FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb wants insurers and pharmacy benefit managers to help curb opioid prescriptions. Among his proposals: changing labels and mandatory training for doctors on writing long-term prescriptions.
FDA's Scott Gottlieb says agency will lean on payers, pharmacy benefit managers to curb opioid prescriptions
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HHS updates OCR's data breach reporting tool
Weeks after HHS officials said they were considering changes to OCR's "wall of shame," the agency has rolled out several modifications to its breach-reporting portal, including an archived tab that separates breach reports that are more than two years old. A CHIME official called the updates "a step in the right direction."
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Who knew Senate health debate could be so complicated?
From Kaiser Health News: So the Senate has voted to start debate on a bill to replace the Affordable Care Act. Now what? Well, it gets wonky. The rules for budget reconciliation, the process the Senate is using that limits debate and allows a bill to pass with only a simple majority, comes with a set of very specific rules.
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NIH looks to diversify precision medicine data with new community partners
The National Institutes of Health welcomed four new community partners into its All of Us Research Program, aimed at collecting data from 1 million U.S. citizens. The groups represent poor senior citizens, Hispanics and Latinos, African Americans and LGBT communities—populations that have been historically overlooked by biomedical research.
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American doctors aren't alone. U.K. survey also finds physician discontent
American doctors aren’t alone in their feelings of burnout. A new survey of physicians in the United Kingdom found only 1 in 4 feel valued by the hospital where they work. And when it comes to female physicians, the picture is even bleaker.
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Reducing healthcare costs a slow battle, experts say
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American healthcare system is expensive and inefficient, says Alice M. Rivlin, Ph.D., senior fellow in economic studies in the Center for Health Policy at the Brookings Institution. And although payment reforms and other programs could address high costs, there's still a lot of work to be done.
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Washington health system launches virtual hospital to augment care in 7 facilities
A Tacoma, Washington-based health system has launched a virtual hospital where 200 doctors and nurses assist in caring for patients in surrounding communities exclusively through telemedicine. The virtual initiative developed by CHI Franciscan Health augments care for patients in the organization's seven hospitals.
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Hospital Impact—How to lead teams with purpose
How can leaders unlock their overworked teams’ potential? By learning unique leadership skills that will allow them to capture the hearts and minds of the people around them. By leading and organizing for change.
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Hospital Impact—Personalized care as a new delivery model
By improving the physician-patient relationship, Ascension leaders hope that the positive experience will motivate individuals to come through its doors before they have an illness. That's why Ascension leaders continue to improve their clinical delivery model with preventive healthcare and patient connectivity top of mind.
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Senate debate day 2: A resounding no for Affordable Care Act 'repeal and delay'
During the second day of debate over plans to replace the Affordable Care Act, the Senate voted down a motion to delay the repeal of President Barack Obama’s signature legislation for two years while lawmakers worked on a replacement plan. The 45-55 vote, originally scheduled for 11:30 a.m., was delayed to 3:30 p.m. following approximately six hours of debate Wednesday on the Senate floor.
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Partisan health reform requires lawmakers to ‘cater to the extremes,’ experts say
WASHINGTON, D.C.—What exactly a Republican healthcare bill will look like is up in the air, but some GOP senators are looking to bridge the gap with Democrats, a move experts say could improve a reform effort’s chance for success.
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Doctors shouldn’t be afraid to ask about patients’ sexual orientation, gender identity
Knowledge is power and that is true when it comes to doctors and their ability to treat patients if they know their sexual orientation and gender identity. When physicians are told patients are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or straight, it helps them better address their specific medical needs and creates more trusting relationships.
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Providence St. Joseph Health lures Microsoft executive to navigate digital transformation
In a move the CEO called "an intentional pivot," Providence St. Joseph Health System has hired a Microsoft executive to take the reins as CFO. Venkat Bhamidipati, who brings 24 years of experience with consumer technology, says he was drawn to the position because healthcare is currently undertaking a "complex, multidimensional transformation" toward digital health.
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States have tried versions of ‘skinny repeal.’ They didn’t go well.
From Kaiser Health News: Betting that thin is in—and might be the only way forward —Senate Republicans are eyeing a “skinny repeal” that rolls back an unpopular portion of the federal health law. But experts warn that the idea has been tried before, and with little success.
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ACA a job-killer? Not true, Stanford researchers say
One of the many mantras from the right side of the aisle about the Affordable Care Act was that it would be a job killer, eventually forcing many businesses to cut positions rather than be subject to its regulations. Instead, the law's effect on the job market was close to zero, new research says.
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AMA says ‘no medically valid reason’ for Trump’s ban on transgender troops, disputes financial impact of care
The country’s largest physician group spoke out yesterday against President Donald Trump’s edict to ban transgender people from serving in the military. "Transgender individuals are serving their country with honor, and they should be allowed to continue doing so,” David O. Barbe, AMA president, said.
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Failure of controversial House bill could lead to spike in VA wait times
Wait times at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals could return to extremely high levels after the U.S. House this week stalled passage of legislation authorizing stopgap funding for the Veterans Choice program. The procedural failure appeared to take some members by surprise, but some veterans groups had opposed the measure.
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eClinicalWorks loses favor among customers in aftermath of DOJ settlement
The overall perception of eClinicalWorks has worsened since it agreed to a $155 million settlement with the Department of Justice to resolve allegations it falsely certified its EHR system. But a survey shows many weren't surprised by the claims, and those that were parting ways with the vendor were already doing so because of mounting dissatisfaction.
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Healthcare CEO compensation skyrocketed under the ACA to the tune of $9.8B
The Affordable Care Act certainly hasn’t hurt the pay of CEOs from some of the largest U.S. publicly traded healthcare companies. In fact, it was just the opposite. A new analysis from Axios finds that 70 heads of these organizations earned a total of $9.8 billion in the past seven years—11% more on average each year since the passage of the ACA.
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Medical resident salaries up, satisfaction with pay down
The average salary for medical residents increased slightly this year, but at the same time satisfaction with those salaries is down, says a new report. Hematology tops the list of the highest-paying resident specialties; family medicine takes the bottom spot.
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