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Health insurers are vacuuming up details about you — and it could raise your rates

By Marshall Allen for CNBC To an outsider, the fancy booths at last month’s health insurance industry gathering in San Diego aren’t very compelling. A handful of companies pitching “lifestyle” data and salespeople touting jargony phrases like “social determinants of health.” But dig deeper and the implications of what they’re selling might give many patients…

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10 best, worst states for healthcare

By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review Vermont is the best state for healthcare, according to an analysis by WalletHub. To identify the best and worst states for healthcare, WalletHub analysts compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia on 40 key metrics of healthcare cost, accessibility and outcomes. The metrics range from physicians…

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CMS finalizes rule requiring hospitals to post prices online

By Tony Abraham for Healthcare Dive Dive Brief: CMS on Thursday issued its final rule on the Inpatient Prospective Payment System, cementing the agency’s April proposal to increase transparency by pushing hospitals to post standard charges online in a machine-readable format. The rule doesn’t require posting any more information than hospitals are already mandated to provide…

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100 great community hospitals | 2018

By Staff from Becker’s Hospital Review Becker’s Healthcare is pleased to release the 2018 edition of its 100 Great Community Hospitals list. This list includes independent community hospitals as well as facilities affiliated with large health systems. Some hospitals serve expansive rural geographies, while others care for small communities outside of large cities. Many of…

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Doctors, hospitals sue patients who post negative comments, reviews on social media

Jayne O’Donnell and Ken Alltucker for CNBC Retired Air Force Colonel David Antoon agreed to pay $100 to settle what were once felony charges for emailing his former Cleveland Clinic surgeon articles the doctor found threatening and posting a list on Yelp of all the surgeries the urologist had scheduled at the same time as the one that left…

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Hospitals up the ante for medical transcription tools as vendors modernize with automation, voice recognition

By Jeff Lagasse for Healthcare IT News New research determines that the time has come to finally replace those old analog devices. Medical transcription tools have long been legacy products but as vendors inject modern technologies, notably automation and voice recognition, new data suggests that hospitals are going to deploy more of these products and services amid…

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A big overlooked flaw with health tech: Patients hate going to the doctor

By Christina Farr for CNBC Digital health is one of the hottest spaces for investment, with companies raising $1.6 billion in venture capital in the first quarter of 2018 alone. Apple, Alphabet and Amazon are also making moves in the space with their own health-tracking apps and devices. These companies are getting really good at screening populations of…

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$12K to treat a bee sting + 9 other times patients were charged surprising fees for care

By Alyssa Rage for Becker’s Hospital Review Becker’s Hospital Review reported on a number of cases this year involving patients being charged unexpected fees for medical care and services. Here are 10 instances in which patients received a surprising bill for healthcare services: Woman receives $12k bill after 2-hour ER visit for bee sting A…

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Physician burnout may cause more medical errors than unsafe care settings

By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review Physicians experiencing burnout were more likely to report medical errors — and burnout may be to blame for more errors than unsafe workplace conditions, a study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings found. “If we are trying to maximize the safety and quality of medical care, we must address…

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This AI Just Beat Human Doctors On A Clinical Exam

By Parmy Olson for Forbes The lights were dimmed in an auditorium packed with doctors on Wednesday night at London’s Royal College of Physicians. They were there to find out how AI might fundamentally change the way they work. On stage Dr. Mobasher Butt, a director at digital healthcare startup Babylon Health, stood before a podium…

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