FIRST LOOK: CHOP provides sneak peek at massive outpatient care center

http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/blog/health-care/2015/07/chop-buerger-center-pediatric-care-outpatient.html?ana=e_du_pub&s=article_du&ed=2015-07-21&u=FAuoHGaGEPdmk4X6khnaiw045b16af&t=1437579836

CHOP's $600 million Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care opens next week.

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia will open next week its $600 million Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care, the single biggest building project in the pediatric medical center’s 160-year history.

Trinity HomeCare settlements offer a glimpse of future FCA litigation

http://www.healthlawpolicymatters.com/2015/07/15/trinity-homecare-settlement-five-false-claims-trends/

Medical History

http://www.fiercehealthpayer.com/antifraud/story/trinity-homecare-settlements-offer-glimpse-future-fca-litigation/2015-07-20?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

Generic drugs pose specific problems for healthcare providers

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/generic-drugs-pose-specific-problems-healthcare-providers?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRohuaTKZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4GRMNgI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7LHMbpszbgPUhM%3D

Rebounding from a tough couple of years due to lack of availability of generic drugs, many healthcare facilities are weighing their options.

Rebounding from a tough couple of years due to lack of availability of generic drugs, many healthcare facilities are weighing their options.

CFOs say supply chain changes mean they have to act fast

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/cfos-say-supply-chain-changes-mean-they-have-act-fast?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRohuaTKZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4GRMNgI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7LHMbpszbgPUhM%3D

Hospital supplies (stock photo)

A number of market forces are making it even more complicated to manage a hospital supply chain today.

Could Insurer Consolidation Check Health Costs?

http://ww2.cfo.com/health-benefits/2015/07/insurer-consolidation-check-health-costs/

Insurer consolidate 2

It may be counterintuitive, but combinations like Aetna’s planned purchase of Humana could lead to lower pricing from medical providers.

 

Rick Gilfillan on payment reform and the most under-reported story in healthcare

http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/rick-gilfillan-on-payment-reform-and-the-most-under-reported-story-in-healt/370445/

 

Salesforce launches cloud-based compliance and governance services

http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/salesforce-unwraps-compliance-governance-services

Healthcare organizations can use the new functions for archiving, encryption, auditing, and event monitoring, all in the cloud.

Daughters of Charity gets $250M lifeline from NY equity firm

http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/daughters-of-charity-gets-250m-lifeline-from-ny-equity-firm/402560/

The beleaguered Daughters of Charity Health System has received a $250-million lifeline from BlueMountain Capital Management, which will recapitalize and manage the six-hospital system. The New York firm may eventually purchase DCH.