Meaningful use final rules: 3 things you need to know

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

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

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

MedPAC suggests alternative models for rural hospitals

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

Home healthcare at the crossroads as market expands

http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/home-healthcare-at-the-crossroads-as-market-expands/407174/

 

AHA furious over ruling to exclude ‘orphan’ drugs from 340B program

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/aha-furious-over-ruling-exclude-orphan-drugs-340b-program?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRovu6%2FMZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4IRMFgI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7LHMbpszbgPUhM%3D

The ruling means pharmaceutical companies that make orphan drugs do not have to sell then to rural and cancer hospitals at a discount.