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CMS on Tuesday released data on the hospitals that will face readmissions penalties for fiscal year 2017. More

Banner Health is contacting 3.7 million people whose personal information may have been compromised by a recent cyberattack, the health system announced Wednesday, emphasizing that it had "worked quickly to block the attackers and is working to enhance the security of its systems." More

From 1979 to 2015, the federal government recommended that Americans floss to prevent gum disease and cavities, but a recent Associated Press investigation found that evidence supporting flossing is "weak [and] very unreliable." More

NewYork-Presbyterian has launched a revamped digital health platform that features virtual ED and urgent care visits, among other telehealth features. More

Scrapping outdated protocols and implementing evidence-based practices can decrease blood use and waste, according to a study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center. More

Aetna, which previously expected to break even on its Affordable Care Act exchange business in 2016, now projects that it will lose $300 million on its exchange offerings this year. More

Medicare uncompensated care payments are not aligned with the costs hospitals incur for providing such care, according to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released on Monday. More

This week, how to get physicians to follow evidence-based guidelines, what to consider before you apply for CMS' ambitious primary care payment model, and more. More

The voucher program allows a person to donate a kidney to a stranger on the condition that a patient of his or her choice be bumped up the transplant list, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from California, Indiana, and Maryland. More