzVoN1ZTdlo1VU81OG1lZWhSZ3dvd0xoOG1qQ2Q2UGUweTRCZXptSFZDdmFiZzRrYm9GNzNYK3BtZXJyeEZsSTFCNUJKdGI1THFnR1kyNGJaeTBlbGc9In0%3D

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Intermountain, Stanford forge clinical genomics and precision medicine partnership

http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/intermountain-stanford-forge-clinical-genomics-and-precision-medicine-partnership

Researchers aim to develop new technologies to solve pressing issues in healthcare.

 

New Health Policy Brief: Medicare’s New Physician Payment System

http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2016/04/22/new-health-policy-brief-medicares-new-physician-payment-system/

Health Policy Brief

http://www.healthaffairs.org/healthpolicybriefs/brief.php?brief_id=156

Hospitals face ad blitz over Chick-fil-A, other fast food in cafeterias

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/hospitals-face-attack-ads-over-chick-fil-other-fast-food-cafeterias

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine campaign says hospitals have a responsibility to teach about healthy eating.

The CFO dashboard: Healthcare leaders target the metrics that matter most

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/cfo-dashboard-healthcare-leaders-target-metrics-matter-most

Bert Zimmerli, Executive Vice-President/CFO of Intermountain Healthcare

While a close eye on numbers can keep chief financial officers ahead of potential problems, there’s also the big picture to keep in mind.