One in 9 physicians think ACOs will help quality and costs, survey finds
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Sep 26, 2016
Few physicians believe Accountable Care Organizations will live up to their expectations of increasing quality and cutting costs, a survey published Wednesday shows.
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Sep 26, 2016
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ACLU takes on nursing homes
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Elizabeth Newman
Sep 23, 2016
Of course precautions have to be taken in a healthcare setting to prevent the spread of AIDS, but they are things you’d also use as a basic standard of care.
Kindred hit with record-setting $3 million penalty for failing to comply with OIG agreement
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Sep 21, 2016
The nation’s largest post-acute care provider has paid more than $3 million in penalties after failing to comply with a federal corporate integrity agreement, authorities announced Tuesday.
McKesson Health Solutions has debuted its McKesson Intelligence Hub™, a platform for enabling interoperability and sharing business intelligence through different healthcare applications.
McKnight’s Fall Online Expo kicks off in three days
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Sep 19, 2016
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will pledge $87 million in funding to improve information technology in health centers in every state, the agency announced Thursday.
St. John joins PDI
Sep 16, 2016
Keith St. John has become the Vice President of Clinical Affairs at PDI, supporting its infection prevention business, including PDI Healthcare and Sani Professional® divisions.
OIG: Hospices need to better certify terminally ill patients to avert fraud
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Sep 16, 2016
Hospice providers need to ensure their physicians have properly certified that a Medicare beneficiary is appropriate for hospice care, federal officials urged in a report released Thursday.
CMS resumes two-midnight rule audits
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Sep 14, 2016
Quality Improvement Organizations have resumed audits of short-stay hospital admissions under the two-midnight rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Monday.
Diabetic patients on Toujeo showed lower rate of severe hypoglycemia in analysis
Sep 13, 2016
Sanofi said it has found adults with type 2 diabetes treated with its Toujeo® insulin injection experienced a consistently lower rate of confirmed or severe hypoglycemia both at night and at any time...