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• HIT Think Why reform legislation won’t solve healthcare’s ills

  

  Barry P. Chaiken, MD

  President DocsNetwork

  Providers and consumers will be left holding the bag because proposed bills will just force more cost shifting.

  Healthcare reform June 23

  Healthcare reform June 23

• Ransomware attack at oxygen vendor affects 500,000 patients

  

  Airway Oxygen isn’t disclosing if it paid for access to data, but informs patients of event.

  Ransomware Joseph Goedert June 23

  Ransomware Joseph Goedert June 23

• Video 60 Seconds Smarter: Episode Analytics

  From diagnosis to treatment to aftercare, healthcare interventions require encounters with many different providers, which can create challenges.

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• Hospital groups on Senate health bill: Start over

  

  Proposed legislation would put the health of millions at risk, says Rick Pollack.

  Healthcare reform Bloomberg News June 23

  Healthcare reform Bloomberg News June 23

• Health Catalyst launches product to gauge care costs

  

  Accurate cost accounting grows in importance as provider margins shrink, says Dale Sanders.

  Healthcare analytics Joseph Goedert June 23

  Healthcare analytics Joseph Goedert June 23

• JFK Health chooses Nuance approach on secure printing

  

  In other implementations, Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital moves to Meditech’s new EHR.

  HIT Joseph Goedert June 23

  HIT Joseph Goedert June 23

• Senate bill threatens unintended consequences for providers, payers

  

  Proposed reductions in Medicaid spending will put further pressure on revenues, possibly trimming capital spending as the transition continues to value-based care.

  Healthcare reform Greg Slabodkin June 23

  Healthcare reform Greg Slabodkin June 23

• HIT Think How the Senate healthcare bill could affect providers

  

  Chas Roades

  Chief research officer Advisory Board

  Consumers would bear more financial responsibility for their bills, and hospitals should seek to improve performance to reduce costs.

  Healthcare reform June 22

  Healthcare reform June 22

• Senate GOP health plan aims to slash Medicaid spending

  

  Republican proposal closely mirrors Obamacare repeal put forth by the House.

  Healthcare reform Bloomberg News June 22

  Healthcare reform Bloomberg News June 22

• Washington State University breach compromises data of 1 million

  

  Stolen hard drive held information gleaned from a WSU survey of healthcare consumers.

  Data breaches Joseph Goedert June 22

  Data breaches Joseph Goedert June 22