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Jon Christianson, a professor in the division of health policy and management at the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health, has been named as the newest member of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
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The nominees for Modern Healthcare's 12th annual 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare competition.
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This year's ranking of the 100 Most Influential People includes 27 newcomers as well as 10 honorees who have been on every list since it started in 2002.
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Medicare would require prior authorization—for the first time—before clinicians treating beneficiaries could use medical imaging devices, if it followed Thursday's recommendation of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. The congressional advisory panel voted 15-1 to recommend that...
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Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pa.; Group Health Cooperative, Seattle; Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City; Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, Calif.; and Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., announced a new initiative to securely exchange electronic health data among themselves.
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