Kevin Roche

Oct 16 2013

FDA Guidance on Mobile Health Apps

http://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/UCM263366.pdf

Oct 16 2013

A study published in Health Affairs indicates that hospitals with higher nursing staffing ratios had less likelihood of incurring the Medicare excess readmissions penalty.

http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/32/10/1740.abstract

Oct 16 2013

OIG on Medicaid Drug Pricing

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The Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General found that many state Medicaid programs are not taking full advantage of provisions that could lower their drug spending.

Oct 15 2013

nt

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Francisco Partners has invested several million dollars in electronic medical record vendor NexTech.

Oct 15 2013

he

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HealthEdge has obtained an additional $17.5 million in debt financing from Fifth Street Technology Partners. The proceeds will be used to retire existing debt and for growth.

Oct 15 2013

opt

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Dignity Health, a large health system, and the Optum division of UnitedHealth Group have formed a joint venture to sell revenue cycle management solutions to providers.

Oct 15 2013

What Explains Hospital Price Increases?

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An article in Health Management, Policy and Innovation looks at increases in hospital prices, finding that much of the rise is due to increases in the cost of providing care.

Oct 14 2013

mds

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According to Health Affairs, more doctors are practicing in large groups, which raises hopes for better care coordination, but also likely supports demands for high reimbursement.

Oct 14 2013

uninsured

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Research in Health Affairs finds no evidence that physicians provide less care to Medicaid, Community Health Center or uninsured patients, in fact Medicaid patients appear to get more of some types of services.

Oct 14 2013

Variation in Private Plan Payments to Physicians

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A study published in Health Affairs examines variation in payments by private health plans to physicians for common services.

Oct 11 2013

Concentration of Health Care Spending

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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality publishes the latest in a regular series of looks at the concentration of health spending, which continues to reveal that a relatively small…

Oct 10 2013