Modern Healthcare – August 12, 2019

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12 Cover story

Often overlooked

By Maria Castellucci

About a quarter of female

healthcare leaders have

experienced workplace sexual

harassment and many said

nothing was done after it was

reported to leadership.

16 Women still face roadblocks on path to the C-suite

By Maria Castellucci

Participants in Modern

Healthcare’s annual Women

Leaders in Healthcare conference

say confidence and risk-taking

are key to combating challenges

during career progression.

20 Challenges of mixed marriages

By Harris Meyer

Merger architects are structuring partnerships

to avoid obstacles erected for Catholic-affiliated

hospitals combining with secular or other

religious hospitals. Such arrangements often

face opposition on both sides.

2 Late News

July-reported

healthcare data

breaches are second-

highest on record.

4 The Week Ahead

CMS seeking input

into how to reduce

regulatory burden.

6 Regional News

Baylor Scott & White

wins False Claims Act

case over upcoding.

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Opinions/Ideas

28 Editorial

After the latest carnage,

it’s time to do something:

Ban civilian ownership of

assault weapons, expand

background checks and

screen gun purchasers.

29 Guest Expert

In the wake of yet another

round of mass shootings,

let’s remember that we

also have to care for the

caregivers.

32 Best Practices

By Steven Ross Johnson

When Wellbridge Addiction Treatment and Research opens

later this year, the facility will be first of its kind in the nation,

bringing care and addiction medicine research under one roof.

36 Q&A

Patrick Geraghty, CEO of Florida

Blue and holding company

GuideWell, discusses the

organization’s transition from

insurer to a more comprehensive

health solutions company.

33 Data Points

More than 900 executives responded to a Modern Healthcare

survey examining gender discrimination and sexual harassment in

the workplace. The results show progress, shortcomings.

38 By the Numbers

The largest healthcare executive search firms.

40 Outliers

Someone giving you a lift?

Keep in mind chiropractors

and masseuses are rated

among the worst drivers.

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30 Letters

Three readers weigh in on a recent cover story that focused on

the diminishing role of the healthcare chief experience officer.

The Veterans Affairs Department may have wrongfully denied up to

one-third of non-VA emergency claims, putting vets at risk for bills they

otherwise would not have received.

A new analysis, funded by opponents of a Medicare public option, shows

that such a policy could lead to even more rural hospital closures, bringing

a sensitive policy issue into the insurance coverage debate.

8 Policy

Medical groups

display their influence

in debate over gun

violence.

9 Finance

Losses grow at CHS;

Aetna boosts CVS’

bottom line.

10 Insurance

Short-term health

plans spend little on

medical care.

11 Executives

Search firms see

shift toward hiring

physicians as CEOs.

News

Features

Data

Diversions

A research consortium that includes UPMC, Carnegie Mellon University

and the University of Pittsburgh will use Amazon Web Services’ machine

learning capabilities to advance research into patient-care innovations.

Researchers may have identified a treatment alternative for older women

with low-risk forms of breast cancer, which could offer fewer side effects

than anti-hormonal drug therapies.

25 When the power goes out

By Steven Ross Johnson

Hospitals say emergency planning for a power outage—something that’s

occurred recently at several hospitals across the country—requires

regular testing and evaluation, and looking for unexpected consequences.

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