Daily Briefing The Daily Briefing Today's Daily Briefing View Archives Print Today's Daily Briefing Subscribe Latest News NYC hospitals may base doctors' pay on performance January 14, 2013 Public hospitals in New York City are considering a first-of-its-kind plan to extend the ACA's financial incentives to physicians by aligning their raises with their quality performance. More Walmart's new plan: 'Full primary care services' within seven years January 14, 2013 Walmart plans to provide "full primary care services" to consumers nationwide within five to seven years, a company official said on Friday. More As flu death toll rises, CDC declares epidemic January 14, 2013 CDC officials on Friday announced that the percentage of pneumonia and flu-related deaths among U.S. residents last week had reached 7.3%, pushing the illness past the "epidemic" threshold. More NEJM: Blame 'post-hospital syndrome' for helping drive up readmissions January 14, 2013 Nearly 20% of seniors discharged from the hospital will be readmitted within 30 days with a different ailment because of "post-hospital syndrome," according to a study in NEJM. More Can the government prove that a stent was 'unnecessary'? January 14, 2013 Although federal officials are investigating the appropriateness of certain medical procedures, the definition of an "unnecessary" procedure remains unclear, Modern Healthcare reports. More As big patents expire, Rx firms partner with universities January 14, 2013 The world's largest pharmaceutical companies and top academic medical centers are increasingly entering into million-dollar partnerships to advance drug research and development. More More than one in five donor livers go unused, study finds January 14, 2013 More than 7,600 donor livers went unused from 2004 to 2010 because of changing population health and medical practices, according to a study in Liver Transplantation. More Needle-free vaccines? 'Nanopatch' discovery may bring us closer January 14, 2013 Australian biomedical engineer Mark Kendall has developed a "nanopatch" that could deliver immunizations just under the skin using thousands of microscopic vaccine-coated spikes. More Why blue-eyed men don't seem trustworthy January 14, 2013 A new study finds that men with features commonly found on brown-eyed visages—rounded faces, larger chins, and wider mouths—appear more trustworthy than men with features commonly found on blue-eyed faces. More Weekly review January 14, 2013 Stories related to the aggressive flu season proved popular last week, as well as residual effects from the "fiscal cliff" deal and recent changes to where states stand on the ACA provision allowing them to choose to run their own insurance exchanges. More Daily roundup: Jan. 14, 2013 January 14, 2013 Bite-sized hospital and health industry news from New York, North Carolina, Ohio, and Oregon. More Member asks: Can you forecast the burden of an aging, sicker population? January 14, 2013 With hospitals bracing for the aging baby boomer population—and the accompanying surge in care for chronic diseases—our experts break down the potential disease burden and how it may affect providers. More