Risk Management
Tool has helped Bellin Health close its reimbursement gap by about $2.2 million in one year.
The Tokyo executives declined to answer questions about the correspondence during two days of depositions Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.
However, a roll-back of Affordable Care Act policies tied to Medicare and CHIP funding could present new challenges to the sector.
U.S. regulators recently approved two new colonoscopes designed to be used just once and thrown away; they will sell for $250 or less apiece.
Hospitals are being sold for about $45 million, "including working capital" deal is expected to close next year.
Studies show testing is needed even if there are no signs of illness, also underscore need for monitoring how disease develops, access to treatment.
Hackers breached the company's MyQuest by Care360 app on Nov. 26 and accessed patient's protected health information
While physicians are motivated to improve care quality, new frustrations with the complicated law coupled with change fatigue will bog doctors down.
While focus on care coordination and consumerism may likely continue, insiders worry that too much change could hurt them.
One model will test whether a four-step process to integrate shared decision-making into routine clinical practice lowers cost while improving quality.