disease management news from FierceHealthcare

Since 2006, Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital has been engaged in efforts to cut costs by minimizing the number of hospital stays and emergency department visits needed by frail elderly... Read more...

Starting in the fall, doctor of nursing practice graduates will be able to take a certification test that proponents predict should become the standard for DNPs. The test, which is being developed by... Read more...

A group of Western U.S. provider groups have come together to create a PPO spanning eight states. The PPO, VentureNet Healthcare, is a partnership between the Arizona Foundation for Medical Care,... Read more...

For ages, the healthcare industry has conducted a raging internal debate as to how much programs like disease management, employee wellness and more recently, pay-for-performance actually deliver.... Read more...

The California Department of Insurers is engaging in a unique project--it plans to begin issuing a "healthcare report card" on six of the state's largest PPOs. The new report cards will include... Read more...

> A group of Midwestern employers are attempting to lower disease management costs by paying for routine diabetes drugs and consultations. Article

> Groups representing independent pharmacies are fighting tooth and nail to block a proposed Medicaid reimbursement cut for generic drugs. Article

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> Austin's Seton Healthcare Network lost information on 7,800 of its patients when someone stole one of its laptops. Article

> Two Washington state hospitalist medical practices have agreed to merge and operate jointly under the name "Sound Inpatient Physicians." Release

> IT outsourcer Electronic Data Systems plans to …

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> Kindred Healthcare has agreed to sell 11 unprofitable nursing homes for $78 million. Article

> A pharma industry study has found that disease management and patient adherence programs work better when providers use market-driven research to get patient buy-in. …

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One way or the other, you're going to end up treating the uninsured. So why not cut your losses, and along the way, salvage your bottom line? That seems to be the thinking behind an emerging practice in which some forward-thinking hospitals are providing free preventative care to uninsured working poor patients who don't qualify for public medical funding. One proponent of this approach is the Seton Family of Hospitals, an Austin, TX-based Roman Catholic hospital network. Through its …

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> In a recent journal article, researchers argue that drug-coated stents cause 2,000 needless deaths per year. Editorial

> Disease management company Healthways has agreed to acquire preventative-health firm Axia Health Management for $450 million. Article

> The South …

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