A report from the Medical Group Management Association suggests that physician compensation is continuing to increase at a pace at least consistent with general economic growth.
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RxRevu, which offers prescribing decision support software for clinicians, has raised $15.9 million in new capital.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/06/uchealth-leads-15-9m-rxrevu/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=73419819&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8bCc0TxH31igX8vdOwL8BFiHUuvbaQDtbmXP4tLEgOmGqvOtsI4ObhOYdiHPxPvRhnUcaoyTfXKFJWGg3ar2Z4m6yuzRGbLRYurMRhG7UlGWJPQ_8&_hsmi=73419819&rf=1A study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds basically no effect on cardiovascular outcomes from intensive glucose control for type 2 diabetes patients.
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A research letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association discusses the incidence of traumatic injury among Medicare beneficiaries.
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A brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation describes prescription drug spending by payer type.
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Research published in the Journal of Health Economics finds that using predictive analytics to identify high-risk members for intervention had limited success.
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An article in the New England Journal of Medicine describes the potential for use of machine learning in health care.
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Bon Secours Mercy Health, a large multi-state hospital group in selling a majority interest in a subsidiary that does revenue cycle management to a PE firm.
https://www.modernhealthcare.com/finance/bon-secours-mercy-health-sell-majority-stake-rcm-pe-firm?utm_source=modern-healthcare-daily-finance-thursday&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20190530&utm_content=article1-headlinePhillo Health, which offers a digital assistant platform to monitor and communicate with patients in their homes, has bedded down a comfy $11 million in new capital.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/05/pillo-health-raises-11m/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=73188148&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8CVsBgQsPcp6hZ298E7-qu4j4tKl0u3CVrkzwWYUIVL1hdNcTPvrYmQI25d4c9S8C73RuCenaFC9VzLZEbaYu1iScMeM-Qxq2YiyygAIc2hq4Co3E&_hsmi=73188148The annual Department of Labor report on self-funding gives some interesting facts on this growing form of health care coverage.
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Online behavioral firm Talkspace talks investors out of an additional $50 million in funding.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/05/online-therapy-company-talkspace-raises-50m-signs-major-deal-with-optum/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=73188148&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8CVsBgQsPcp6hZ298E7-qu4j4tKl0u3CVrkzwWYUIVL1hdNcTPvrYmQI25d4c9S8C73RuCenaFC9VzLZEbaYu1iScMeM-Qxq2YiyygAIc2hq4Co3E&_hsmi=73188148About this Blog
The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.
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