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South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard (R) won't expand the state's Medicaid program after speaking with Vice President-elect Mike Pence (R), the Rapid City Journal reports.
Boston-based NinePoint Medical is benefiting from CMS' updated final fee schedule with its NvisionVLE Imaging System meeting criteria for a substantial increase in reimbursement.
Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Health System ushered reporters around its soon-to-be open $20M health center on Nov. 15, 2016, the Lansing State Journal reports.
Louisville, Ky.-based Humana is giving provider groups participating in its Provider Quality Rewards Program more than $93.6 million.
Nature Human Behavior published a study finding that higher levels of gender equality correlated with lower pathogen loads, according to The Washington Post.
Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School researchers found patient-centered perioperative checklists may help surgeons in outpatient settings bolster patient outcomes, surgical quality and patient satisfaction scores, according to General Surgery News.
HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell discussed major strides the administration has accomplished with the ACA during a speech in the White House's Eisenhower Executive Office Building, according to The Washington Post.
A Cincinnati-based Mayfield Brain & Spine surgeon performed the first sacroiliac joint fusion at an outpatient surgery center utilizing Medtronic's RIALTO system in the United States.
BMJ Quality & Safety published a study finding acute care hospitals in Europe that substituted nursing assistants for professional nurses resulted in poorer quality of care and higher patient mortality, according to Medscape.