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Hospitals failing to curb readmissions: study
By Maureen McKinney | February 11, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Hospital readmission rates among Medicare patients held stubbornly steady from 2008 to 2010, despite increasing federal attention and attempts by providers to address the issue.
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Reform foe to lead Ways and Means health panel
By Jessica Zigmond | January 15, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), a nine-term congressman and strong opponent of the 2010 healthcare reform law, will lead the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee in the new 113th Congress.
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CHIME, HIMSS name Utah's Turnbull CIO of the Year
By Maureen McKinney | January 07, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
James Turnbull, vice president and CIO of Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health Care, has been chosen as the John E. Gall CIO of the Year, an annual award sponsored jointly by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems...
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10 more state exchange plans submitted | Setting final regs seen as among the top priorities ahead.
By Jessica Zigmond | December 17, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Ten more states have submitted their plans to operate a state-based insurance exchange in 2014, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Monday, days after an extended deadline for states to apply for that calendar year.
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Blog - Dems fret: AARP gone missing on Medicaid
By Rich Daly | December 12, 2012
The charge that AARP's lobbying is driven primarily by the profits it derives from its Medigap insurance plans, which supplement standard Medicare coverage, has been a staple of congressional Republicans since the seniors group threw its considerable weight behind passage of Patient Protection and...
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Utah governor asks Obama to accept state's health insurance exchange
By Associated Press | December 11, 2012
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is asking President Barack Obama to approve a health insurance exchange the state already has in place and declare that it meets the requirements of the federal healthcare overhaul.
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DataMetrix names Twigg CEO
By Modern Healthcare | December 07, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
DataMetrix, a Salt Lake City-based healthcare audit and data-mining company, named Gary Twigg CEO.
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Utah lawmaker pitches health privacy bill
By Salt Lake Tribune | November 16, 2012
Utah hospitals and clinics would have to disclose on privacy notices their practice of sharing patients' personal information with the state under a bill that cleared its first legislative hurdle on Wednesday.
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Doctors Co. buys Utah malpractice insurer
By Paul Barr | October 31, 2012
Medical malpractice insurer the Doctors Co., Napa, Calif., agreed to purchase Utah Medical Insurance Association, Salt Lake City, for undisclosed terms.
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Utah launches insurer comparison site
By Salt Lake (City) Tribune | October 26, 2012
Utahns now have a Web tool intended to make shopping for health insurance easier. A online site created by the Utah Department of Health Insurance allows comparisons of consumer ratings. Soon, the site will have data showing how quickly insurers pay claims, how often they deny claims and average...
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