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> Payers and providers are still working to fill infrastructure gaps related to incentives for lower readmissions, Healthcare Payer News reported. Article
> Most Americans don't support hiring discrimination against smokers, according to a recent Gallup poll of more than 1,000 Americans. However, the majority of those surveyed considers higher health insurance rates for smokers as justified. Poll
> Researchers wait for evidence that the transition from paper to electronic records is paying off for the U.S. healthcare industry, according to The New York Times. Article
Medical Imaging News
> The American College of Radiology (ACR) is calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), as well as private insurers, to cover breast tomosynthesis, "now that it has been shown to improve key screening parameters compared to digital mammography." Article
> People who received false positive diagnoses did not report increased anxiety or a lower quality of life compared to those who received negative screening results, accrording to a study of National Lung Screening Trial participants in the journal Cancer. Article
And Finally... Not how I want my cellphone to wake me up. Article