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

Disruptive docs: Rudeness in the ICU also hurts medical team’s performance

http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/disruptive-docs-rudeness-icu-also-hurts-medical-teams-performance/2015-08-13?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

In training simulation, rude comments drove outcomes disparities

Dartmouth-Hitchcock may exit Pioneer ACO program, officials say

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/dartmouth-hitchcock-may-exit-pioneer-aco-program-officials-say?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRouu63OZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4JSspjI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7LHMbpszbgPUhM%3D

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Despite posting high quality scores, execs disappointed to be sending millions back to the government.

Tardy Tax Filers Risk Losing Health Insurance Subsidies

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/obamacare-deadline/tardy-tax-filers-risk-losing-health-insurance-subsidies-n415106

Image: Tax forms

Sign-up season for President Barack Obama’s health care law doesn’t start for another couple of months, but the next few days are crucial for hundreds of thousands of customers at risk of losing financial aid when they renew coverage for 2016. Call them tardy tax filers: an estimated 1.8 million households that got subsidies for their premiums last year but failed to file a 2014 tax return as required by the law, or left out key IRS paperwork.

Healthcare stocks tumble as Wall Street rout slams sector

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/healthcare-stocks-tumble-wall-street-rout-slams-sector?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRohsqjOZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4JSMRrI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7LHMbpszbgPUhM%3D

Companies listed in the S&P 500 Healthcare Index fell more than 4 percent at market open.