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IOM report: Technology, performance incentives could transform U.S. healthcare system
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McKnight's Staff
Sep 07, 2012
Although waste and inefficiency plague the U.S. healthcare system, the use of emerging technologies and payment reforms could have a transformative effect, a new report asserts.
Medicare payment reforms need to be based on more than geography, IOM says
By
McKnight's Staff
Jul 18, 2012
States should allow a broader scope of practice among healthcare providers to improve access to care, rather than have the federal government base Medicare payment adjustments around geographic locations,...
Institute of Medicine issues health-IT safety recommendations
Nov 11, 2011
The Department of Health and Human Services should impose more oversight of healthcare information technology venders, a new report recommends.
Institute of Medicine advocates for more chronic pain research and management
Jul 01, 2011
Nearly 116 million adults in the United States live with chronic pain, at a cost of up to $635 billion each year in medical treatment and lost productivity, according to a new report.