The Payment Reform Landscape: How Does Telehealth Fit Into A High-Value Purchasing Strategy?

http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2016/02/12/the-payment-reform-landscape-how-does-telehealth-fit-into-a-high-value-purchasing-strategy-2/

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HR Strategies for Dealing with Drug Diversion

http://healthleadersmedia.com/content.cfm?topic=HR&content_id=325250

Drug Diversion

Not talking about the problem doesn’t make it go away, but being prepared will help HR teams deal with it when the issue comes up—and sooner or later, it will.

Obama budget would lift HHS spending to $1.1 trillion, entice Medicaid expansion

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/obama-budget-would-lift-hhs-budget-11-trillion-entice-medicaid-expansion?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonua3JcO%2FhmjTEU5z16ukvX6%2B%2Fh4kz2EFye%2BLIHETpodcMTcFgN7zYDBceEJhqyQJxPr3MLtINwNlqRhPrCg%3D%3D

Republicans, blasting the proposal as overzealous when it comes to spending, have already shot down the budget.

DignityHealth Nevada to build 4 hospitals for underserved Las Vegas communities

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/dignityhealth-nevada-build-4-hospitals-underserved-las-vegas-communities?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonua3JcO%2FhmjTEU5z16ukvX6%2B%2Fh4kz2EFye%2BLIHETpodcMTcFgN7zYDBceEJhqyQJxPr3MLtINwNlqRhPrCg%3D%3D

Image via <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Rose_Dominican_Hospital_%E2%80%93_Rose_de_Lima_Campus#/media/File:St._Rose_Dominican,_Rose_de_Lima_Campus.jpg">Wikipedia</a>.

Hospitals expected to be built in the next year, with the first breaking ground in March, DignityHealth says.

CMS gives healthcare 6 years to repay Medicare overpayments in final rule

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/cms-gives-healthcare-6-years-repay-medicare-overpayments-final-rule?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonua3JcO%2FhmjTEU5z16ukvX6%2B%2Fh4kz2EFye%2BLIHETpodcMTcFgN7zYDBceEJhqyQJxPr3MLtINwNlqRhPrCg%3D%3D

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (Wikipedia)

The proposed rule mandating providers be on the hook for overpayments going back 10 years faced still opposition.

8 developing healthcare trends

http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/8-developing-healthcare-trends/2016-02-07?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonvqjKce%252FhmjTEU5z14ukkX6a2lMI%252F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ARMBjN6%252BTFAwTG5toziV8R7LMKM1ty9MQWxTk

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New report identifies one of the top trends is engaging value-conscious consumers

Nearly 700 rural hospitals are financially vulnerable

http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/nearly-700-rural-hospitals-are-financially-vulnerable/2016-02-07?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonvqjKce%252FhmjTEU5z14ukkX6a2lMI%252F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ARMBjN6%252BTFAwTG5toziV8R7LMKM1ty9MQWxTk

iVantage report: 210 are on brink of immediate closure

Should Patients be able to Record Their Surgeries?

Should patients be able to record their surgeries?

 

Communication Failures Linked to 1,744 Deaths in 5 Years, U.S. Malpractice Study Finds

Communication failures linked to 1,744 deaths in five years, US malpractice study finds

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