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1/10/2019 - HealthLeaders

Verma commends 3 health systems for their price transparency

Three health systems that have voluntarily taken steps to promote price transparency for their patients, including UCHealth, received kudos Thursday from the head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Read Article

1/10/2019 - healthpayerintelligence.com

Verma: Chargemaster rule is ‘first step’ to price transparency

Three health systems that have voluntarily taken steps to promote price transparency for their patients, including UCHealth, received kudos Thursday from the head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Read Article

1/8/2019 - Steamboat Pilot & Today

New price transparency requirements take effect for hospitals

“We want patients to have useful and accurate information that can help them make health care decisions,” said Dan Weaver, senior director of public relations and communications with UCHealth, in response to the new federal requirements. Read Article

1/7/2019 - Fox31 News Denver

Medical procedure costs now available to public

The federal government now requires that all hospitals post their prices online, in the name of transparency. UCHealth Dan Weaver recommends patients use the UCHealth online price estimate tool that is individualized and factors in your insurance plan. Read Article

12/28/2018 - CNBC

Doctors are asking Silicon Valley engineers to spend more time in the hospital before building apps

UCHealth's Richard Zane developed a program so that engineers can understand the clinician’s workflow before they build their products Read Article

12/7/2018 - Denver Business Journal

Colorado hospital uses AI to get patients out the door faster

And it could save the hospital millions. Read Article

12/4/2018 - Becker's Hospital CFO Report

UCHealth unveils price estimates tool

UCHealth now offers a price estimates tool that provides patients with out-of-pocket cost estimates for select services and procedures based on their insurance plan information. Read Article

11/15/2018 - Advisory Board

How the University of Colorado Health cut the total cost of ED patient care by 18%, in 6 steps

The hospital's transformation leaders reduced avoidable admissions by 20% and total cost of care per patient by 18% within one year. Here are six lessons we learned from UCH's redesign process: Read Article

11/13/2018 - https://www.bloomberg.com/

LeanTaaS secures $15 million in Series C investment to accelerate growth of its healthcare operations platform

LeanTaaS, Inc., a Silicon Valley predictive analytics and machine learning company that specializes in improving healthcare operations, today announced it has closed a $15 million Series C round of financing led by current investor Insight Venture Partners, a leading global venture capital and private equity firm. Read Article

11/7/2018 - Becker's Hospital Review

66 hospitals and health systems with innovation programs | 2018

The hospitals and health systems on this list, including UCHealth, have committed to staying on the forefront of change in healthcare.  Read Article