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Insurance marketplace opening marked by delays, system problems
By Maureen McKinney | October 01, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
It was a less than smooth start for the federal government's health insurance marketplace in 36 states, as heavy traffic to its website caused delays and system issues
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Hunger as a health issue | Food insecurity adds to health systems' costs; October summit seeks solutions
By Steven Ross Johnson | September 28, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Five years ago, ProMedica launched a campaign to address nutrition problems after finding the system's hospitals and services were being used to treat conditions associated with malnutrition.
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The moment of truth | As the state insurance exchanges prepare to open Oct.1, proponents and opponents alike wonder what the response will be
By Maureen McKinney | September 28, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
It's the question on everyone's mind. With open enrollment on the state insurance exchanges starting Oct. 1, will uninsured and underinsured Americans flock in large numbers to sign up for the new coverage?
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Ready or not | Exchange preparedness varies in GOP-led states
By Maureen McKinney | September 28, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
State-based Republican opposition to implementation of the healthcare reform law forced federal officials to scramble over the past six months to design and launch far more local health insurance exchanges than originally anticipated.
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Premier's strong performance | Shares up 17% on second day of trading
By Beth Kutscher | September 28, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Premier's $760 million IPO—priced above the upper end of its expected range and trading strong out of the gate—shows investor confidence in its diversified array of services and expectations under healthcare reform.
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Vital Signs
Contest seeks ideas for durable medical equipment systems
By Jessica Zigmond | September 23, 2013
HHS is searching for the best idea for a system that captures essential data from durable medical equipment, such as loss of power, GPS location and privacy-protected user information during emergencies.
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Physicians and clinical trials | To avoid federal scrutiny, take care when determining fair market value
By Alex Morillo | September 21, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Clinical trials are conducted under a growing constellation of state and federal regulations aimed at preventing conflicts of interest in the relationship between pharmaceutical companies and physicians.
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HHS makes last-minute changes to HIPAA privacy rule
By Joseph Conn | September 20, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
In the run-up to the Sept. 23 enforcement date for a host of revisions to federal health information privacy laws, one group—clinical laboratories—will get something of a respite, and another—pharmaceutical manufacturers—some regulatory relief.
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Vital Signs
ACP asks HHS to make future meaningful-use criteria less prescriptive
By Andis Robeznieks | September 18, 2013
The American College of Physicians is nervous about where HHS is headed with the criteria for meaningful use of electronic health records.
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Outliers: 3,500 years of HIPAA
By Modern Healthcare | September 07, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
It's the little things that add up. Like the minutes it takes annually to deal with each patient's HIPAA notice of privacy practices for protected healthcare information. Annually, that task eats up about 30.7 million hours of healthcare workers' and...
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