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Lack of protections, rising number of attacks, value of healthcare information to hackers, makes industry a ripe target.
Also, more than 850,000 renewed coverage in past two weeks.
Independent physician practices are increasingly becoming an endangered species thanks to transition to value, report finds.
Texas Health Resources captures each step of the patient encounter, from the physician's electronic order to payers' insurance verification.
Other workforce issues, drug shortages and price hikes are also top of mind, Premier's Fall 2016 Economic Outlook shows.
Measures helped lower these payments by $6.03 billion in 2016, federal agency says.
Government authorities, health organizations and private players trying to lower expenditures are a driving force.
Prices for outpatient, inpatient, professional services, and prescription drugs increased between 3.5 and 9 percent in 2015, report says.
Number one place to focus is on capturing accurate, complete clinical documentation in support of accurate coding, Leigh Williams says.
Over five years, legislation would include $550 million in additional funding for FDA, $1.75 billion annually in added spending for NIH.