Gee, what a shock, hospital consolidation, vertical or horizontal doesn't have significant quality benefits.
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NarrativeDx talks investors into handing over $3 million for its software that helps hospitals analyze patient reviews, comments and complaints.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/02/narrativedx-raises-3m/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=70077312&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--deXJxO8g8G9MEvPRYtCc2kvuCmsJrkWHLbapplCaET4Kmbcf3drZd2fvU_tuefk2KvMq4c3wnLoAfXHmHXSD2yXOA3VpaigYMU2uQTobDyS7eg3g&_hsmi=70077312&rf=1eHealth releases results from a survey of Medicare beneficiaries regarding the program.
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The 2017 Health Care Cost Institute report on health spending finds that price is again a dominant factor in trend.
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My usual rambling, meaningless post to commemorate a holiday, which at least here in Minnesota for this one just marks the dreary continuation of a cold winter.
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A truly lightweight report from the Urban Institute finds lower per enrollee spending growth for government programs than private health plans.
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A blog post from the Centre for Economic Policy Research looks at 200 years of health care and health care spending.
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A report from Premier discusses ER visit reductions that could result from better management of six common chronic conditions.
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Qualcomm is the latest non-health care company to realize maybe it doesn't know what it is doing in the space, selling its connected health businesses to a PE firm, which will call them Capsule Technologies and 2net.
https://medcitynews.com/2019/02/qualcomm-sells-off-its-connected-health-business-to-private-equity-firm/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=69816381&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8IcliRcXsY0jNP0HJb5oqq3Rh1UA1bbJo8fFgk5wv-H89V9s6g9Td1A5henM_6UcPH-wP24tn8egbjcG1en83bDkmjVJXSlDA5nRPsYxTztndP8mI&_hsmi=69816381&rf=1Colorado publishes a report outlining hospital cost-shifting in the state.
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Hospital chain Providence St. Joseph is buying Lumedic, a revenue cycle management vendor which uses blockchain technology. Hope they don't end up feeling like blockheads.
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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.