An article regarding characteristics of high-performing health systems finds no consistent pattern.
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Hospital telepharmacy vendor PipelineRx receives additional capital from a couple of sources, continuing a 2017 funding blitz.
http://www.pipelinerx.com/press-releases/pipelinerx-announces-investment-california-healthcare-foundation-foster-improved-patient-care-advanced-telepharmacy-solutions/#.WaQ0bsaZOi4A study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that reference pricing can lower spending on prescription medications.
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Mark Farrah Associates issues an analysis of recent payments (bribes) to health plans to keep them happy about participating in the ACA exchanges.
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Machine learning for health care vendor GNS Healthcare gets a fresh $6 million in capital from Amgen Ventures, as it focuses on drug development uses.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/amgen-ventures-invests-in-gns-healthcare-to-advance-applications-of-its-refs-causal-machine-learning-and-simulation-ai-platforms-300508205.htmlPaying the newly insured to go to a primary care doctor increases visits.
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