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October 24 · Issue #162 · View online
Providing you with the latest health care headlines almost daily. Carefully crafted by Shawn Rossi. Questions? Email srossi@mhanet.org.
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MSU on the Move announces health screenings this week
The MSU campus will kick-off MSU on the Move for another year of healthy activities. MSU on the Move is sponsored by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation to further expand nutrition and exercise programs for a healthier culture at MSU. It is free to all students, faculty and staff.
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William Magee Center An Expression Of Love
The talented young man was an alumnus of the University of Mississippi’s Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College and Croft Institute for International Studies. He also ran track for Ole Miss and was named to the SEC academic honor roll. The beloved son and brother was a good friend to many – the kind of guy who’d be a pleasure to know.
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Telehealth Demonstration Workshop
On November 8 UMMC Center for Telehealth is hosting a demonstration workshop. This special workshop is designed to provide hands-on, intimate demonstration and Q/A for healthcare facilities or corporations looking to utilize telehealth. It will cover common questions on telehealth…
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Now Available: Accredited Online Course – the Quality Payment Program in 2017
A new, online and self-paced overview course on the Quality Payment Program is now available through the MLN Learning Management System. This course is the fifth course in an evolving curriculum on the Quality Payment Program, where participants will gain…
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Mass casualty exercise tests emergency, MED-COM readiness
Recently, the Med-Com at the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s statewide emergency response communications center underwent a mass casualty drill. UMMC front-line staff and administrators gave a critical eye during the drill that was to prepare them for when patients…
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Children's insurance extension may not happen until December
There’s a good chance Congress won’t be able to get a bill to President Trump’s desk before December.
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Centene shares dive after it warns on Obamacare subsidy cuts
Total revenue rose to $11.90 billion from $10.85 billion; net income rose by 40 percent.
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Screening For Diabetes Is Working Better Than We Thought
The CDC says 7 million people have Type 2 diabetes and don’t know it. But a new analysis says that number’s much lower. Screening efforts should focus on people at highest risk, the researchers say.
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How Health Care Providers Can Help End the Overprescription of Opioids
Lessons from one state-level program.
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2018 Health Insurance Sign Up Time Is Shorter, But Premiums Could Be Cheaper
The silver (or gold) lining may be that changes in premium pricing may mean some people could sign up for a better health insurance plan that costs them less money.
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Top 5 Concerns of Healthcare CFOs
Planning for a HealthLeaders Media gathering of hospital and health system chief financial officers reveals the weightiest issues on their minds.
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States looking beyond managed care to value-based models in Medicaid
State spending on Medicaid grew 3.9 percent while enrollment was up by 2.7 percent in fiscal year 2017, both well below the double-digit increases seen in the years immediately following the expansion of Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act ACA).
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White House eyes value-based payment models for drugs and devices
The Trump administration has drafted a list of policy ideas it hopes will lead to a reduction in Medicare and Medicaid spending.
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AHA advises members to prepare for healthcare pricing investigation
The American Hospital Association put out an advisory encouraging its hospital members to prepare for a yearlong media investigation into healthcare pricing conducted by Vox Media Senior Correspondent Sarah Kliff.
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