MedIntelliBase® Breaking News - Economic Issues in Healthcare http://www.healthcare-alerts.comhttps://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2 Readmissions Dip 47% When Some Patients Self-administer IV Antibiotics https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22302 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22302 Uninsured patients requiring prolonged courses of treatment with intravenous antibiotics can be trained to treat themselves at home and achieve outcomes comparable to patients who Fri, 01 Apr 2016 12:00:00 GMT GSK pumps $29M into infectious disease R&D hub in Beijing https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22303 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22303 GlaxoSmithKline ($GSK) will pump in $29 million for a Beijing-based R&D institute to tackle infectious disease and antibiotic resistance health threats in China by working Thu, 31 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT FDA clears robotic system for use in peripheral vascular interventions https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22304 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22304 Meeting News Coverage - The FDA has cleared the CorPath System for use during peripheral vascular interventional procedures, according to a press release issued by Wed, 30 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT Obama Seeks to Expand Opioid Addiction Treatment https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22305 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22305 President Barack Obama traveled to Atlanta on Tuesday to shine a light on the nation’s opioid abuse epidemic, which continues to get worse. More than Wed, 30 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT Abbott Faces $1 Billion Claim in Trial Over Stent Marketing https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22306 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22306 Abbott Laboratories is accused in a trial that started Tuesday of marketing unapproved stents for unsuspecting patients and cheating Medicare as a whistle-blower seeks more Tue, 29 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT Vulcan pays $35M for site, plans for future Allen Institute expansion https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22299 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22299 Vulcan on Friday paid $35 million for a property that's kitty-corner from the new home of the Allen Institute. Vulcan Director of Real Estate Investment Fri, 18 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT 2 Washington hospitals urge HIV tests after syringe swap https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22300 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22300 Two hospitals in Washington state are the latest to urge nearly 1,500 patients to get tested for hepatitis and HIV after a former surgery technician Fri, 18 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT The Affordable Care Act Celebrates Its 6th Anniversary https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22298 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22298 In terms of significance, the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010 is often compared to the establishment of Medicare and Medicaid in Fri, 18 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT Unbundling the Secrets of Managing Drug Costs in the Era of Value-Based Care https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22297 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22297 Persistent and pernicious prescription drug cost hyperinflation. A move to bundled payments by both public and private payers. A 3 percent penalty for higher-than-normal readmission Fri, 18 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT EXCLUSIVE: Providence acquires Dr. Leroy Hood's Institute for Systems Biology https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22301 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22301 Renton[WA]-based Providence Health & Services, one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the United States, has acquired Seattle-based Institute for Systems Biology, a nonprofit Mon, 14 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT Tufts CSDD Assessment of Cost to Develop and Win Marketing Approval for a New Drug Now Published https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22292 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22292 BOSTON – March 10, 2016 – The most recent analysis by the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development of the average cost to Thu, 10 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT Device Makers Need to Prepare For Move to Increased Outpatient Procedures https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22293 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22293 Device makers have historically cultivated close ties with surgeons and hospitals, but the move toward value-based care is prompting both hospitals and payers to scrutinize Wed, 09 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT Healthcare accounted for 23 percent of angel funding in 2015 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22294 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22294 Angel investment funding in healthcare increased in 2015, compared with the previous years, according to a new report from the Angel Resource Institute and PitchBook. The Wed, 09 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT Zika-Linked Nerve Disorder Unsettles Colombia https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22295 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22295 Colombia—site of the most infections of the mosquito-borne Zika virus outside Brazil—has seen a sharp increase in cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome, which can cause potentially Wed, 09 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT Medicare Penalties for 5477 Groups Fund Bonuses for 128 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22296 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22296 Medicare reimbursement rates in 2016 will go up by either 16% or 32% for 4273 physicians in 128 group practices that performed well in the Wed, 09 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT Legislature votes to continue health insurance tax https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22286 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22286 Michigan's tax on health insurance would continue into 2020 under legislation approved by the state Legislature. The Republican-controlled Senate and House voted Wednesday to extend Thu, 03 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT What's in Trump's new health care plan https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22287 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22287 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday released a plan to reform the U.S. health care system, titled "Healthcare Reform to Make America Great Again." Thu, 03 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT Sen. Murray introduces bill to restore medical research funding https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22288 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22288 Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, introduced a bill Thursday to create a new funding stream for the National Institutes of Health and the Food & Drug Thu, 03 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT Actress Madeleine Stowe and Sanofi Genzyme Launch New Phase of Take Action on MS with Dynamic Webisode Series https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22291 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22291 CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sanofi Genzyme, the specialty care global business unit of Sanofi, today announced a continued collaboration with award-winning television and film actress Madeleine Stowe Thu, 03 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT Olympus to Pay Almost $650M over Kickback Claims https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22290 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22290 Olympus Corporation of the Americas (OCA), the largest seller of endoscopes in the United States, and a subsidiary will pay almost $650 million over criminal Wed, 02 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT These Device Startups Are Challenging the Status Quo https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22289 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22289 In the world of healthcare, disrupting the standard of care means getting payers, providers, and even patients to abandon what they know for something new. Tue, 01 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT Liberal group, House Dems slam Pfizer for tax dodging https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22283 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22283 A report released Thursday by a liberal-leaning group and several House Democrats attacks pharmaceutical giant Pfizer for dodging taxes while raising prescription drug prices. Pfizer Thu, 25 Feb 2016 12:00:00 GMT ObamaCare reducing extra hospital stays, study finds https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22284 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22284 People are having to return to the hospital less for costly readmissions because of an Affordable Care Act program, according to a new study by Thu, 25 Feb 2016 12:00:00 GMT Google's artificial intelligence unit enters healthcare via medical apps https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22285 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22285 Alphabet-owned Google DeepMind is expanding its artificial intelligence capabilities from playing the complex board game Go to enabling patient monitoring and optimal treatment. The London-based Thu, 25 Feb 2016 12:00:00 GMT Dr. Robert Califf Wins Senate Confirmation to Run F.D.A. https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22282 https://www.healthcare-alerts.com/breaking-news/breaking-news2?func=viewAbstract&abstractId=22282 WASHINGTON — President Obama’s pick to run the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Robert M. Califf, was finally confirmed for the job by the Senate Wed, 24 Feb 2016 12:00:00 GMT