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NJ Hospitals Invest $2.9 Billion a Year in Community Benefit Programs

New Jersey hospitals and health systems provided $2.9 billion in community benefits beyond health care services in 2016, according to a new report from the New Jersey Hospital Association.
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National Academy of Sciences Elects Two Hospital-affiliated Members

The National Academy of Sciences has elected 84 new members in recognition of their distinguished and ongoing research achievements.
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CMS Updates Year 2 Results for Medicare Chronic Care Model

The Medicare Independence at Home Demonstration saved $7.8 million, or an average of $89 per beneficiary, in its second performance year, according to corrected results released yesterday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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HHS Issues Guidance on Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Regulation

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration today released two factsheets to help health care providers and others apply the 42 CFR Part 2 regulations on confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records to health care programs and settings and the electronic exchange of health information.
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Ascension Partners with International Hospital Company to Start Global Supply Chain Firm; Telehealth Firm to Buy Avizia

Also in this week’s roundup of news: Providence St. Joseph Health launches national telemedicine network and Fitbit partners with Google as they enter telehealth. 
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NIH’s Dara Richardson-Heron: The Future of Health Begins with You

I want you to think for a minute about your eyes. Do you wear glasses? Does anyone you know wear glasses? Could they take those off and switch with someone just walking down the street?
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Throwback Thursday: First Person Oral History with John R. Griffith

John Griffith, Andrew Pattullo Collegiate Professor Emeritus, spent 40 years educating graduate students and practicing health care executives in the University of Michigan’s Department of Health Management and Policy.
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AHA’s Bhatt Participates in National Minority Quality Forum Panel

AHA Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Jay Bhatt, D.O., yesterday participated in a panel on building a sustainable healthy community as part of the National Minority Quality Forum’s annual conference on health disparities.
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OIG Emphasizes Need To Ensure Telehealth Claims’ Accuracy

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to continue periodic post-payment reviews and provider education to ensure Medicare claims for telehealth services meet program requirements, and to ensure Medicare contractors implement all planned claims edits.
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Report Estimates Impact of Medicaid Work Proposals in 10 States

Current state proposals to require certain Medicaid beneficiaries to participate in work, training or other “community engagement” activity to remain eligible for coverage could affect more than 1.7 million enrollees and nearly $8 billion in program expenditures.