Free video visits with doctors? UC Health gives it a shot

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Dr. Anya Sanchez stands in front of a display of the app that UC Health patients will be able to use for free video consultations with doctors.

SSM to replace SLU Hospital with $500 million investment

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SLU Hospital, 3635 Vista Ave.

NFP Hospitals’ Outlook Upgraded to ‘Stable’

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Cash Hospital

Not-for-profit hospitals have emerged from the recession as leaner and better-managed organizations poised to take advantage of an improving economy, says a Moody’s Investors Service analyst.

PeaceHealth loses 2 more top leaders, including newly hired chief medical officer

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Dr. Michael Murphy, senior vice president and chief medical officer, has departed PeaceHealth left after only two and a half months.

‘Mega-guidance’ proposal puts big limits on 340B Drug discounts

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The proposal by the Health Resources and Services Administration addresses patient eligibility definitions, which affects thousands of hospitals.

 

Observation status, ED visits create illusion of fewer readmissions, quality gains

http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/hospitals-cheat-readmissions-quality-standards-with-observation-status/2015-08-27

Observation Unit

Pay for performance “pressures hospitals to cheat,” authors say

Cardinal Health’s move to acquire naviHealth highlights demand for post acute care coordination

Cardinal Health’s move to acquire naviHealth highlights demand for post acute care coordination

hand shake deal merger

Cardinal Health‘s move to acquire three year-old business naviHealth underscores the interest by healthcare organizations in businesses that eliminate waste in Medicare and make post acute care coordination more efficient as companies seeks to fulfill the demands of healthcare reform. Cardinal Health purchased a 71 percent stake in naviHealth for $290 million in the first step of its acquisition, which will be integrated into its Medical business.

How Medicare’s transitional care movement may prevent readmissions

http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/how-medicares-transitional-care-movement-may-prevent-readmissions/2015-08-27?page=full

CEO Rani Khetarpal: Clinical interventions needed throughout 30-day post-discharge period