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Eight Health IT Terms Healthcare Executives Must Know

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http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/managed-healthcare-executive/news/eight-health-it-terms-healthcare-executives-must-know

Leaders should understand what big data, interoperability and patient engagement really means.

http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/5-health-it-terms-every-hospital-ceo-must-know/2015-06-24?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

 

Novartis on digitizing medicine in an aging world

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http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/leading_in_the_21st_century/Novartis_on_digitizing_medicine_in_an_aging_world?cid=ceointerview-eml-alt-mip-mck-oth-1506

Novartis on digitizing medicine in an aging world

CEO Joseph Jimenez explains where the company is placing its bets and how it’s seeking to bridge biology with technology.

Rural hospital advocates march on Washington as closures loom

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http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/rural-hospital-advocates-march-washington-closures-loom?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRogs6rJZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4GTsBiI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7LHMbpszbgPUhM%3D

Advocates on June 15, 2015 march on Washington to rally for rural hospitals support. <em>(<a href="https://twitter.com/torchnet/status/610454691349143552/photo/1">Photo courtesy of TORCH</a>)</em>

Dozens of advocates walked 283 miles to signify the 283 rural hospitals facing closure.

Healthcare spending growth to dip in 2016 on high-deductible surge, report says

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http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/healthcare-spending-growth-dip-2016-high-deductible-surge-report-says?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRogs6rJZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4GTsBiI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7LHMbpszbgPUhM%3D

File art of a crowded hospital.

“Cadillac tax” on high-priced plans is also contributing to the spending decline.

Two deals boosting healthcare to immigrants illegally in U.S. are OKd in Sacramento

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http://www.latimes.com/local/politics/la-me-sacramento-vote-20150618-story.html

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Advocates for a bill to provide healthcare to undocumented immigrants rally in at the Capitol in Sacramento.

The 8 biggest healthcare issues in 2015 so far

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http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/the-8-biggest-healthcare-issues-in-2015-so-far.html

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Health Mergers Could Cut Consumer Options

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http://www.wsj.com/articles/health-mergers-could-cut-consumer-options-1434937235

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Potential deals among large U.S. health insurers could have market overlaps that hinder competition, Journal analysis finds