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> Lahey Hospital Medical Center in Massachusetts saw a widening operating loss as it struggled with increased drug costs and the costs associated with an electronic medical records transition, the Boston Business Journal reported. Article
> New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney has asked both hospitals and insurers in the Garden State to report their "pure profits" to the Legislature as part of his plan to control healthcare costs, according to NJ.com. Article
> The Oregon Legislature has approved a $10 million package to help rural hospitals in the state retool and perhaps take in more patients from urban facilities, according to The Lund Report. Article
Provider News
> A better review process at handoff may help hospitalists perfect their diagnostic skills and reduce medical misdiagnoses, according to an article published by Medscape. Article
Healthcare IT News
> The transition to ICD-10 hasn't necessarily gone as smoothly for the revenue cycle industry as it has in some other areas of healthcare, according to Holly Louie, compliance officer for Boise, Idaho-based multispecialty billing company Practice Management Inc., and 2016 president of the Healthcare Billing and Management Association. Article
And finally... Woman files suit over exploding toilet. Article