The systems had planned to wrap up talks by the end of last year, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from Indiana, North Carolina, and Ohio.
CMS says it plans to use the new grant opportunity to partner directly with external entities to develop, improve, and update quality measures under MACRA's Quality Payment Program.
Researchers from Harvard University and John Hopkins University School of Medicine say the study is the first to "broadly evaluat[e] … national temporal trends in gender-affirming surgery for transgender patients in the United States."
What are the biggest market trends that will affect your organization in 2018? Advisory Board experts share two trends that will shape the health care sector this year: the continued rise of telehealth and state-led changes to Medicaid.
As more rural hospitals close, health care delivery in rural areas must evolve to better address the unique challenges of providing care at low volumes, according to report by the Bipartisan Policy Center and the Center for Outcomes Research and Education.