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According to a recent study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, nurse burnout has been linked to higher rates of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), which therefore costs hospitals millions of additional dollars each year.
A new survey of 200 healthcare provider CEOs shows that nearly half haven't identified a potential successor to the top management spot at their organization and only 17 percent feel they have someone who is prepared to step into the top spot.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will penalize hospitals for readmissions beginning this autumn. As a result, many healthcare providers are taking a cold hard look at their bottom line in an effort to meet or exceed projected targets for the year. The difficult part, of course, is that each healthcare provider has its own unique challenges. There is no "one size fits all" solution.
A trio of conservative health economists say that while the 2010 federal health law aims to slow health spending through programs such as value-based purchasing and bundled payments, it fails to fundamentally alter the healthcare financing system.
Managing multiple chronic conditions is still elusive for most patients, according to a Kaiser Permanente Colorado Institute for Health Research study that found only "fleeting" success for a minority of MCC patients.
Home health agencies inappropriately paid $5 million for home health claims in 2010, found the Office of Inspector General in an examination of home health agencies' billing practices.
The use of generic prescription drugs has risen to a current rate of $1 billion every other day, saving the U.S. healthcare system more than $1 trillion over the last 10 years (2002-2011), according to a report released Thursday by the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA).
In fiscal year 2013, inpatient hospital payments will be increasing by 2.3 percent ($2.5 billion) under the final rule for the hospital inpatient and long-term care hospital prospective payment systems (PPS). The final rule was issued Wednesday night by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
A letter bearing the Friends of the AHRQ seal and the signatures of 139 organizations including the AAFP, illustrated the distress the bill has promoted within the minds and hearts of primary care advocates and initiates the nation over.
In 2010, Arkansas hospitals contributed an estimated $10.3 billion to the state's economy and directly employed 42,300 people, according to a recent report published by the Arkansas Hospital Association.