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Financial
House extends moratorium on 2% Medicare sequester cuts through 2021
President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law April 14, 2021 / Susan Morse, Managing Editor In a vote…
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Financial
Senate passes moratorium to Medicare sequester cuts
The 2% cut to Medicare reimbursement is delayed through the end of the year, to the relief of hospital and…
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Financial
House passes bill to stave off millions in Medicare sequester cuts
March 19, 2021 / Mallory Hackett, Associate Editor The House passed a bill on Friday to extend the moratorium on 2%…
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Financial
HOPCo—Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company—A Great Leap Forward for Medicine
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Patients, Payors, Providers, and Health Systems all share a common end goal but the path to…
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Financial
Uncompensated hospital care costs reach $660 billion since 2000, AHA finds
January 22, 2021 / Mallory Hackett, Associate Editor Hospitals have provided more than $660 billion worth of uncompensated care since 2000,…
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COVID-19
Healthcare M&A’s down in 2020 but analysts say COVID-19 is a catalyst for future deals
January 14, 2021 / Mallory Hackett, Associate Editor The financial and operational fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic was felt deeply by the…
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COVID-19
SCONE Medical Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Novel Aerosol Infection Containment Device
PHOENIX, Jan. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — As the world faces a new era of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, new technologies are…
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COVID-19
Pandemic Preparedness Among Spine Surgeons: Major Work in Progress
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. “Learn from yesterday, live for today,” said Albert Einstein. Alas, it’s pretty tough to follow…
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Financial
Advocate Aurora Health, Beaumont Health end merger plans
October 2, 2020 / by Tina Reed Advocate Aurora Health and Beaumont Health have put an end to their discussions around…
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Hospitals
Universal Health Services hit with cyberattack that shuts down IT systems
September 29, 2020 Healthcare giant Universal Health Services experienced an information technology security breach on September 27 that shut down…
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Financial
Medicare reimbursement rates for orthopedic trauma have fallen sharply
September 22, 2020 / Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor The amount Medicare reimburses for orthopedic trauma surgery has fallen by nearly one-third…
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Extremities
Smith+Nephew teams up with Avail Medsystems to help deliver remote procedural support, observation and clinical education to customers
LONDON, Sept. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN,NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology business, today announces it has teamed up with Avail Medsystems…
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Financial
With price transparency an inevitability, hospitals need to start working toward compliance
September 15, 2020 / Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor Recently, a federal judge upheld the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ final…
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Financial
Former Beaumont trustee wants CEO, COO and CMO fired through AG intervention
September 13, 2020 / Susan Morse, Managing Editor A former trustee for Beaumont Health wants the Michigan Attorney General to intervene…
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Hospitals
California passes nation’s first bill requiring hospitals to keep a 45-day supply of PPE
September 2, 2020 / Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor The California state legislature this week passed the nation’s first law requiring healthcare facilities —…
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