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AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference to spotlight innovative ideas, thoughtful insights and tested strategies
The AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference – one of AHA’s flagship events – will be held Feb. 3-6 in Phoenix. AHA Executive Vice President Maryjane Wurth previews the conference designed to help rural health care leaders and trustees propel the transformation to a more integrated and sustainable rural health system.
Amazon to Get into Health Insurance — and Other 2019 Predictions
After an eventful 2018 in the health technology field, some experts foresee more big changes ahead in 2019. Among the predictions from experts polled by CNBC.
Learn What’s Driving Disruption in Health Care and How to Respond
Some of the nation’s most innovative companies have launched initiatives large and small to disrupt health care’s status quo. The aim: to deliver care in better, cheaper and more efficient ways in locations that are easier to access and more desirable for consumers to use.
Humana Names First Participants in Hospital-Improvement Program
Humana has selected the first four participating organizations in its hospital-improvement program, which focuses on general acute-care hospitals and ways to better integrate care for Humana members. The participating organizations include: Cleveland Clinic Florida; Jackson Health System in Florida; TriHealth in Ohio; and the WellStar Health System in Georgia.
3 Considerations for Adopting AI Solutions
What’s New? The artificial intelligence (AI) market in health care is projected to grow at an annual rate of more than 50 percent between now and 2025 — bringing total spending in the sector from $2.1 billion in 2018 to $36.1 billion in 2025.
Maine governor orders state to implement Medicaid expansion
After taking office last week, Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed an executive order directing Maine officials to swiftly begin implementing a November 2017 ballot measure expanding Medicaid eligibility to qualified low-income residents.
CDC: Deaths from synthetic opioids continue to climb
U.S. overdose death rates linked to synthetic opioids increased more than 45 percent in 2017, likely driven by illicitly manufactured fentanyl, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Reminder: CMS call on new hospital clinical laboratory data reporting requirements
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a Jan. 22 call for clinical diagnostic laboratories, including hospital outreach laboratories, on collecting and reporting data for the Clinical Diagnostic Test Payment System.
Study: CJR hospitals reduce Medicare spending, post-acute discharges
Hospitals participating in the first two years of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model reduced Medicare spending for hip- and knee- replacement episodes by an average 3.1 percent more than hospitals not participating in the program, without an increase in complication rates.
HHS announces priorities for new physician-focused payment models
The Department of Health and Human Services Friday released guidance on its priorities for physician-focused payment models to help stakeholders who are crafting proposed models for its technical advisory committee (PTAC) to review and potentially recommend.