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UnitedHealthcare Expands Effort To Rein In Rising Costs Of Cancer Treatment
By Julie Appleby – UnitedHealthcare said it will expand its high-profile test of whether bundled payments for chemotherapy can help slow rising cancer treatment costs, part of a growing effort by insurers to find new ways to pay for care.
Health IT Business News – November 19, 2015
Centura Health has been named a 2015 HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award recipient. Since 1994, the HIMSS Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence has recognized outstanding achievement of organizations that have utilized health information technology.
Average Cost per Lost Health Care Record is $363
By Art Gross – A recent study by the Ponemon Institute calculated the cost of a healthcare related data breach to be $363 per record. This was the highest amount across all industries. A financial data breach cost $215 per record and a retail data breach cost $165 per record.
Health IT Appointments and Hires 2015
Check out the latest announcements made from companies and organizations on the hiring and appointments in the healthcare and health IT industry. List includes TSI Healthcare, Sequoia Project BOD, former ONC policy attorney Jodi G. Daniel, and Zipongo.
Latest News and Updates from ONC
The following is news and communication from the Office of the National Coordinator including Health IT Policy and Standards Committee’s meetings, consumer engagement, draft test procedures, and the Bonnie eCQM testing tool.
California And Federal Officials Reach Deal On Medicaid Reforms
By Anna Gorman – California and the federal government agreed in concept Saturday on a $6.2-billion deal to reform the Medicaid program and to help pay for care of the low-income population. The largest share of the funds – nearly $3.3 billion – is aimed at helping public hospitals improve the safety and quality of patient care.
Hospital Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Center Policy and Payment Changes
CMS released the Calendar Year 2016 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System policy changes, quality provisions, and payment rates final rule with comment period on October 30, 2015.
News & Updates From CMS
CMS is reporting these events, updates and deadlines for providers and hospitals. These items focus on the agency’s EHR Incentive programs as well as their eHealth and health IT programs and initiatives. All eyes still on ICD-10 claims this week.