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While American providers need it for value-based care, hospitals abroad want the tools for their own quality initiatives, but the high cost may hinder developing countries.
The open enrollment period that ended Dec. 15 was more than a month shorter than last year's closing date.
The Citizens Commission on Human Rights called for increased monitoring of psychiatric hospitals to ensure patient safety.
The organizations will see their Medicare reimbursement rates dip by 1 percent in the coming year.
Consultants found HIE is not meeting state needs and patients lack confidence so they are working on an improvement plan.
While Longs Peak Family Practice was investigating a Nov. 5 ransomware attack, its infosec team discovered another hack into its system on Nov. 10.
$2.4 billion came from healthcare, including high-profile settlements with EHR vendor eClinicalWorks and EpiPen maker Mylan.
The troubles aren't over, however, with probes by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission still ongoing.
The most important developments hospital finance and operations executives should understand heading into 2018.
For 2019, CMS will blend 25 percent of encounter data into risk scores for MA payment.