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The long-term care sector is in the midst of a worsening labor shortage, but it’s not the only part of healthcare struggling.   

OIG suspected MA companies have financial incentives to make beneficiaries appear as sick as possible.

HRSA has given a 60-day grace period to come into compliance but still strongly encourages providers to meet the deadline.

Apple will directly integrate with six electronic health record vendors to start: Allscripts, athenahealth, Cerner, CPSI, DrChrono and Meditech Expanse.

As ONC's recognized coordinating entity for TEFCA, the interoperability group is seeking stakeholder response on the data elements as it develops new exchange guidelines.

Hospitals are treating sicker patients and spending more for labor, supplies and equipment as people continue to put off care.

CDC said the funding will help personnel prevent infections more effectively, support rapid response and enhance laboratory capacity.

Pending approvals, the merger will form a 33-hospital system that employs 58,000 caregivers and provides insurance to roughly one million people.   

The report received harsh criticism from advocacy group 340B Health, which called the methodology highly flawed.

More than 70% of physicians surveyed for the new AMA Physician Practice Benchmark Survey work in practices that use video conferencing, with virtual care especially popular among specialists such as dermatologists and urologists.