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MACPAC also wants more guidance on the implementation of telehealth and weighs in on DSH payments.
Administrative and plant costs accounted for 8.4% of the 10.5% rise in expenses.
Since hospital-employed doctors tend to perform services in an outpatient setting, the trend increases costs for Medicare and patients.
Combined system would include Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, various affiliates, and Lahey Health.
Online retail giant's reach into the Medicaid market to take on Walmart among lower income customers could bring disruption soon while the industry awaits more details about the deal with Berkshire and JPMorgan.
Current Optum CEO Larry Renfro will take over at the company's investment arm Optum Ventures.
Aetna Pay has shown results of close to $10 million in payments in three months by delivering an adjudicated bill that patients can more easily understand.
The problem occurred in one of the two large liquid nitrogen freezers that house specimens.
The number of undergraduate nursing students is on the rise but, in the meantime, smart hospitals are establishing pipelines to grow the base of prospective employees.
The research highlights the challenges providers face in succeeding under value-based contracting.