Providers need ‘coherent story’ to combat data misrepresentation in legal cases, public opinion:...
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 10, 2024
Complex data available about long-term care is often intentionally misused against providers — but providers can use that same data to defend themselves from legal challenges and poor public perception,...
Report: Type 1 diabetes prevalence in older adults nearly triples since 1990s
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 17, 2024
The prevalence of people over 65 living with type 1 diabetes skyrocketed in the past 30 years, a new study finds.
Medicare launches latest step in quality improvement movement
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Haymarket Media
Apr 14, 2005
Medicare recently launched a “billion dollar program,” the latest move in the quality improvement effort. It is expected to help providers assess and report performance on measures of clinical...
ITUpdate for February 2015
Feb 01, 2015
» An updated federal health information technology plan announced in December aims to expand health information technology adoption and use efforts across the care continuum, emphasizing assistance for...
Tech tool
Dec 19, 2008
Making Information Technology Work: Maximizing the Benefits for Health Care Organizations examines the before and after stages of information technology projects–and provides guidance on how these...
Providers asked to pursue new quality initiative
By
Haymarket Media
Oct 04, 2006
The government and several industry groups are asking nursing homes to voluntarily focus their efforts on three quality and performance measures.
Automated medication dispensing system offers new reporting
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 07, 2018
The system now includes the MedSelect Performance Dashboard, which lets pharmacists see real-time information such as inventory levels, expiration information and more. A redesigned MedSelect graphical...
Healthcare leaders target payment reform as improvement measure
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Haymarket Media
Aug 02, 2007
Payment reform is the key to improving healthcare in the United States, according to a survey of more than 200 healthcare professionals. But not all agreed on one particular reform measure.
President, Congress heat up healthcare reform efforts
Jun 12, 2009
President Obama and top lawmakers will intensify healthcare reform efforts next week, both in Washington and on the road. Reform measures under discussion potentially have wide-ranging implications for...
Daschle still playing part in healthcare reform effort
May 22, 2009
Although he failed in his bid to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Tom Daschle is by no measure out of the game. The former Senate Majority Leader is still taking an active...